Abstract: An inspection machine for pressure testing a glass bottle filled with water. A normal test pressurizes the bottle until the pressure reaches an acceptable level. If the bottle bursts or leaks the pressure will not reach the acceptable level. A control monitors the pressure curve and can determine when a bottle bursts. The control can also determine that a leak is present and when the leak happens with “N” successive bottles, the control indicates that there is a maintenance problem.

Abstract: The invention is a novel automated apparatus for optically inspecting both sides of manufactured components for manufacturing defects. The invention can be used to inspect either ferrous or non-ferrous components. The apparatus comprises a first and a second rotable disc and either a first and a second nonrotable magnet or a first and second nonrotable vacuum plenum. The first rotable disc rotates in a first direction and the second rotable disc rotates in a second direction. Components are either magnetically held to each disc or held by vacuum. At a transfer station, a bottom surface of the second rotable disc partially overlaps a top surface of the first rotable disc, and components are transferred from the first rotable disc to the second rotable disc.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and system for the real time, inspection of container preforms having a core barrier material therein. The system is operable to inspect the preform during the production process of the preform. The system is comprised of a process computer and a display output. A beam generator is used to generate a focused beam onto the preform. The preform will refract the beam. The refracted beam will be read and recorded by an image capture device. The image capture device will transmit refractive data to the process computer. The system is able then to generate an image corresponding to the inspected preform and the data related to the core barrier material is graphically represented as an area preferably having a geometric shape. The system then applies a mathematical function to the area to generate output that can used by the user for inspection purposes.