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Rotary Table Print and Apply (BD Biosciences)

BD Biosciences produces reagents for a variety of immunocytometry applications.  The reagents are manufactured in small refrigerated vials.  When reagents are ordered, an operator picks the desired vials.  Each vial has a label with a Datamatrix 2D bar code that defines the sub-assembly and lot number.  These vials must then be over-labeled with specific product information based on the order.

Corner Office developed a complex "Middleware" application to support an intricate rotary table based print and apply system built by ACCRAPLY, Canada.  The BD Bio SAP system FTPs orders to the PC at the rotary table.  The operator selects the desired order, puts the associated vials on a conveyor and starts the rotary table.  At the first station, the vial is spun to allow a camera to locate and read the 2D bar code.  The bar code data is sent to Middleware for a  "look up" of the subassembly number in a database table.  Middleware sends the associated label data to the print and apply unit and to a vision system camera.  Once the label is applied, the vision system checks to see if the label data agrees with the information sent and sends the result back to Middleware. The Middleware application interfaces with the rotary table PLC, the label printer/applicator, the vision system and the network.

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