Application checks
- Missing-label detection
- Label-position inspection
- Skewed-label detection
- Front-and-back label verification
- Wraparound label inspection
- Label edge and gap measurement
Verify identity, position and print quality
Label & Print Inspection Systems
Catch missing, skewed, misplaced or incorrect labels before the pack leaves the line, with inspection designed for the label geometry and product presentation.
Label inspection
Inspect the label as an applied component—not a flat artwork file
The same label can look very different once applied to a curved, tapered, flexible or reflective pack. We control views and illumination around the real product, then combine presence, position, identity, artwork and print checks into a single decision.
Missing-label detectionPosition and skew checksWrong-label prevention
Inspection scope
What the system can cover
Each check is configured against agreed samples, tolerances and fault responses. Multiple checks can be combined into a single inspection recipe.
Identity checks
- Wrong-label detection
- Artwork verification
- Colour inspection
- Product-to-label matching
- Variant verification
- Database comparison
Print and control
- Print-quality inspection
- Barcode and code reading
- OCR and OCV
- Recipe-controlled tolerances
- Reject systems for failed labels
- Inspection result recording
Typical products and formats
Round bottlesTapered bottlesJarsCartonsPouchesTraysSleevesCases
Production-line integrationOptics, handling, controls and rejection designed as one system.
Engineering priorities
What turns an inspection into a dependable production station
- 01
Define which label edges, graphics or codes provide the most stable reference
- 02
Select multi-camera or wraparound imaging where one view cannot cover the label
- 03
Control glare on varnished films, glass and clear labels using lighting and polarisation
- 04
Link label recipes to the production order or line selection process
- 05
Separate application-position faults from print or identity faults in operator messages
- 06
Track each inspected pack reliably to the reject device
From samples to sign-off
A controlled route from question to production
We reduce risk early by proving the inspection on representative products before final hardware, handling and controls are committed.
Define
Agree the pack, defect, speed, reject risk, data needs and acceptance criteria.
Prove
Run feasibility tests using representative good, bad and borderline samples.
Engineer
Design handling, cameras, lighting, controls, guarding and rejection as one station.
Integrate
Build, validate, install, train and support the system in production.
Useful starting evidence:Product drawingsGood and failed samplesLine videoTarget outputAvailable layout
Questions answered
Label inspection FAQs
Need an answer for your exact product or line? Send us the application details and we will identify the next useful test.
Ask an application questionCan a camera inspect a full wraparound label?
Yes. Depending on bottle shape and line speed, we may use several cameras, line-scan imaging or controlled rotation to build full circumference coverage.
Can the system detect the wrong label?
Yes. It can compare artwork features, colour, text, barcodes, OCR data or a database record. The method is selected around the identifiers available on each variant.
Can clear labels on clear bottles be inspected?
Often yes, but edge contrast and reflections require careful lighting and sample trials. Filled and empty containers can behave differently, so representative conditions matter.
Can label inspection work with a front-and-back labeller?
Yes. Cameras can inspect both panels after application, check relative position and verify that the two labels form the correct pair.