Spine FIBO
Automatic Visual Inspection, Counting and Bottle Filling of Tablets & Capsules & Softgels
SPINE FIBO combines the inspection performance of Sensum SPINE machine with high speed counting and bottle filling, that can be easily integrated into any new or existing bottle packaging line.
- Multifunction machine for inspection, counting and bottle filling
- Exceptional 100 % visual inspection of tablets, capsules & softgels
- Product sorting before final counting and filling
- Easy adjustment for bottles of different size and type
- Filling bottles with count from 30 to 1000, and higher
- Capacity up to 130/105/10 bottles per minute at 60/100/1000 count
- Intuitive user-friendly graphical interface
- Ergonomic, compact design for simple cleaning and maintenance
FUNCTIONALITY
Automatic Visual Inspection, Counting and Bottle Filling
Sensum SPINE FIBO automatically inspects the entire surface of products with 6 visual systems at high speed. The inspected products with defects are removed before bottle filling.
The good products are counted and filled into bottles. Miscounted bottles are automatically rejected from the packaging line.
TABLET INSPECTION
Applicable tablets
• plain (uncoated)
• sugar-coated
• film-coated
• multilayer
Applicable dimensions
Round
Oblong
Other non-specified or special types of products have to be checked if applicable.
Indicative inspection speeds
Round tablets
| Ø (diameter) in mm | Tablets / hour* |
| 13 – 18 | 210.000 |
| 10 – 12 | 420.000 |
| 8 – 9 | 520.000 |
| 7- 5 | 630.000 |
| < 5 | 830.000 |
Oval and oblong tablets
| L (length) in mm | Tablets / hour* |
| > 18 | 150.000 |
| 14 – 18 | 230.000 |
| 11 – 13 | 310.000 |
| 8 – 10 | 390.000 |
| < 8 | 470.000 |
*Actual inspection speed depends on the shape, size and type of tablets, and on the number of inspected features. In special cases, even higher inspection speeds might be possible with dedicated solution.
Typical defects
CAPSULE INSPECTION
Applicable capsules
• Opaque
• Bicolour
• Transparent
• Empty
Applicable dimensions
Capsule
Other non-specified or special types of products have to be checked if applicable.
Indicative inspection speeds
| Capsule sizes | Capsules / hour* |
| 000 & 00 & 0 & 1 & 2 | 200.000 |
| 3 & 4 & 5 | 300.000 |
*Actual inspection speed depends on the shape, size and type of capsules, and on the number of inspected features. In special cases, even higher inspection speeds might be possible with dedicated solution.
Typical defects
SOFTGEL INSPECTION
Applicable softgel
• Opaque
• Bicolour
• Transparent
• Seamless
Applicable dimensions
Softgel
Other non-specified or special types of products have to be checked if applicable.
Indicative inspection speeds
| L (length) in mm | Softgels / hour* |
| > 15 | 160.000 |
| 14 – 15 | 280.000 |
| 11 – 13 | 380.000 |
| 8 – 10 | 470.000 |
| < 8 | 570.000 |
*Actual inspection speed depends on the shape, size and type of softgels, and on the number of inspected features. In special cases, even higher inspection speeds might be possible with dedicated solution.
Typical defects (opaque products)
Typical defects (transparent products)
BOTTLE FILLING AFTER INSPECTION
Applicable bottle dimensions
Indicative bottle filling speeds
| Count per bottle | BPM (bottles per minute)* |
| 30 | 105 |
| 60 | 130 |
| 100 | 105 |
| 500 | 21 |
| 1000 | 10 |
*Actual speeds depend on the inspection speed of the product.
Your filling speed formula
Advantages
- 100 % inspection and counting with bottle filling
- Smaller footprint than conventional counters
- Lower number of operators
- Less material handling
- Less material storage
- System with no flaps
- Double counting with camera and optical system
- Less rejected bottles: only good products are filled into bottles because defective products are sorted out beforehand
- Bottle filling speed is not decreased due to defects in batch
- Reliable and controlled handling of each individual product
- Reliable filling of very small products (less than 6 mm)
- Removed risk of product damage after inspection and before bottle filling due to material handling
- Reduced risk of human error after inspection
- Removed risk that two products count as one
- Removed risk that a defective product (e.g. laminated tablet) is filled in the bottle
- Reduced clogging at bottle neck: products are filled into a bottle one by one
Technical data
