Antares Vision Group (AVG) – a leading global provider of hardware and software Track & Trace solutions and a prominent player in inspection systems and smart data management for the life science, food & beverage, nutraceuticals and cosmetics sectors – will showcase a variety of its traceability and inspection solutions at Pack Expo, October 23-26 in Chicago. At Booth S-3756, the company will demonstrate its hardware and software solutions for a variety of sectors, including pharma, food & beverage, and cosmetics.
For one, AVG has made a series of enhancements to its state-of-the-art Global Tracking System software. Among other upgrades, the new version features tightened data integrity protection (DIP), and more easily integrates with off-brand Levels 1 & 2 serialization equipment – an agnosticism providing seamless aggregation.
AV Group GTS receives and stores data, statistics, serialized codes, and audit trails. Capable of operating both on-premises and through the cloud, the system manages product recipes, associates printing layouts and assimilates camera formats based on specific products. It can store multiple recipes per production line – a sizable advantage for companies serving countries with disparate track & trace regulations.
Notably, AV Group GTS excels at Enterprise levels. It can receive serialization numbers from Level 4, or locally generate serial number pools independent of Level 4. The system can communicate with multiple Level 4-5 cloud systems, interfacing with both in-house brand owners and external contract manufacturing organizations.
All-in-One Combination Machines for Food & Beverage Inspection
Also on display at Pack Expo will be a model from AVG’s All-in-One equipment portfolio for food & beverage applications. The series incorporates multiple inspection controls into single machines, maximizing production space and manpower efficiencies while offering exemplary quality assurance. The combo units draw upon technology from AVG subsidiary FT System, as well as inspection controls specialist Pen-Tec.
Combinable features for the All-in-One series include regulatory compliance, container integrity, micro-leak and contaminants detection, weight control, and labeling/print verification for parameters such as expiration date and lot code. With these combination solutions, AVG aims to balance the often difficult-to-square needs for multi-faceted quality control and streamlined production optimization.
Special Presentation on Fighting Cosmetics Counterfeiting
In addition, on October 25 at 2:00 PM on Innovation Stage 3 (N4585), Monica Coffano, Development Manager for Antares Vision Group, will present Using Supply Chain Traceability to Combat Cosmetics Counterfeiting. With counterfeit products costing the cosmetics industry over $5 billion each year, attendees can learn how supply chain traceability – an innovation that originated in the pharma industry – can protect manufacturers, brand owners, and consumers through unique digital identities that track products from raw materials to end-users.
Ms. Coffano will explore how unique identity codes not only fight counterfeiting but also empower brands through elevated transparency and efficiencies. Benefits include precise recall oversight, exacting product authentication, heightened consumer engagement and – per the industry’s biggest trend – improved sustainability management of ingredients, production practices and packaging.
Other AVG Solutions at Pack Exp
The new Print + Check 3TS is a carton serialization station integrating labeling and tamper evidence functionalities, and providing multi-side data printing and verification. The compact unit saves space compared with standalone single-task stations, and its precise inspection system checks labeling position, integrity and data correctness. Capable of handling up to 400 cartons per minute, the Print + Check 3TS also offers a built-in top/bottom tamper evident seal applicator for airplane or reverse tuck cartons.
Ideal for beverage applications, the IE4000 performs in-line quality control to ensure the proper placement and orientation of labels, including for the high-leverage wine and spirits sectors. In addition to these baseline parameters, the system also can incorporate inspection capabilities for barcode reading, batch code presence, data matrix, QR code viability, and label creases or tears.
About Antares Vision Group
Antares Vision Group is an outstanding technology partner in digitalization and innovation for enterprises and institutions, guaranteeing the safety of products and people, business competitiveness and environmental protection. Antares Vision Group is a technological enabler of supply chain transparency and of sustainable transition, to protect business competitiveness and the uniqueness of each country.
It provides a unique and comprehensive ecosystem of technologies to guarantee product quality (inspection systems and equipment) and end-to-end product traceability (from raw materials to production, from distribution to the consumer), with integrated data, production and supply chain management, also achieved through the application of artificial intelligence and the use of blockchains.
Antares Vision Group is active in the Life Science sector (pharmaceutical, biomedical devices and hospitals), in the beverage, food and cosmetics industries, and has potential in other sectors. The world leader in Track & Trace systems for pharmaceutical products, it provides the major global manufacturers (over 50% of the top 20 multinationals) and numerous government authorities with solutions to monitor their supply chains and validate product authenticity.
Listed since April 2019 on the Italian Stock Exchange in the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) segment, and from 14 May 2021 in the STAR segment of the MTA (Electronic equity market), Antares Vision Group recorded a turnover of Euro 162 million in 2020, operates in 60 countries, employs around 1000 people and has a consolidated network of over 40 international Partners.
Further information please visit www.antaresvision.com and www.antaresvisiongroup.com.
