Preventing Product Recalls thru Machine Vision

9 May 2019

Agenda 2

1 About METTLER TOLEDO

2 About METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection

3 About CI-Vision

4 What Can You Use Vision Inspection For?

5 Portfolio Overview

6 Why invest in Vision Inspection Solutions?

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METTLER TOLEDO at a Glance 3

$2.7 billion turnover

40 countries MT Sales and Service support

15,400employees

Global producer of precision instruments and services for

use in laboratories and manufacturing

Producing Organisation

Sales and Service Office

Market Head Office

Our Solutions across the Value Chain 4

We offer solutions along our customers' value chain to help them:

Streamline processes

Enhance productivity

Reach compliance with regulatory requirements

Optimize cost and waste

Laboratory

Solutions

Process

Analytics

Industrial

Weighing

Logistics

Solutions

Product

Inspection

Retail

Weighing

Solutions

Product Inspection Solutions 5

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2 3 4

Pipeline

Metal

Detection

Gravity Fall

Metal

Detection

ProdX

5Data

Collection

Raw Material Filling & Inline Conveyorized X-ray Labelling Vision Secondary Case

Storage & Primary Checkweighing Metal Inspection Inspection Packaging Checkweighing

Processing Packaging Detection

Reliable Product Inspection

Improving Quality and Productivity

Inline checkweighers ensure every package is checked for compliance with Weights & Measures and industryregulations.

www.mt.com/checkweighing

Inspection technology for improved productivity ensuring the removal of metalcontaminants to meet compliance needs.

www.mt.com/metal-detection

Vision technology checks product label presence, positioning and contents as well as package quality andintegrity.

www.mt.com/vision-inspection

X-ray inspection ensures freedom from physical contaminants while checking package fill levels andintegrity.

www.mt.com/xray-inspection

Full Life-Cycle Support for Inspection Equipment

Verify full traceability of product distribution through complex supply chains, such as pharmaceuticals or agrochemicals.

www.mt.com/pce

100% Weight Control Metal Contamination Contaminant Detection Fully Compliant Labelling Track & Trace Solutions

ProdX software connects all PI equipment devices

http://www.mt.com/checkweighinghttp://www.mt.com/metal-detectionhttp://www.mt.com/vision-inspectionhttp://www.mt.com/xray-inspectionhttp://www.mt.com/pce

Decades of Vision Inspection Experience

Evolving portfolio shows our commitment to continuous improvement

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1980 20102000

1979: Conversions Industrial Vision Founded

201519951990

1982: Move to Glen Ellyn

1985 2005

2004: Becomes CI-Vision

2010: Acquired by METTLER TOLEDO

2010: CIVCore 10 Launch 2014: New CIVCore GUI

1990s: Original Bottle Inspection Model

2000: Custom software configurations available

2015: LaunchV2410 Mosaic 360° inspection

2004: Configurable Software Launch

CIVCore 8.0

Vision Inspection Key Applications

Automated quality inspection of product labeling and package integrity

Label Check Code Check Cap and Fill Check Seal Check Custom Check

Label ID, skewed application, presence or absence, tears

Code verification, presence or absence, print quality

Cap presence or absence, cap color, tamper band presence or absence, fill levels, cap skew

Contaminant in seal, seal quality check

Varies per application, specifiedby customer

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Skewed Cap

Tamper Band Split

Fill Level

Check side clamshell to ensure no product protrudes

Verify cap, tamper band and fill levels

Label tear

Mis-labeled

Barcodes & lot codes

Verify inkjet print Verify seal quality

Check container ovality, and neck thread quality Label

skew

Custom inspections Label ID

Why Choose Vision Inspection?

Up to 29% of recalls could be prevented using a Vision Inspection System

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*Source: FDA recall list archive for 2017: https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ArchiveRecalls/2017/ and USDA recall list 2017 archive: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/ recall-case-archive-2017

The Importance of Product Labels

We all know the importance of product labels, but as a brief reminder

Product labeling makes your pitch tocustomers, so it needs to be attractive

Product labeling displays informationrequired by government and industryregulations, so it must be accurate- Specifically, products must have the

product name, contact information forthe manufacturer or responsible party, a list of ingredients, allergen warnings(when appropriate) and a net quantity

Having a label with missing or incorrectinformation is often sufficient grounds for a product recall

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Vision System – Label Inspection Information 10

www.mt.com/ci-vision

Meet External and Internal Quality Standards

With Vision Inspection solutions

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This package meets quality standards due to the following checks:

Label Check

Logo ID Flavor or allergens Imagery

Code Check

1 or 2D Barcodes Printed lot codes

Cap and Fill Check

Cap Presence Cap Color Fill Level

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Label issues:

Mustard label applied for ingredients label

Flavor or allergens missing Tamper band applied backwards

Code issues:

Printed lot codes not applied Barcode print not readable

Cap and Fill issues:

Open cap leading to potential leaking of product in transit

Wrong cap colour – indicating it is wrong product

This package has issues:

Label Check – How does it work?

The system verifies key design elements against pre-programmed labels

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Ideal label design is set-up and programmed for inspection reference

Label ID – Inspection of flavor

Label ID – Inspection of neck band for design

Production bottle is inspected and compared to reference stored -defects are found

For internal use - Confidential

Code Check – How does it work?

Codes are verified against a pre-programmed code location and data

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Ideal codes are programmed for inspection

1D Barcode – misprinted/unreadable

Production bottle is inspected and defects are found

System verifies 1D, 2D barcodes, inkjet print and other lot/code information

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Inkjet print – smeared

Cap and Fill Check – How does it work?

Cap and Fill Levels are checked against the ideal package

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Ideal cap and fill level is programmed for inspection

The system inspects cap and fill for presence of cap, obstructions/skew, and fill level

Wrong cap color Underfilled Cap skew

Seal Check – How does it work?

Seals quality is verified against a pre-programmed image

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The seal perimeter is programmed as the ideal container

Seal is inspected for contaminants

Automated Quality Control Summary

Use Vision Inspection to ensure products represent your brand standards

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Avoid re-work, brand damaging recalls, or even retailer fines by detecting mis-labeling, underfill, contaminants, unreadable codes, and many other defects early with Vision Inspection.

Customer Statement - Crofters Foods

Label verification on jams and jellies for advanced label and code tracking

plus connectivity to proprietary software

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«The cameras used by the CI-Vision system are quite amazing. It can show us a twisted label, a missing label, a damaged label, verify the UPCE code, the shape of a jar, the color of the product, the cap code being properly applied in full...just about anything that we can teach the system to detect for us.»

Gerhard Latka

Company Founder - Crofters Foods, LtdParry Sound, Ontario, Canada

For more information visit our YouTube video and mt.com

For internal use - Confidential

https://youtu.be/Q6iRNxMqQS0http://mt.com/global/en/home/library/case-studies/product-inspection/Crofters-Foods.html

Customer Reference - Herta Nestlé

Providing quality assurance for seals and barcodes on packaged flat trays

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»Our sausage and meat products are subjected to a very stringent quality management process. To ensure the consumer is convinced of our consistently high quality, we need our product packaging to be flawless. As well as checking the integrity of the packaging, we also check the layout of the printed barcode and the use-by date.«

Georg Schröder

Head of Automation TechnologyHerta Nestlé, Germany

For more information visit our full case study

https://www.mt.com/ca/en/home/library/case-studies/product-inspection/CIV-Herta.html

Vision Inspection Portfolio Overview 20

V11 Oriented

Line

V31 Oriented Line V33 Flat Pack

Line

V35 Round Line

Inspections Code check Code check, labelcheck, cap/fill check

Code check, labelcheck, seal check

360 Code check, 360 labelcheck, cap/fill check

Containers Oriented Oriented Flat packages Round unoriented

No of cameras 1-3 for front/back/top 1-6 for front/back/top 1-3 for top/bottom 6-8 for 360o view plus top/ bottom/side

Conveyors Installed over existing Installed over existing Integrated conveyor Installed over existing

Upgradeable Hardware and software

Hardware and software Hardware and software Hardware and software

How can Vision Inspection help you?

A label mix-up increases costs for rework, or potentially damages the brand!

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The cost depends on where the wrongly labeled product is discovered:

At the factory (before shipping) the package requires rework

During distribution, there are additional recovery costs

At the retailer, contracts may include penalty clauses (fee, cost of return of products, administration, damages)

In the consumer hands there can be a RECALL and damages to the brand

At every step, every individual has the opportunity to interact with the brand and spread good or bad news about it.

Factory Distribution Retailer Consumer

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$$$$$$ Rework, Recovery, Penalties & Recall. Reputation Tarnished

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Supply Chain

Vision Inspection installed

in production line to catch

mistakes before distribution

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$ Rework, Automation of Inspections

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For more information, please contact:

Mettler Toledo Product Inspection

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