The British testing and inspection equipment specialist Sencon has announced an update to its Quasar II line of End Light Testers (ELTP), designed to enhance quality control in the production of metal closures for food and beverage packaging.
The improvements introduced in the new generation of the Quasar II system enable more precise defect detection, higher inspection speed, and more reliable operation, according to the company. Among the innovations is a renewed HMI touch interface, which displays real-time fault diagnostics, defective part counts, and system status.
The new model also incorporates lighting arrays with up to seven times more LEDs than previous versions, which ensures uniform illumination and eliminates dark areas that could hide micro-defects. These improvements allow the Quasar II to operate at speeds of up to 5,000 units per minute, thus increasing productivity in high-capacity lines.
In addition, the system has been redesigned to minimize vibrations in the detection heads, incorporate new generation optics and sensors, and more powerful internal processors. In laboratory tests, the version for closures—called ELTP—has proven capable of detecting perforations as small as one micron.
Sencon offers current manufacturers the possibility of carrying out a free audit of their systems in order to evaluate the convenience of updating their equipment to Quasar II technology.
These innovations reinforce the company’s position as a leading supplier of quality control solutions for the metal packaging industry, a sector in which precision in the detection of micro-defects is essential to guarantee the safety and tightness of products.
