The customer problem
The client encountered several challenges :
- Verification of quality criteria: screwing of the caps, liquid level, presence of the label and the date of consumption.
- Management of non-conformities : release of defective bottles into waste.
- Loads operators on repetitive tasks, limiting their availability for other missions
Niryo's solution
We offered a turnkey solution to automate end-of-line quality control :
- Installation of monochrome and color vision sensors for precise control on each production line.
- Supply of mounting brackets and LED backlights to ensure reliable detection.
- A study and design, equipment integration, on-site deployment, and maintenance for continuous operation.
All with a single point of contact to carry out the entire project, allowing for real efficiency and an unequivocal scope of responsibility.
The client's specifications
The project included :
- Check the screwing of the caps, the liquid level, the presence of labels and consumption dates.
- Automatically discard non-compliant bottles – reject
- Install equipment on 2 production lines while minimizing interruption of operations.
Our support for the customer
Our collaboration with this food sauce manufacturer helped transform their end-of-line quality control process. With a single point of contact to orchestrate the project, we designed and integrated a tailor-made solution quickly.
The associated ROI
Thanks to automation :
- Improved control reliability (vs. human control).
- Diversification of operators’ tasks, freeing them from repetitive actions.
- Optimization of human resources and reduction of errors, thereby improving overall efficiency.
Before and after Niryo
Thanks to automation :
- Manual quality control by operators, prone to errors.
- Repetitive tasks for end-of-line operators.
- High risks of non-compliance and scrap not detected in time.
After
- Automation of quality control significantly increasing reliability.
- Diversification of tasks for operators, freed from repetitive tasks thanks to automation.
- Precise and immediate detection of defects, with automatic release of non-compliant bottles to waste.
A word from the customer
“Thanks to Niryo, we have automated our end-of-line quality control with over 90% accuracy. Operators have been freed from repetitive tasks, allowing us to optimize our resources and gain overall efficiency. A turnkey project, perfectly suited to our needs !”
— Tracy Schuppe, Robotic Engineer at SoySoy