Platform & Automation

In-Line Inspection Systems

Continuous inspection integrated directly into production, conveying or handling workflows.

Platform overview

Best suited for

Repetitive processes where measurements need to trigger grading, rejection, sorting, alarms or process adjustments.

System logic

Sensors, product handling, timing, decision rules and downstream actions are engineered as one workflow rather than as separate devices.

Where it adds value

Logistics bag inspection and sorting, seed grading, coal and bulk-material quality control, non-metallic pipe production, and other repeatable manufacturing or processing tasks.

Typical combinations

THz / hyperspectral / NIR / LIBS / machine vision / RFID + edge AI + conveyor or positioning system + reject / sort mechanism + PLC, MES or local data system.

Integration focus

Product presentation, line speed, trigger and position synchronisation, safety, cleaning, maintainability, decision thresholds and existing plant interfaces.

Systems that carry it

Coal & coke online analyser

THz + multispectral analyser with automated sampling

Automated sampling, spectral acquisition, joint modelling on reference and production samples, chemometrics and neural-network prediction. No reagents. Calibration models per particle-size distribution.

CoalMoisture · Ash · Volatile · Sulphur · Plastometric · Caking
CokeMoisture · Ash · Volatile · Sulphur · Post-reaction strength
Throughput12 samples / h, unattended
ReagentsNone

Empty-bag inspection line

THz + RFID + AI residual-item detection line

Inspects non-metallic courier bags without opening them, reads and checks RFID tags, rejects and sorts automatically and bundles verified empty bags. Runs as modules or one integrated line.

Used in:Logistics
Throughput~2,400 bags / h
Operators1–2
IdentificationRFID read + damaged-tag detection
OutputsReject · Sort · Bundle · Route · Trace

Seed inspection & sorting systems

THz + hyperspectral, three throughput tiers

Laboratory, online and high-throughput configurations. Hyperspectral reads the coat; terahertz reads the kernel; both fuse at the edge and drive pneumatic or mechanical sorters.

Used in:Seed NDT
LaboratoryBenchtop THz-TDS + hyperspectral
OnlineLine-scan THz + push-broom, ~5–10 seeds / s
High-throughputArea-array THz + snapshot, ≥ 20 seeds / s

The objective is not only to measure faster, but to convert inspection data into a reliable production decision.

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