Hello,
I work for a beverage company that uses a laser coder to print date codes on bottles. We have a problem where occasionally the photo-eye that is used for bottle detection gets dirty and stops sensing bottles, which in turn causes the printer to stop printing the date codes on the bottles. Since we have a 100% traceability policy, we end up having to rework the product when this happens. Im looking for any help or advice on how to resolve this issue. Ive considered adding an additional eye and programming some type of "heartbeat" logic, but Id have to add a PLC and an additional sensor to the system first. Does anyone know if there is an easier way to do this?
I work for a beverage company that uses a laser coder to print date codes on bottles. We have a problem where occasionally the photo-eye that is used for bottle detection gets dirty and stops sensing bottles, which in turn causes the printer to stop printing the date codes on the bottles. Since we have a 100% traceability policy, we end up having to rework the product when this happens. Im looking for any help or advice on how to resolve this issue. Ive considered adding an additional eye and programming some type of "heartbeat" logic, but Id have to add a PLC and an additional sensor to the system first. Does anyone know if there is an easier way to do this?