Over 65 Years of Inspection Excellence
Since 1958, Filtec has helped some of the world’s most iconic companies protect their customers with innovative packaging inspection solutions for PET, glass, aluminum cans, filling, and full cartons to their production lines.
As a member of the Kestrel Vision Group of companies, our mission is to develop innovative inspection technology for the packaging industry to ensure customer process excellence through automation and digital services.
FILTEC’s innovative solutions support SUSTAINABILITY, EFFICIENCY, and INDUSTRY 4.0 initiatives.
Our corporate VISION as a member of Kestrel Vision Group includes:
Safety
Is NON-NEGOTIABLE
Excellence
Is our PASSION
Empathy
EMPOWERS us
Collective Intelligence
Is KEY
Our PURPOSE
We aim for safer and sustainable packaging, protecting people and our planet.
Our MISSION
We develop innovative inspection technology for the packaging industry to ensure customer process excellence through automation and digital services.
The Future of FILTEC
The future of inspection lies in advanced software capabilities, detailed line analytics, and continually advancing automation technologies. Filtec will continue to invest in the latest technologies, including Vision Inspection, Track and Traceability, and Connected Systems.
FILTEC’s History
In 2023, Kestrel Vision Group, a a global expert and leading player in the field of control and inspection based on all areas of machine vision necessary for Industry 4.0, made a strategic investment in FILTEC, further strengthening our foundations and laying a path to an even brighter future.
With local offices and support in over twenty international territories, FILTEC is positioned to serve you on a global scale.
- FILTEC founded by Fred Calhoun
- First patent filed for the Empty Bottle Inspector – automated inspection is born
- First optical fill level sent to market
- First infrared inspection technology sent to market
- Initial rejection systems developed
- Signature gamma fill level machine launch – would go on to sell tens of thousands of units around the globe and set the standard for full bottle inspection for decades
- First case inspector developed
- Signature starwheel design pioneered for Empty Bottle Inspector
- First microprocessor-based imaging system launched for Finish inspection
- First-generation Omnivision sent to market
- Brightfield for cellophane detection pioneered
- First to market with full 360-degree inspection technology
- First to market with pressure detection acoustic technology
- Dual diverter rejection system developed for multi-lane sorting and rejection
- Filler management system pioneered for advanced line analytics
- Laser coding product category launched
- Proprietary multimedia processor card developed for high speed inspection
- Spectrovision advanced vision inspection system sent to market
- PET laser coding premiered
- Twist thread inspection developed
- Touch screen user interface launched
- Investment in Vision development
- Introduction of INTELLECT integrated platform
- Purchased by Kestrel Vision Group