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HEUFT prime 

Checking full containers has never been so easy! 

Ingeniously simple, simply ingenious! 

Inspecting the fill level, checking the presence, 

position and tightness of closures, 

detecting unlabelled full containers, burst 

bottles and serial faults as well as consistently 

rejecting faulty products: this is easier than 

ever before with the HEUFT prime! 

Because the compact full container check 

combines different, freely selectable modules 

and technologies with a high degree 

of automation and the revolutionary new 

audiovisual HEUFT NaVi user guidance. 

It guides the respective user step by step 

through all the functions which are relevant 

to him and provides him with audiovisual 

support at the same time. Therefore he can 

easily carry out brand changes or sampling 

and deal with cleaning and maintenance 

practically without any previous knowledge. 

Interactive tutorials, auxiliary tools and assistants 

provide valuable support in the course 

of this. At the same time a friendly voice 

presents information acoustically about the 

required procedure in each case. 

The network compatible HEUFT prime can 

be accessed online and therefore offers the 

best conditions for production data acquisition 

and a continuous documentation of the 

production as well as remote maintenance 

via the HEUFT TeleService. This together 

with its high precision when detecting faults 

and its ingeniously simple, resource saving 

HEUFT NaVi user guidance define the state 

of the art when checking full containers. 

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Reliably detecting underfills and overfills. 

Not too little and not too much 

The producer risks loss of image and legal 

consequences if an insufficient quantity has 

been filled. Overfilling is a cost factor which 

should not be underestimated – the valuable 

product is literally given away. Therefore 

a fill level detection is indispensable. The 

HEUFT prime carries this out with a high 

level of precision. Different detection procedures 

are available for this depending on 

the characteristics of the product and the 

packaging: 

The device examines the fill level of full 

transparent containers with the corresponding 

contents optically by means of infrared 

photocells. The filling quantity of nontransparent 

products can also be checked 

by means of high frequency technology. 

The advantage: foam which may be present 

is compensated and therefore it does 

not affect the result of the fill level detection. 

X-ray technology provides precise results – 

irrelevant of the characteristics of the product 

or packaging. 

The HEUFT prime identifies underfilling as 

well as overfilling reliably and removes the 

full containers in question from the line. 



 

The operating principle of the HEUFT sonic with a correct closure , with a faulty closure and with a missing closure . 

Firmly and tightly sealed 

The integrity and the micro bacterial purity 

of the product inside are at risk if the container 

is not, or not tightly, sealed. The 

HEUFT prime ensures that such bottles, cans 

and jars are removed in good time. For this 

the compact full container check can be 

equipped with different detection modules: 

Infrared light scanners are available for 

optically checking the presence of the closure. 

Photocells identify closure elements 

which are too high. The full container check 

verifies the presence of metal closures using 

inductive sensors. The curvature of can lids 

can also be examined with this which makes 

it possible to draw conclusions about the 

internal pressure and therefore the tightness 

of such containers. 

An ingenious acoustic leakage check for 

crown corks and twist-off closures is carried 

out by the HEUFT sonic module: an electromagnetic 

pulse makes the lids oscillate. The 

noise which results in the course of this is 

recorded by means of a microphone and 

analysed. This clearly differs in the case of 

leaking closures from the acoustic signal 

made by perfect metal closures. 

Consequently full containers which have not 

been correctly sealed are reliably detected 

and rejected. 



Identifying burst bottles in time. 

No glass splinters for certain 

A serious health risk for the customer: containers 

burst in the filler of glass filling lines 

once an hour on average. In the course 

of this dangerous glass splinters fly around 

which can have an adverse effect on product 

safety. The bottle burst detection of the 

HEUFT prime detects containers which have 

burst during the filling process by means of 

proximity sensors in the infeed and outfeed 

of the filling machine and removes them 

from the production flow. 

Not only are these rejected but also adjacent 

glass packaging and those which have been 

filled during the subsequent circuits with the 

same valve or one which is not far away. 

This eliminates the danger of glass splinters 

contaminating the product and putting 

the end consumers at risk. In addition the 

HEUFT prime can have these purposefully 

underfilled in order to rule out the possibility 

of the containers in question being inadvertently 

returned to the production flow. It is 

possible to individually determine for how 

many of these the safety measures should 

apply. 

An extra safety factor is provided by the 

shower function which cleans the areas 

which could be contaminated with glass 

splinters. This protects the consumer against 

health risks and the producer against costly 

and image-damaging recall actions. 



Detecting and rejecting unlabelled containers. 

No label? No chance! 

Important, statutory information about the 

contents of a container is missing if it does 

not have a label. The HEUFT prime ensures 

that such bottles, cans and jars do not even 

reach the market. 

For this it checks the presence of collar, back, 

neck and wrap-around labels by means of 

photocells which make use of the different 

reflection characteristics of container surfaces 

and labels: paper labels reflect diffusely 

in all directions whereas the “angle 

of incidence equals angle of reflection” law 

applies, for instance, in the case of smooth 

glass. Sufficient light is always reflected to 

the photocell if they have been applied but 

this is not the case if they are missing. 

The sensors can be directly integrated in the 

labeller. A presence check is also possible 

whilst the containers are being transported 

on the conveyor as an alternative. 



Detecting recurring faults in time. 

Serial faults? No thank you! 

The efficiency and productivity of the complete 

filling and packaging line suffer when 

faults go into production. The HEUFT prime 

has a serial fault detection in order to prevent 

this. 

For example a filler valve which regularly 

underfills is detected in good time using 

an integrated locator function. A switchoff 

pulse is emitted when the number of 

faulty fillings exceeds a certain, individually 

adjustable threshold value. Therefore malfunctions 

can be rectified before they impair 

the safety and quality of complete batches 

of full containers and cause unacceptably 

high reject rates. 

The HEUFT prime also uncovers recurring 

closure faults and faulty labelling and prevents 

these from going into production and 

threatening the line efficiency by means of 

a stop signal. 



HEUFT checkPoints make it easier to identify the individual components. 

Easy and fast brand change 

Producing a different container format or 

changing the product: brand and program 

changes are particularly easy and fast 

with the HEUFT prime. This is due, on the 

one hand, to its intuitively understandable 

HEUFT NaVi user guidance with interactive 

tutorials and assistants which explain 

and accompany all the steps in detail and 

audiovisually. On the other hand the high 

degree of automation of the innovative full 

container check reduces the need for manual 

intervention. 

Therefore the system carries out the vertical 

adjustment of the detection modules and 

measuring bridges located under the terminal 

completely automatically. A tap is all 

that is required and their positions already 

adapt within a very short time to the new 

production brand. Noticeable tags, the 

so-called HEUFT checkPoints, which light 

up on the graphical user interface as well 

as the hardware of the HEUFT prime itself 

make it easier to identify the few mechanical 

parts which require manual adjustment. 

It is verified that the changeover has been 

carried out correctly afterwards. The selfexplanatory 

HEUFT NaVi user guidance 

also supports the user step by step at the 

same time. 



Container tracking with reject verification. 

Consistent monitoring 

It must be ensured that each container is 

really examined, each fault detected and 

each container affected is removed from the 

production flow even at high line speeds. 

Therefore the system has integrated monitoring 

and self-test tools. 

Consequently triggers always determine the 

exact position of each individual container 

and encoders the respective transport speed. 

Because of this the system always knows 

where each package to be examined is. In 

addition a reject verification ensures that all 

the containers which have been identified 

as being faulty are really rejected. An LED 

light strip which can be assembled parallel 

to the conveyor of the device shows the 

current position of the faulty full packaging 

if this is not the case. 

Information regarding faulty functions can 

be saved in the system in the same way as 

details about standstills and malfunctions 

and all the other relevant production data. 

This important information can be retrieved 

at any time from the device itself as well 

as from each office PC connected to the 

network. 



Specifications 

The HEUFT prime achieves the following 

reliability values when checking the quality 

of standard containers: 

• the maximum conveyor speed is 1.5 m/s 

so that up to 72,000 containers per hour 

can be inspected 

• 99 % of all the fill level deviations exceeding 

a limit value of more than 1.5 mm 

are reliably detected by the X-ray based 

fill level detection 

• the false rejection rate, namely the proportion 

of rejected containers without 

faults in relation to the total amount 

produced, is only 0.01 % when checking 

the presence of closures 

• the HEUFT prime achieves a reliability 

of 99.5 % when detecting containers 

with an internal pressure variation of 

more than 1 bar 

We would be pleased to provide you with the 

exact specification values for specific filled 

containers from your portfolio upon request. 



Your cost advantages with HEUFT 

The HEUFT prime saves human resources, 

maintains line efficiency and is not only a 

worthwhile investment due to the following 

advantages: 

• a high degree of automation 

• self-explanatory, ingeniously simple 

HEUFT NaVi user guidance 

• user-specific touchscreen user interface 

reduced to the essentials prevents 

misadjustments 

• interactive, audiovisual support 

• fast training 

• minimum standstill times due to extremely 

fast brand and program changes 

• easy identification of parts to be manually 

adjusted 

• robust and stable components 

• low wear and tear 

• easy and fast assisted maintenance 

• series production 

• long-term availability and advantageous 

storing of spare parts 

• the HEUFT ISI fieldbus system – particularly 

fast and simple installation and 

retrofitting due to a minimum amount of 

wiring required 



The HEUFT flip The HEUFT mono The HEUFT DELTA-FW 

The HEUFT rejector 

The following rejection systems can be 

connected to the HEUFT prime full container 

check for removing faulty containers 

from the production flow: 

The HEUFT flip 

• single-segment, high-speed rejector 

for cylindrical containers 

• particularly smooth transversal acceleration 

of the containers 

• very compact construction 

The HEUFT mono 

• single-segment, high-speed rejector for 

cylindrical containers 

• very compact construction 

• suitable for steady containers 

The HEUFT DELTA-FW 

• reliable upright rejection due to a 

virtual follow-on multi-segment rejection 

curve 

• optimal for heavy containers 

The HEUFT DELTA-K 

• multi-segment rejector as a 

virtual follow-on guide rail 

• reliable upright rejection of 

shaped containers due to single 

point guidance 



Networking 

• integrated Ethernet interfaces as well as 

WLAN and TCP / IP access 

• connection possibility to preconfigured 

DDE interfaces and SQL databases for 

recording and archiving production data 

• access via the touchscreen user interface 

on the device display as well as the 

network as an option 

• optionally available extended HEUFT 

NaVi ext user interface for locationindependent 

online access to the 

device from a PC or laptop 

• firewall protected Ethernet connection 

to the HEUFT TeleService for remote 

maintenance and the short-term elimination 

of malfunctions 



Revolutionary simple, simply revolutionary! 

The HEUFT NaVi user guidance 

• self-explanatory, audiovisual user 

guidance 

• interactive auxiliary tools with voice 

output 

• multilingual, clear touchscreen user 

interface 

• rapid login with RFID card or personal 

password 

• personalised access levels concentrating 

on the essentials 

• audiovisual assistance during brand 

changes, sampling and maintenance 

work 

• integrated tutorials to explain the 

function and operation as well as the 

care and maintenance of the device in 

picture and sound 



Compact and clearly arranged: the interface of the HEUFT ISI. 

Simple connection 

Installing and commissioning HEUFT devices, 

integrating spatially separated components 

or retrofitting add-on modules: this works 

particularly fast and easily with the HEUFT 

ISI. Because the in-house developed isochronous 

serial interface keeps the amount of 

wiring required extremely low. 

It replaces the complex parallel wiring of 

sensors and actuators and transfers their 

signals in real time. For this one cable is 

required to the voltage supply and only 

one to the complete signal exchange. As a 

result connecting photocells, jam switches 

and rejectors is possible within a very short 

time. The danger of making errors in the 

course of this is extremely low. The number 

of time-consuming and cost-intensive 

standstills when installing and retrofitting 

HEUFT systems which threaten the costeffectiveness 

of the complete filling line 

is effectively reduced with this innovative 

interface technology. Furthermore the small 

number of connections also minimises the 

proportion of potential error sources. 



The HEUFT VX 

The HEUFT squeezer 

The HEUFT FinalView 

Other HEUFT products 

The following HEUFT systems are also available 

for precisely checking the quality of full 

containers in addition to the HEUFT prime: 

The HEUFT VX 

• fill level detection and closure 

inspection 

• preventive fill management 

• continuous monitoring of the filler 

valves and the closer heads 

The HEUFT squeezer 

• inspection of the tightness and 

integrity of plastic containers 

• fill level detection and closure 

inspection 

• measurement of the internal 

container pressure 

The HEUFT FinalView 

• optical all-around inspection 

for a final container inspection 

• extensive label and 

closure inspection 

• vacuum inspection 


CONTACT DETAILS 

HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH 

HEUFT LTD. 

HEUFT HISPANIA, S.A. 

HEUFT QUALIPLUS B.V. 

Burgbrohl, GERMANY 

Tamworth, GREAT BRITAIN 

Madrid, SPAIN 

Deventer, NETHERLANDS 

Phone: +49 2636 56 0 

Phone: +44 1 827 25 5800 

Phone: +34 91 6667 300 

Phone: + 31 570 6617 00 

info@heuft.com 

uk@heuft.com 

spain@heuft.com 

netherlands@heuft.com 

HEUFT FRANCE S.A. 

HEUFT ITALIA s.r.l. 

HEUFT SCAN Aps 

HEUFT USA Inc. 

Brumath, FRANCE 

Vigevano, ITALY 

Gilleleje, DENMARK 

Downers Grove, USA 

Phone: +33 388 59 3000 

Phone: +39 0381 290411 

Phone: +45 4836 5070 

Phone: +1 630 968 9011 

france@heuft.com 

italy@heuft.com 

scandinavia@heuft.com 

usa@heuft.com 

HEUFT DO BRASIL Ltda. 

HEUFT S.A. 

HEUFT MEXICO S.A. de C.V. 

HEUFT Systems Technology 

Alphaville-Barueri-SP-BRASIL 

Beccar, ARGENTINA 

Naucalpan de Juárez, MEXICO 

(Shanghai) Co. Ltd., CHINA 

Phone: +55 11 4195 7671 

Phone: +54 11 4707 0936 

Phone: +52 55 5374 3280 

Phone: +86 21 6434 3911 

brasil@heuft.com 

argentina@heuft.com 

mexico@heuft.com 

china@heuft.com 

HEUFT ASIA LTD 

HEUFT AUSTRIA GMBH 

OOO HEUFT EURASIA 

INTERNET: 

Hong Kong, CHINA 

Leobersdorf, AUSTRIA 

Moscow, RUSSIA 

www.heuft.com 

Phone: +86 21 6434 3911 

Phone: +43 2256 65556 0 

Phone: +7-495-935-8704 

E-MAIL: 

asia@heuft.com 

austria@heuft.com 

eurasia@heuft.com 

info@heuft.com

Comprehensive 

audio support 

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The HEUFT prime full container check 

for filled food and drink 

containers 

Clear touchscreen user interface 

concentrating on the essentials 

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Modular 

construction 

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FUNCTIONS 

• fill level detection 

• closure presence check 

• detection of closures which 

are too high 

• label check 

• internal container pressure 

measurement 

• filler valve monitoring 

• bottle burst detection 

• serial fault detection which emits 

a switch-off pulse 

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THE ADVANTAGES 

• self-explanatory HEUFT NaVi user 

guidance with personalised access levels 

• integrated auxiliary tools 

• audiovisual assistance during 

brand changes, sampling and 

maintenance work 

• a high degree of automation 

• network compatible 

• HEUFT ISI interface technology 

requiring a minimum amount of wiring 

when installing and retrofitting 

• attractive price due to series production 

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* [more] detailed information on 

www.heuft.com/pri 

HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH | Brohltalstr. 31-33 | 56659 Burgbrohl | Germany | Phone: +49 2636 560 | Fax: +49 2636 562 56 | info@heuft.com | www.heuft.com 

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