Control of food sugared almonds through laser.
The edible confetti (sugared almonds) pass on a dark conveyor belt, to obtain the adequate contrast, separated from each other so that they can be examined individually. The machine vision system for the control of edible confetti ( sugared almonds) is equipped with a device for separating the pieces that do not comply with the pre-established quality requirements and with a laser marking system for those considered suitable.
The machine vision system for the control of edible sugared almonds examines the product from both sides, during its passage on a special belt prepared in the designed plant, to check the geometric aspect, defects and cosmetic features of edible confetti (sugared almonds).
The two control stations have the task of verifying the following:
- Confetto area
- Confetto Perimeter
- Minimum and maximum dimensions
- Moments of inertia (to characterize the shape)
- Unwanted shape coefficients (base/height ratio, area/perimeter ratio) in the external profile.
- Detection of blackheads and holes
- Spot detection
- Break detection