Glass production
Products such as container glass, flat glass or special glasses require tight manufacturing tolerances while maintaining the shortest possible production cycles. Due to the high degree of integration as well as the high accuracy and measurement speed, sensors from Micro-Epsilon are often used in the glass industry: robust inductive sensors are integrated into machines in order to detect machine movements while optical sensors monitor the glass products in processing lines. Typical measured parameters include displacement, position, thickness, color and temperature.
Presence monitoring and identification of bottles
Laser scanners from Micro-Epsilon are used for high speed and fully automatic inspection of empty containers at bottlers and breweries. For this application, the Micro-Epsilon agent Tipteh has designed ...
Show detailsMarking detection on cosmetics bottles
Before the printing process, a reference mark is embossed into the bottles. Due to the depression of the embossment, the color of the reference mark deviates slightly from the rest of the bottle surface. ...
Show detailsMeasuring the curvature of lenses
In order to meet production tolerances, the contour of optical lenses such as eyeglass lenses or objectives, confocal chromatic sensors are used. Based on the distance values, statements about the surface ...
Show detailsMeasuring the center thickness of lenses
In order to meet production tolerances, the center thickness of optical lenses such as eyeglass lenses or objectives is measured using confocal chromatic sensors. The measurement is performed from one ...
Show detailsWall thickness measurement of container glass
With the wall thickness and roundness measurements in star wheel inspection machines, a fast measuring rate is required in order to support the ongoing process. Micro-Epsilon’s confocal chromatic ...
Show detailsTemperature monitoring from the melting material to the cooling process
After the tin bath, flat glass has a temperature of approx. 600 °C. At the transition to the cooling zone and in the other subsequent cooling zones, thermoIMAGER infrared cameras are used for temperature ...
Show detailsGap monitoring of safety glass
For quality control and process control during the production of safety glass, confocal chromatic displacement sensors with a multi-peak function are used. Confocal chromatic sensors from Micro-Epsilon ...
Show detailsRoundness of bottles
With the roundness measurement of container glass, a fast measuring rate is required in order to support the ongoing process. Confocal chromatic sensors from Micro-Epsilon are used for thickness measurements ...
Show detailsPlunger stroke in IS machines
For 24-hour operation in the glass production involving more than 5 million measuring cycles pear year, Micro-Epsilon has developed an inductive EDS displacement sensor. This sensor determines the exact ...
Show detailsColor measurements of glass shades
The color is the crucial and visually distinctive feature of glass products. This is particularly true with natural and recycled raw materials based on varying compositions, where continuous and objective ...
Show detailsPlanarity and thickness of display and flat glass
For the production of display glass, glass sheets with consistent thickness are required. The production process is regulated based on the measured results. Confocal chromatic sensors from Micro-Epsilon ...
Show detailsThickness of glass coatings
Glasses are often reinforced with safety and security films which provide increased splinter protection. In order to measure the film layer and to determine the thickness of the applied adhesive, confocal ...
Show detailsBottom thickness measurement of container glass
With the wall thickness and roundness measurements in star wheel inspection machines, a fast measuring rate is required in order to support the ongoing process. Micro-Epsilon’s confocal chromatic ...
Show detailsEdge measurement of glass
In many handling processes, precise positioning of glass sheets is required. The position of the sheets is determined via the detection of the glass edges. Laser profile sensors from Micro-Epsilon measure ...
Show detailsSurface inspection of display glass
Fully-automatic defect detection on shiny surfaces is based on deflectometry systems. Extremely small inclusions or defects are detected reliably.
Show detailsNon-contact temperature measurement when shaping container glass
In container glass production, the process relevant temperature must be inspected at different points. Non-contact temperature sensors are used during the shaping process that involves temperatures in ...
Show detailsDistance measurement onto anti-reflective coated glass
Anti-reflective coated glass is inspected during the coating process using laser-optical displacement sensors from Micro-Epsilon in order to determine undulations and torsion. The planarity of the coated ...
Show detailsDistance control of print heads for glass printing
When printing on materials such as glass and ceramics, very fine detailed structures are applied on the carrier material, which requires precise positioning of the print head. For distance measurements, ...
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