Salila Vijayalal Mohan, H. K., & Malcolm, A. A. (2021). Non-Destructive Evaluation of Food and Beverage (F&B) Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Using Capacitive Proximity Sensor. 2021 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS). https://doi.org/10.1109/sas51076.2021.9530158
Abstract:
In a high-volume food and beverage production environment, non-destructive and real-time inspection of various stages of food production from raw content processing to product packaging at high speed is a challenge. Specifically, filling and dispensing, packaging, and sealing lines encounter issues such as powder caking, non-homogenous powder composition, misaligned caps, and leaks during package sealing, which are currently addressed using human inspection and/or destructive, expensive and offline screening methodologies. In this work, a non-destructive evaluation platform using a capacitive proximity sensor was proposed and demonstrated to showcase novel applications such as monitoring powder caking, non-invasive powder composition analysis, contactless capping closure integrity testing and non-contact leak detection in sachet seals with high throughput, in-line integration capability and a small system footprint.
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Funding Info:
This research is supported by core funding from: Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC)
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