Abstract: A product handling apparatus is configured to calculate nutrient amounts of a product based on nutrient amounts per unit mass of the product and a mass of the product in a weighed amount, and print, on a print medium, the calculated nutrient amounts as nutrient amounts of the product. The product handling apparatus includes a storage section that stores nutrient amounts for a person to consume per day as reference intakes, depending on differences in physical characteristics of the person, an acquisition section that acquires the physical characteristics of the person who purchases the product, and a controller that acquires, from the storage section, the reference intakes relative to the physical characteristics acquired via the acquisition section, calculates proportions of the nutrient amounts included in the product, and controls the printing section to print the calculated proportions of the nutrient amounts on the print medium.

Abstract: An X-ray inspection device includes a conveying unit, an X-ray irradiation unit, an X-ray detection unit, and a control unit configured to inspect whether foreign matter is included in an article based on an X-ray transmission image. The control unit performs a first inspection of using a predetermined threshold value to inspect whether the foreign matter having a lower attenuation rate of X-rays than the article is included in the article, performs a second inspection of using a machine learning algorithm to inspect whether the foreign matter is included inside the article, and determines that the foreign matter is included in the article in a case where the foreign matter common to inspection results of the first inspection and the second inspection is included in the article.

Abstract: A bagmaking and packaging machine forms a packaging material in a tubular shape and packages packaging articles. The bagmaking and packaging machine includes a former, a wraparound member, and a support member. The former folds and guides the packaging material. Around the wraparound member is wrapped the packaging material folded by the former. The support member supports the former and the wraparound member. The former includes a collar member that guides the packaging material and a first tube member for forming in a tubular shape the packaging material guided by the collar member. The first tube member has one end to which the collar member is connected, and includes a first mating portion that is mated with the support member.

Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus (1) includes: an article supplier (13) that has an outlet allowing articles supplied from outside to be discharged and conveys the articles in response to vibrations from a first vibrator (11); a distribution table (14) circular in plan view that discharges, in response to vibrations from a second vibrator (12), the articles supplied from the article supplier (13) in a radial direction while spiraling the articles in a circumferential direction; a wall (15) arc-shaped that is attached to a first circumferential edge (141) located downstream of the article supplier (13) and prevents discharge of the articles from the first circumferential edge (141), the first circumferential edge (141) being part of a circumferential edge of the distribution table; a plurality of feeding troughs (16) arrayed fanwise along a second circumferential edge (142) that is part of the circumferential edge of the distribution table (14) and is out of the first circumferential edge (141); and a controll

Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus (1) includes: a distribution table (11) that rotates about a rotation shaft (X) to distribute articles (100) given from an outside in a radial direction; a plurality of radial feeders (20) that are arranged radially around the distribution table (11), receive the articles (100) discharged from the distribution table (11), and supply the articles (100) to corresponding hoppers, respectively; a drive unit (50) that is connected to the rotation shaft (X) and rotates the distribution table (11); an acquisition unit (51) that acquires information regarding a distribution state of the articles (100) in the distribution table (11) and the radial feeders (20); and a control unit (52) that controls the drive unit (50), wherein the control unit (52) controls the drive unit (50) based on the information regarding the distribution state of the articles (100) acquired by the acquisition unit (51) to change an acceleration applied to the article (100) on the distribution table (11) and move

Abstract: An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a conveying unit configured to convey an article, an irradiation unit configured to irradiate the article conveyed by the conveying unit with X-rays, a sensor unit in which detecting elements are arranged in a planar shape, an image generation unit configured to read detection results output from at least some of the detecting elements and generate an image, and a mode switching unit configured to switch an operation mode between a first mode in which a first electric power is supplied to the irradiation unit and a second mode in which a second electric power less than the first electric power is supplied to the irradiation unit, where the mode switching unit changes, when switching the operation mode from the first mode to the second mode, a read frequency at which the image generation unit reads the detection results.

Abstract: With an article-transfer apparatus as disclosed herein, aligning articles is not hindered even when supply intervals of the articles change. Specifically, in cases where time intervals of bags supplied from upstream to an article-introduction conveyor become short and a control unit judges that the bags will not be able to be aligned (e.g., for packaging) even if they reach an alignment conveyor, an air nozzle of an article-sorting unit sorts the bags off the article-introduction conveyor.

Abstract: An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a transport unit that transports an article; an irradiation unit that irradiates the article, which is transported by the transport unit, with X-rays; a sensor unit that detects the X-rays; and a control unit that generates an inspection image including the article from a detection result of the X-rays by the sensor unit, and that inspects whether the article includes an abnormality, based on the inspection image. The control unit generates a pseudo-defect image including a virtual abnormality by changing pixel values of some pixels constituting the inspection image generated when the article is inspected, and checks validity of the inspection based on the pseudo-defect image.

Abstract: A combination weighing apparatus includes a first stepping motor, which has a heat emitting surface, and a load cell. The load cell has a strain element and an electrical circuit including a first temperature-sensitive resistor. The strain element has a first thin portion to which a first strain gauge is attached, a second thin portion to which a second strain gauge is attached, and a first central portion disposed between them. The first central portion has a first surface that opposes the heat emitting surface of the first stepping motor and a second surface that does not oppose the heat emitting surface. The first temperature-sensitive resistor is secured to the second surface.

Abstract: There is a need to reduce wasteful time and energy for checking the proper functioning of a checking apparatus. A weighing apparatus includes hoppers that retain items, load cells that measure the weights of the items, a control unit, and a communication unit that receives signals from outside. The control unit causes the items to be discharged from the hoppers when the weights of the items satisfy a proper weight discharge condition. When the communication unit receives an improper weight item request signal relating to a check of the items discharged from the hoppers, the control unit causes the items whose weight is a weight deviating from the proper weight discharge condition to be discharged from the hoppers.

Abstract: A weighing apparatus (1) according to an embodiment includes: adjacent hoppers (12A, 12B); and a sorting mechanism (20) disposed between the adjacent hoppers (12A, 12B), the sorting mechanism (20) sorting an article given from outside into one of the adjacent hoppers (12A, 12B), in which the sorting mechanism (20) includes a rotator (21) rotatable around a rotation shaft (21R), the rotation shaft (21R) and a central axis (21C) of the rotator (21) are not parallel, the rotator (21) rotates when the article abuts on the rotator (21), and the rotator (21) does not rotate when the article does not abut on the rotator (21).

Abstract: A training image storage device that stores training images for learning of an image related to an article, the training image storage device includes: an imaging unit configured to capture an image of the article; a determination unit configured to determine whether a captured image of the article is an outlier image; and a storage unit configured to store at least a part of the captured images as a training image. The determination unit determines whether the captured image is the outlier image based on a trained model related to the article and features of the captured image. The storage unit stores, as the training image, the captured image that is determined not to be the outlier image among a plurality of the captured images.

Abstract: A flap folding device includes a first member that folds a pair of first flaps toward an inside of an opening of a cardboard box, a second member that folds a pair of second flaps toward the inside of the opening, and a holding member including a rod-shaped or plate-shaped elongated portion extending along a long side direction of the opening, and pressing and holding the pair of folded first flaps by the elongated portion. The second member folds the pair of second flaps in a state where the pair of first flaps are held by the holding member after the first member folds the pair of first flaps. The holding member is attached to be swingable.

Abstract: An X-ray inspection apparatus includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a conveyed article with X-rays, an X-ray sensor unit including a sensor unit configured to detect the X-rays by photon counting and an image generation unit configured to generate an image based on a detection result output from the sensor unit, and a control unit having a first mode for inspecting the article based on the image and a second mode for determining a state of the X-ray sensor unit at a time of time delay integration driving, in which the control unit is configured to compare a first image generated based on a detection result output from the sensor unit at a time t1 with a second image generated by integrating detection results output from the sensor unit until a time t2 after the time t1 to determine the state of the X-ray sensor unit.

Abstract: A box-packing apparatus includes a conveyance unit, an alignment unit, an accumulation unit, a contact unit, a gate, and a control unit. The alignment unit aligns articles being conveyed so that mutually adjacent articles partially overlap and form an article group. The accumulation unit transfers the aligned article group and accumulates multiple article groups so they are parallel on a box-packing conveyance route. The contact unit contacts the articles on the box-packing conveyance route starting-end side in the accumulated article groups. The gate is positioned on the box-packing conveyance route terminal end and supports multiple article groups. The control unit moves the contact unit toward the box-packing conveyance route terminal end and collectively moves groups that have been accumulated by the accumulation unit onto the gate. The control unit drives the gate and a pusher to pack the article groups in a box below the gate.

Abstract: A boxing device has a box-moving section that moves a box with flaps from a supply position to a boxing position; a flap support section; and a pushing section. At the boxing position, articles are boxed in the box's opening. The flap support section supports the flaps. A pushing section pushes a group of side-by-side aligned articles into the box in the boxing position. Before the pushing section pushes the articles into the box, the box-moving section moves the box so that the box changes from a first orientation, in which the opening of the box faces sideways in the box supply position, to a second orientation, in which the opening of the box faces upwards in the boxing position. The flap support section supports the flaps as the box is moved from the first orientation to the second orientation.

Abstract: A supply apparatus (10) includes: a blocker (13) disposed at a fork (12) between a main conveyance path (11), a first conveyance path (12A), and a second conveyance path (12B), the blocker (13) making a switch between a first state where supply of articles from the main conveyance path (11) to the first conveyance path (12A) is blocked and a second state where supply of the articles from the main conveyance path (11) to the second conveyance path (12B) is blocked; and a controller (20) that transitions, based on respective conditions of supply of the articles to two adjacent combination weighing mechanisms (1A, 1B), the blocker (13) into at least either the first state or the second state to switch a route of conveyance of the articles.

Abstract: The disclosed box-packing apparatus can pack a large quantity of articles quickly and orderly. It includes a conveyance unit, an alignment unit, a transfer unit, a contact unit, a drive unit, and a control unit. The alignment unit aligns articles conveyed on the conveyance unite so that mutually adjacent ones partially overlap and form an article group. The transfer unit transfers article groups to a box-packing conveyance route. The contact unit contacts articles on the box-packing conveyance route starting-end side in the transferred article group. The drive unit drives the contact unit under control of the control unit, to move the contact unit in the alignment direction of the article group while the contact unit is contacting and supporting the articles on the box-packing conveyance route and increase the angle formed by a contact surface of the contact unit and a horizontal plane after the contact unit starts moving.

Abstract: The X-ray inspection apparatus includes a conveying unit configured to convey an article, an X-ray source configured to irradiate the article conveyed by the conveying unit with X-rays, an X-ray detection unit capable of detecting the X-rays by photon counting, and an inspection unit configured to inspect the article based on an output result of the X-ray detection unit, where, in a sensitivity correction of the X-ray detection unit performed when the X-ray inspection apparatus is activated, after a lapse of a predetermined period from a start of detection of X-rays, the X-ray detection unit is configured to detect X-rays not transmitting the article, and the X-ray source is configured to start X-ray irradiation during the predetermined period, and where the predetermined period is equal to or longer than a period in which irradiation of the X-ray source is stabilized.

Abstract: An X-ray inspection apparatus includes a transport unit configured to transport an article, an electromagnetic wave irradiation unit configured to irradiate the article with a first electromagnetic wave in a first energy band and a second electromagnetic wave in a second energy band, an electromagnetic wave sensor configured to detect the first electromagnetic wave and the second electromagnetic wave, and a control unit to which a detection result is input. The control unit is configured to generate a first transmission image based on a detection result of the first electromagnetic wave and a second transmission image based on a detection result of the second electromagnetic wave, to perform image processing including a subtraction process on the first transmission image and the second transmission image, and to determine whether or not a foreign material is included in the article on the basis of a difference image.