Omniflex, Inc., a US company involved in the extrusion of super-thin TPU and other hard-to-extrude specialty TPE films, has announced the installation and startup of a new 100% inspection system for its Transport and Vacuflex thin-film production lines. The new film inspection system is capable of detecting and documenting pin holes, voids, gels, wrinkles, streaks and dark or light contaminants as small as 0.5mm. It will be used to scan all flat-die extruded gloss, natural, matte and coloured Transport and Vacuflex films, included those cast on translucent polyethylene and polyester carriers.

Omniflex’s new inspection system provides defect detection, identification and photo-quality imaging and is capable of printing a high-resolution grayscale image of each defect. The machine operator has 100% real-time inspection status and control plus complete roll-by-roll documentation of any potential defect and its location.  

This proprietary 100% inspection system will ensure that customers receive consistent high quality waterproof-breathable barrier films, without increasing product cost. Additionally, electronic and hard-copy documentation of the visual inspection log for each finished roll of film can accompany the final product to the customer.