VeriSym®SL is a new mid-volume, high-performance optical inspection system for verifying solid dose pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals. The system inspects up to 500,000 softgel capsules or tablets per hour, verifying product color, size and shape while also removing defects and foreign capsules and tablets from the product stream to assure product quality. The cost-effective single-lane system offers the same capabilities as the original two-lane, full-capacity VeriSym, but with half the maximum capacity, making it ideal for smaller manufacturers and contract packers of OTC and regulated softgels and tablets. The modular system can be upgraded in the field at a later date to achieve full capacity — 1,000,000 softgels or tablets per hour — to accommodate growing demand. The system removes defects such as broken tablets, stained tablets, tablets with missing coating (if the coating is a different color than the underlying tablet), softgels with air bubbles,stained capsules and misshapen product. The company designed VeriSym SL/N for nutraceuticals and VeriSym SL/P for OTC and regulated pharmaceuticals. The /P model is FDA 21 CFR part 11 compliant with secure and encrypted logs, secure passcode management, parameter histograms and guided changeover. The /Pmodel also features a parallel processor that enables operators to monitor images of every object of interest, such as unconfirmed objects. Because the SL uses the same software and hardware as the full-capacity VeriSym introduced last year, the new system is easy to validate. The system uses proprietary color cameras to view product — two primary inspection cameras are located above and below the product stream. The company’s image processing technology quickly analyzes the product images, comparing each object to previously defined accept/reject standards. When a defective product or unconfirmed object is identified, the system activates the close-coupled high-speed ejector system to remove it from the acceptable product stream. The system can be programmed to send an alarm or stop the product flow when an unconfirmed object is detected, which prevents unconfirmed objects from being accepted. The system can be cleared, cleaned and set up to handle the next product in 20 minutes. Product settings can be stored in memory for quick and easy recall via the icon-based graphical user interface(GUI), which resides on a pendant-style touch screen that enables operator access from either side of the system. In addition to residing locally, the GUI can be accessed remotely via network or Internet. Designed to meet FDA requirements and comply with GAMP guidelines,VeriSym SL benefits from the company’s 10-year history of supplying FDA-validated inspection systems to the pharmaceutical industry.
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