摘要 |
An apparatus and method for inspecting and sorting molded containers includes an inspection device (34) for inspecting containers and a container mold of origin identifier (22) for correlating a container that is determined to have at least one unacceptable commercial variation with the mold cavity that produced the container. A controller (16) having a programmed cavity reject threshold is in communication with the inspection device and the container mold of origin identifier for monitoring a commercial variation threshold to determine if a mold of origin has produced a threshold number of containers having a commercial variation outside the acceptable limits. A diverter (20) is in communication with the controller for segregating all the containers produced by a mold of origin determined to have produced the threshold number of containers having the commercial variation beyond the acceptable limits.
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