Case Study: Heinz achieves 100% packaging integrity with OAL Autocoding system

Heinz Secure Infant Formula Packaging Integrity with OAL System

Heinz, the food manufacturer, needed a more reliable way to verify barcode labels on infant formula packaging at its Cumbria, UK site. The existing label verification setup could not handle both barcode formats consistently at high speed, and at 97 cans per minute Heinz wanted to eliminate any risk of packaging errors and incorrect product shipments.

OAL implemented its Autocoding system with six Cognex DataMan 302X readers so multiple readers could scan each spinning can and achieve 100% read rates even on reflective, convex surfaces. The system also integrated with Domino inkjet printers and Markem case printers for date control, and OAL reported that the solution eliminated packaging errors, removed false line stoppages, and improved production performance.

Heinz

Robin Sandman

Engineering Manager