Quality
Runs at the line on an industrial PC, at 150 fps, signalling your PLC over OPC-UA or MQTT.
Twelve changeovers a shift.
Every one of them a risk.
AI inspection for consumer goods production — where the line runs fast, the variants change constantly, and a labelling mistake becomes a return.
Test it on your productThe Hard Case
The defect is rarely the product.
It is what is printed on it.
Consumer goods lines mostly do not fail on the product itself. They fail on the pack: the wrong label for the variant, a date code that smeared, a seal that caught product, a case short by one.
These are verification problems rather than judgement problems, which makes them well suited to a camera and badly suited to a person watching several hundred packs a minute.
The difficulty is changeover. A line running six variants in a shift needs the inspection to change with it — and a system that has to be reconfigured at every switch will quietly be turned off by the second week.
A single xis.rt handles several variants at once.
Different products running on the same line, each with its own checks, without reconfiguring the system between runs.
The cost of a labelling error is not the pack.
It is the recall, the retailer relationship and the retrospective check on everything shipped since the error started — which is why the per-unit record matters as much as the detection.
What it checks
The checks a packaging line
actually needs.
Right label, right variant?
Label verification
Confirms the correct label for the product running, applied straight and in the right position, undamaged and legible.
Is the code there and readable?
Date & lot code
Reads printed date and lot codes and checks each against what should be on that pack, catching smears, drop-outs and misprints.
Is the pack filled correctly?
Fill level
Checks fill height or level against the specification for that variant, recorded as a value for every unit.
Will the pack hold?
Seal integrity
Seal condition, product trapped in the seal, closure seating and cap presence before the pack leaves the line.
Is the print legible and complete?
Print quality
Detects missing, faint or misaligned print on packaging and sleeves, including partial printhead failures.
Is the case right?
Pack & case count
Counts units per case or tray and checks orientation and position before closing.
Is it on straight and tight?
Cap & closure
Cap presence, cross-threading, tilt and colour against the variant specification.
Does the pack look sellable?
Surface & cosmetic
Dents, scuffs, creases and contamination on the pack face that a retailer would reject.
Is this the product we think it is?
Variant confirmation
Confirms the product running matches the job, which is where changeover errors are caught before a pallet is built.
Built for the environment
Fast lines, frequent changes,
mixed materials.
Consumer goods lines are less hostile than a bakery but less forgiving on speed. These are the conditions the hardware is specified against.
ENVIRONMENT
Built for stability. Designed for real-world conditions.
- Line speedSpecified against your actual rate, not a demonstration rate
- ChangeoverVariant switching without reconfiguring the inspection
- VibrationMounting isolated from conveyor and filler vibration
- Dust and splashIP-rated housings appropriate to the product and cleaning regime
- SpaceMounting designed around existing guarding and access
IMAGING
Clearer vision. Smarter inspection.
- Print and labelRGB industrial cameras at resolution matched to the smallest character
- CodesOCR and OCV against the expected string for that run
- Reflective film and foilControlled lighting geometry to manage specular packaging
- Continuous webLine-scan for sleeving and wrapping
- Fill and levelBacklight or structured lighting depending on container
- Multiple facesSeveral inspection points where more than one face matters
On lighting. Printed and filmic packaging is reflective, and reflective surfaces are where lighting geometry decides whether a system works at all. Dome, backlight or structured illumination is specified per application and validated on your material, not assumed from the camera.
Where the record matters
Most of these checks are
already obligations.
Labelling, date coding and net quantity are not quality preferences in the EU — they are legal requirements, and your certification scheme adds verification duties on top.
Labelling and traceability
Label legibility, date and lot code presence and one-up one-down traceability are required by EU food information and food law. Inspection is how you meet them at line speed.
Net quantity
Average quantity rules under the EU prepackaging directive, enforced nationally, make fill control a legal as well as a commercial matter.
Scheme verification
GFSI-recognised schemes such as BRCGS require start-of-run, interval and end-of-run verification with equipment self-test. A system that logs every unit produces that evidence automatically.
The platform
Same three components,
tuned to your product.
Partner tracks
The obligations
behind the inspection.
The published criteria your customers, auditors and quality team already reference. We train models against your interpretation of these standards — we do not certify conformance to them, and an inspection result is not a conformity assessment.
Reg (EU) 1169/2011
What it covers
Food information to consumers. Requires the label to be easily visible, clearly legible and indelible, with allergen and ingredient declaration and date marking.
Where it applies
Label verification, print legibility and date coding
Reg (EU) 178/2002
What it covers
General food law. Establishes one-up, one-down traceability for food business operators.
Where it applies
Lot code verification and the per-unit record
Directive 76/211/EEC
What it covers
Making-up by weight or volume of certain prepackaged products. Sets the average quantity rules enforced nationally.
Where it applies
Fill level and net quantity
GFSI schemes (BRCGS, IFS)
What it covers
Certification scheme requirements including start-of-run, interval and end-of-run verification with equipment self-test.
Where it applies
Scheme evidence produced automatically from inspection logs
ISO/IEC 15416 & 15415
What it covers
Print quality grading for 1D and 2D codes, A to F. Applies wherever a code has to be read reliably by someone downstream.
Where it applies
Barcode and data matrix verification
Consumer goods questions
What packaging teams ask first.
No. A single xis.rt instance handles several product variants at once, each with its own checks, so the inspection follows the job rather than needing to be switched with it. Adding a new variant is a task for your own team in xis.dev.
- Can it read our date and lot codes reliably?
- Our packaging is shiny film. Is that a problem?
- How fast can it run?
- What happens when we launch a new SKU?
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