Heat seals are hugely critical in the food and beverage industry for ensuring the integrity of a wide range of products because they ensure the produce doesn’t degrade or become contaminated.

Yet currently, seal integrity inspections are limited to random sampling with manual spot checks. Although helpful, these checks are very inefficient in terms of resources, cost and time. Furthermore, limited heat seal inspections can lead to product recalls and poor feedback from clients. This can ultimately tarnish the brand name and even attract regulators’ fines.

The pillow bags generally have one back seal (vertical) as well as a top and bottom seal (horizontal). It is vital that all seals are completely sealed given a single break in the seal can compromise the entire contents of the bag. 

Snipe ensures problems that arise during the heat seal process are flagged immediately, rather than at the end of the shift or later in the manufacturing process. This reduces the cost to rectify the damage, potential recalls, and negative feedback due to sealing issues. 

Spookfish are experts at retrofitting intelligent vision systems onto existing production lines, as this provides flexibility for the end customer. The images to the right show how the thermal system can be positioned inline with a view of passing and rejecting good and poor heat seals respectively. 

Are you facing any heat seal issues on your production line that you haven’t found a suitable solution for yet? If so, please get in touch with us to see if we can help you.