Microscan, a global technology
leader in barcode, machine vision, and lighting solutions, announces that it
will unveil a new software solution in its line of automated machine vision
inspection products at two booths at this year’s Pack Expo 2014, taking place
at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, from November 2-5. Microscan partner
companies Electronic Solutions Company (Booth #523) and High-Mark Systems
(Booth #6761) will showcase Microscan machine vision and barcode technology at
the show, including live demos of the newly-released Visionscape I-PAK VH
Software.
I-PAK machine vision software,
which began as a dedicated label inspection system in 1988, has been
continually developed by Microscan machine vision engineers to address a range
of challenges faced by a broad range of applications. Since its release, I-PAK
has become one of the most widely-chosen package inspection systems in
industries from pharmaceuticals and beyond. This is due largely to its 21 CFR
Part 11 compliance and packaging-friendly toolset for ensuring label accuracy,
date/lot code validation, package integrity, and other image-based inspections
for data tracking and quality control.
Now equipped with the full range
of inspection capabilities offered by Microscan’s advanced machine vision
platform, Visionscape, and supported on the latest Microscan machine vision
smart camera, Vision HAWK, I-PAK VH Software is the most versatile and powerful
version of I-PAK released to date.
I-PAK VH will be unveiled in two
live demos at this year’s Pack Expo 2014. Microscan partners Electronic
Solutions Company and High-Mark Systems will demonstrate the capabilities of
I-PAK VH, from controlling and visualizing the inspections of up to four
machine vision smart cameras at once, to advanced label inspection such as text
print quality and barcode validation (to ensure ISO or GS1 compliance), to grouping
and rejecting items based on color. I-PAK VH Software maintains the product’s
familiar feature set such as the ability to set up and save complete inspection
jobs to the user’s PC, which can be loaded quickly to Vision HAWK cameras in
case of line changeover or new inspection criteria. It also features a database
of password-protected usernames, enabling manufacturers to gate access to
certain software capabilities and identify an audit trail of inspection job
changes made by logged users.
Alongside I-PAK VH, Microscan
staff and partner staff at each booth will showcase additional barcode and
machine vision inspection solutions for packaging. High-speed barcode reading
will be demonstrated by the MS-3 laser scanner, which is capable of rapid
product identification and tracking to match speeds of production. Barcode
print quality verification will be demonstrated in a custom user interface, the
new VMI (Verification Monitoring Interface) plug-in for the company’s
award-winning AutoVISION Machine Vision Software. In addition, members of
Microscan’s dedicated Packaging Solutions team will be available throughout the
show to discuss packaging automation challenges with visitors to either booth.
For more information about
Microscan, visit www.microscan.com or stop by booths #523 or 6761 at Pack Expo
2014. Schedule a booth meeting with a Microscan barcode and inspection expert
at this year’s show and receive a promotional code for free registration
(valued at $60).
Microscan is a global leader in
technology for precision data acquisition and control solutions serving a wide
range of automation and OEM applications. Founded in 1982, Microscan has a
strong history of technology innovation that includes the invention of the
first laser diode barcode scanner and the 2D symbology, Data Matrix. Today,
Microscan remains a technology leader in automatic identification and machine
vision with extensive solutions for ID tracking, traceability and inspection
ranging from basic barcode reading to complex machine vision inspection,
identification, and measurement.
As an ISO 9001:2008 certified
company recognized for quality leadership in the U.S., Microscan is known and
trusted by customers worldwide as a provider of quality, high precision products.
