Infrared inspection machine for hot-end glass bottle forming
I-CARE Tiama Group

Dedicated for Hot-End monitoring, the I-Care is ready to deliver:

Relevant information to improve pack-to-melt ratio
Process trends and stability analysis
Article position analysis (wrong spacing, stuck or fallen articles)
Global and specific statistics defining the process
Detection and rejection of critical defects (Birdswings, stones, freaks etc.)

The innovative I-Care system is a major breakthrough in improving the glass container forming process. It is fully complementary with MSC & SGCC cold-end inspection machines.

This system is automatically synchronized to the IS machine to identify the section and cavity origin.

I-Care takes infrared high quality pictures of each cavity directly after the IS machine.
The images are stored and analyzed to obtain:

Infrared radiation measurement and graphs
Immediate alarms if deviation appears
Bad articles automatic ejections to avoid broken glass parts in the annealing lehr
Statistics and reporting

The I-CARE advantages:

High-tech & high-resolution camera for high speed image processing.
Technology allowing high and steady image quality for each cavity.
Image classification, statistic and measurement - SQL database.
Possibility to test new production settings on-line and to measure their impacts.
User-friendly screen interface.