Pharmaceutical Tablet & Capsule Inspection
Automate tablet inspection and capsule quality control with AI-powered pharmaceutical inspection systems for regulatory compliance.
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The high-stakes pharmaceutical landscape requires powerful tracking systems
Pharmaceutical regulations require robust systems to accurately and effectively track and trace serialized products. Beyond complying with industry procedures, pharmaceutical manufacturers must navigate complex supply chains, ensure that only high-quality products reach the market, and operate under growing cost pressures. Overcoming these challenges requires powerful, flexible machine vision systems.
Solving supply chain complexities and safeguarding compliance
Tracking pharmaceuticals through the supply chain and verifying information like date and lot codes are crucial for ensuring regulatory compliance, enhancing efficiency, and increasing supply chain visibility. Tracking, tracing, and label text verification depend on the ability to read barcodes, alphanumeric codes, and text.
Cognex machine vision systems and barcode readers maximize read rates and improve tracking and tracing with:
- AI-powered barcode scanning and optical character recognition (OCR) tools that read damaged, obscured codes and text
- High-dynamic range plus (HDR+), powerful image formation technology that maximizes contrast for clear images
- Pre-trained font libraries that streamline deployments
Vision systems can also make sure labels have all the right components, while barcode verifiers confirm that barcodes meet industry standards.
AI-powered pharmaceutical inspections
Machine vision systems can also inspect pharmaceutical packaging and products, improving quality control. AI-powered solutions automatically verify critical manufacturing information on pharmaceutical packaging, including lot codes, expiration dates, and branding.
In tablet production, AI systems inspect pills, tablets, and capsules for defects in printing, shape, and surface flaws. This approach significantly improves yield compared to manual inspection or legacy systems, which may reject entire batches due to minor defects, resulting in unnecessary waste and increased costs.
Powerful optics enable machine vision systems to check vials and other containers for fill levels, microscopic cracks in glass, seal integrity, and contaminants.
See Why Leading Brands Choose Cognex
OCTUM and HERMA rely on Cognex for pharma label inspection
Ensuring Accurate Labeling
Automated label application/inspection process reduces the risk of label mix-ups.
Comprehensive Inspections
Labels inspected for presence/absence, legibility, correct lot codes, and unique product identification data.
Enabling Compliance
Reliable traceability to enable customers’ regulatory compliance.
Reliable Inspection of Vaccine Containers at Zahoransky
Consistent Performance
Detection of defects at 30 vials per minute, 24/7
Finding the Smallest Defects
System reliable spots defects in the range of a few μm across 4 different size vials
A Complete View
Ten cameras per line inspect vaccine containers from 4 sides
Eli Lilly Eliminates Count Deviations for Vial Inspections
Every Piece Counts
100% accountability of all products throughout the process (vials, syringes, cartridges, and ampoules)
Savings All Around
Savings of cost, time, and resources required for reworks
Revealing Deeper Problems
System makes it easy to identify, correct, and explain root causes of count deviation