Smart Molding International 1-2025

24 smart_molding international 1/2025 inspection and quality control CapWatcher Compact: Big on quality. Small in footprint. The new INTRAVIS’ CapWatcher Compact combines a sorting, feeding and inspection unit for the quality control of plastic closures in a single, compact solution. Based on many talks with the customers, the system addresses one of the largest problems in modern production facilities – the availability of space! The CapWatcher Compact saves up to 50% of the floor space compared to conventional solutions and simultaneously maintains INTRAVIS’ renowned commitment to quality. Efficiency and precision in a limited space Manufacturers of plastic packaging are increasingly faced with the challenge of fitting more and more production capacity into limited space. This is where the new INTRAVIS’ CapWatcher Compact comes into play: It combines three previously separate elements of the plastic closure production line – sorting, feeding and inspection – in one compact housing, without compromising on functionality or inspection quality. “With the CapWatcher Compact, we have created a solution that takes our customers' production realities into account. We offer a reliable 100% inspection with minimal space requirements,” explains Marius Pötting, our Product Manager Caps & Closures. Development in dialog with the customer The impetus for the development of the CapWatcher Compact came from customer requests over the last year. “During the last year, some of our customers came to us and said that in the future it will be more difficult for them to use our solutions, since the space in their production lines will be more and more limited. They were very sorry for that since they appreciate our sophisticated systems”, explains Marius. That was the moment INTRAVIS’ specialists realized that there is a requirement to enable the proven inspection performance in a significantly smaller space. Within six months, INTRAVIS development department created an initial prototype. However, it quickly became clear that simply reducing the footprint of the inspection unit would not provide the necessary space savings. Only by combining several downstream elements, the necessary reduction in space requirements would be achieved. So, in a second project phase, INTRAVIS developed and implemented an integrated sorting and feeding technology and finally brought the system to market maturity. All pictures: INTRAVIS