Improving the inspection of medical containers

Patient safety is one of the most important aspects in production of medicine. According to international standards, medical containers such as syringes, ampoules and vials should be 100% visually inspected. This action is mandatory to make sure containers do not contain defects or foreign particles.

Over the course of the last few years, Luo Automation has developed the first fully automatic visual inspection machine in tabletop size. This machine is able to perform visual inspection on almost all types of containers. In this compact solution the container is rotated to ensure that all sides of the container are inspected and all particles are moving through the liquid. With multiple camera and lighting options, all defects are highlighted and evaluated against the highest of standards.

The system can be used with syringes, vials and ampoules and has a changeover time of less than 15 minutes.

"The innovative aspects of the machine greatly benefit from the examples of rapid prototyping. The development time can be shortened greatly by regularly printing and checking custom components to see if they achieve their goals. For components where regular FDM printing simply isn’t reliable or accurate enough, the SLA printing technique of 3Delft enables us to test our designs before ordering the expensive metal components."

3Delft is always looking to support innovative companies in the region of Delft and LUO is an excellent example. We wish them the best of luck in the future and hope to support their development with our 3D printing service for a long time.