German glass processing company Nowak Glas has installed a horizontal Viprotron ECO Scanner System at its factory in Wattenscheid, Bochum to optimise laminated glass production and maintain high standards of quality.

At the plant, which has a strong focus on insulation and safety glass, the compact scanner system with two camera heads covering a width of 2.80m was retrofitted into an existing Benteler line.

The new system was put into operation in summer 2020, producing “great results from the beginning”.

Offering a better and more reliable method of quality checking than any visual examination, the scanners inspect every glass product after the washing machine for scratches, bubbles, dirt and fingerprints etc.

A large screen shows results and defect positions in real time, enabling defective panes to be identified and sorted to ensure that none are processed as laminated glass.

The Viprotron ECO Scanner offers a solution to save time and cost during the production process and to guarantee the best product quality possible.

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