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Continuous Diffuse Illumination Aids Package Inspection

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Brent D. Johnson

Every year in the US, 770,000 medication errors are made, resulting in as many as 40,000 deaths -- more even than those from car accidents. Improved techniques for packaging, coding and inspection could significantly reduce these numbers, but the materials used in thermoform packaging pre-sent optical challenges that sometimes elude visual inspection regimes. Thermoform machines often use platen printing to place product names, dosage, instructions and date/lot codes on the lid stock of tablets and capsules. Print issues such as low contrast and variations in quality can affect this...Read full article

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    Published: February 2003
    Accent on ApplicationsApplicationsConsumerdeathsMedication errorsreflective packagingRVSI AcuitySensors & Detectorsthermoform machines

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