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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Paul A. Selle, Appleton, WI (US);
Gordon M. Breier, De Pere, WI (US);
David G. Kuchenbecker, Appleton, WI (US);
Gregory T. Prellwitz, Black Creek, WI (US);
Paul A. Selle, Appleton, WI (US);
Gordon M. Breier, De Pere, WI (US);
David G. Kuchenbecker, Appleton, WI (US);
Gregory T. Prellwitz, Black Creek, WI (US);
CMD Corporation, Appleton, WI (US);
Abstract
A bag machine, and method of making bags, has a sealing station a perforating station, and a downstream seal and perforation inspection station, or a perforation detection station and/or a seal inspection station is disclosed. Control of the perforating and sealing stations is preferably closed loop. The seal and perforation inspection station preferably includes a perforation detector that triggers a vision system and/or a camera, and the film is illuminated. Preferably, the inspection station is enclosed in an opaque housing, or the ambient light is otherwise blocked. The seal and perforation inspection station preferably provides an image output a display visible to a user. The vision system preferably includes a perforation location module and/or determines the distance between the seal and perforation. A downstream processing station can be provided, and can have a detected fault input, connected to a fault detect output from the seal and perforation inspection station.