dir technologies won achema innovation award 2015 for its pioneering application of thermal imaging for 100 inspection of induction sealed bottles, the induction integrity verification system i2vs. dir&rsquos inspection system is based on thermal imaging, since all objects have a certain temperature and emit waves of energy, invisible to the naked eye, called infrared radiation ir.this technique inspects bottles without packaging line slowdown. inspection is performed through the closed cap, without physical contact in an entirely passive, non&ndashdestructive fashion. this innovative solution provides a technological, nondestructive, process control inspection solution for a part of the packaging process where previously the only solution was manual, destructive sampling. the i²vs system improves overall production workflow. when either detects a potential problem, the operator is notified of the possible source of the defect, enabling any issues to be fixed promptly. in addition to a smoother manufacturing process with minimal line stoppage for work backs, a dual benefit here is that operators gain insight into a line&rsquos intricacies that would not have been revealed through conventional sampling techniques.
