Tablet Counter and Inspection ICQ 60
DATA’s tablet counter and inspection ICQ60 main features:
- Vision and algorithm-based counting
- Foreign color detection
- 100% counting accuracy
- A counting rate of up to 60 bottles per minute
- Functions in extreme dust conditions
- Hall sensor technology
- Memory flap system: up to 6 pre-counts
- Easy handling of difficult products (dusty, small, flat, etc.)
- Embedded basic broken tablet detection capabilities
- Can count from one, and up to an infinite number of tablets per bottle
- Full GMP-compliant design, no blind spots
- Less than 5 minutes tool-free changeover of all contact parts
- Reduced product breakage during the filling process
- 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
- Automatic product setup
- Touch-panel, PC-based HMI with an intuitive graphic interface
- Recipe-driven, multi-level user access
- Unlimited recipes programs and products
- Remote control
Technical data (Tablet Counter With Inspection System ICQ 60)
| Production Max Output (subject to trial confirmation) | Bottles/min (100 count) | 60 |
| Bottles/min (<60 count) | 60 | |
| Bottles/min (1000 count) | 15 | |
| Bottle height | 40-200 mm | |
| Tablet | Type | Tablets, Capsule |
| Shape | Round, Oval | |
| Length | 3-30 mm | |
| Diameter / Width | 2-20 mm | |
| Input voltage | 115 / 230 VAC 50 / 60Hz | |
| Electrical connection | Single phase | |
| Power | 1000W | |
| Machine dimensions | L | 1145 mm |
| W | 584 mm | |
| H | 2285 mm | |
| Color Variation | single color | +/-10% color difference |
| Dual color | +/-10% color difference from each color | |
| Foreign shape | Radius | +/-1.5mm difference |
| Size area | Bigger than maximum size | |
| Smaller than minimum size | ||
Features
The ICQ 60 tablet counter is capable of detecting foreign colors by using an advanced visual inspection system that is integrated into the counter machine. Pharmaceutical companies can benefit from this inspection solution that ensures their products are of the highest quality.
With DATA’s vision-based detection technologies, packaging and production processes are made more efficient, as they are guaranteed to be highly reliable.
The ICU technology was developed as a technological solution rather than a mechanical one. This means that products do not need to be split into separate lines nor fed one by one at specific intervals, as is often the case in conventional counting systems. They are, in fact, counted in bulk. Counting is carried out by an advanced real-time mathematical vision-based algorithm, providing the most accurate counting results to date in the tablet counting industry.
The counting unit of the ICQ60 tablet counting machine and inspection system is separated from the tracks, which significantly reduces dust accumulation. Moreover, the vision-based system incorporates a magnetic flap connection to minimize dust effects. Once dust does accumulate on the counting unit, the system provides an alert. Cleaning takes no more than 15 seconds with no need to disassemble the counting unit, which is not a contact part.
Automatic product calibration is performed when products are placed on a specially designed calibration tool and scanned by the camera. All tablet data (size, shape, etc.) is set automatically, resulting in a very simple and accurate new product setup procedure, thus eliminating costly human errors.
The vision-based bulk counting machine is operated through a color, touch panel PC based system. Both internal and external machine functions are controlled through a single HMI in an unmatched standard.
The machine’s design enables the operator to observe and follow each product unit from the hopper to the bottle, significantly reducing the risk of cross-contamination.
With the vision-based system, all contact parts are designed for a tool-free release in accordance with GMP design. The fastest existing cleaning process to date is enabled by the machine’s small and lightweight parts, the fact that the counting unit is separated from the track, and that contact parts regulation doesn’t apply. A spare contact part kit enables a 5-minute changeover from one product to the next, compared to 1 hour in previous generation machines. Moreover, in-process cleaning is required only once every 8 hours and only in extreme dust conditions.
