Test report
New green bottle test on Line 5
September 24, 2024
From 3:10 p.m. to 6:10 p.m.
For 62 pallets
Test actors
Micheal OUAMBO: Test Coordinator
Tchabo Miguel: Team leader
Fabrice and Chef Achille: Supervisors
Description of the procedure used
• Get operators aware of the on-going test.
• Zeroing the counters of EBI (Empty Bottle Inspector).
• Physical demarcation of sample bottles on the line.
• Stop the conveyors if necessary when there is a risk of test bottles
meeting other bottles.
• Take the counters at the end of the test.
Test objectives
• Determine new glass bottles quality before injection on the line
• Evaluate the impact of the machines on final chipped mouth
percentage at EBI
Test results
Machines Counter Start End Counter
Depalletizer 37 99 Palets
Stripper 0 3955 Crates
EBI (treated container) 0 46006 Bottles
EBI (counter sorter) 0 43 Bottles
EBI (Ejector 1) 0 323 Bottles
EBI (Ejector 2) 0 1861 Bottles
2 pallets sorting results
• 08 chipped mouth bottle and 01 missing
• 0.5% of chipped mouth over 1584 btls (2 pallets)
Analyse
We see:
4.75% rejection including
0.7% through ejector 1 and
4.04% by ejector 2
We see facts on the ground:
Some bottles without any problem
to the naked eye were ejected by
Photo EBI counters End of test the ejector
Analyse Residual liquid
0.08%
Ejector 1 Ejector 2
0.70% 4.04%
Bottles percentage
Photo EBI counters End of test
Good bottles
Good bottles 95.18% Ejector 1
Residual liquid Ejector 2
Analyse
0.20%
0.50%
Percentage loss bottles
Photo EBI counters End of test
Good bottles chipped mouth before depalletizer Other
99.30%
Conclusion
• 0.7% of chipped bottles identified by the EBI are due to 0.5%
before depalettizer.
• Packaging facility up to the EBI is responsible for 0.2% of
chipped mouth rejection.
A second test will be carried out to confirm the current one.
