--- title: Kestrel Vision - Every Metal Can Stage. Every Metal Container. description: Kestrel Vision delivers end-to-end Metal Can inspection, coding, and AI-powered data visibility—from beverage to food cans —for total packaging quality. image: https://info.kestrel-vision.com/hubfs/CanLid_Coding.jpg --- [![Kestrelvision](https://info.kestrel-vision.com/hubfs/Kestrelvision.png)](https://kestrel-vision.com/) - [Company](https://kestrel-vision.com/) - [About Us](https://kestrel-vision.com/about-kestrel/) - [Principles of Culture](https://kestrel-vision.com/about-kestrel/principles-culture/) - Our Brands - [FILTEC](https://www.filtec.com/) - [Pressco Technology](https://www.pressco.com/) - [Somex Innovation](https://somexinnovation.ie/) - [Contact Us](https://kestrel-vision.com/#contact) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Kestrel Vision Solutions for Every Can Manufacturing Stage: Every Can, Shell, and End         ### Learn More About Our Metal Can Inspection Solutions ![Pressco a KV brand black version@2x](https://info.kestrel-vision.com/hubfs/Pressco%20a%20KV%20brand%20black%20version@2x.png) ## Complete Metal Can Inspection & Traceability — From Coil to Pallet, Fully Connected From the necker and flanger, to shell and end conversion - to deco inspection, laser coding, and beyond — **Kestrel Vision** delivers a unified, end-to-end inspection, quality assurance, and data intelligence ecosystem purpose-built for **food and beverage can manufacturers**. By combining PRESSCO can inspection technologies, FILTEC laser marking and character verification solutions, and KLARITY, the SaaS platform to monitor and manage packaging industry operations, Kestrel Vision enables total visibility, compliance, and control across every operation — and every component — on your canmaking line. [Learn More >](https://info.kestrel-vision.com/metal-can-solutions#offerings) Whether you operate ultra-high-speed beverage can lines or flexible, multi-SKU food can production, one principle remains constant: **Every defect is detected. Every code is verified. Every decision is backed by data.** --- #### **Your Can Manufacturing Quality Workflow — Connected** Modern can plants operate at extraordinary speeds, with tight tolerances and rising expectations for traceability, sustainability, and proof of quality. Kestrel Vision simplifies this complexity by connecting inspection, marking, and analytics into one cohesive workflow: - [**NEW! Focal Point Food Can Inspection**](https://info.kestrel-vision.com/hubfs/Pressco%20Files/Brochures/Pressco_Focal_Point-041726.pdf) - **[Centralized Data & AI Analytics via KLARITY ](https://www.pressco.com/applications/klarity-data-integration-platform/)** - **[Aluminum Can Body Inspection](https://www.pressco.com/applications/metal-inspection/beverage-cans/beer-beverage-cans/)** - **[Shell & End Inspection (including EZ-Open Ends)](https://www.pressco.com/applications/metal-inspection/food-shells-food-ends-ez-open-ends/)** - [**Empty Can Inspection (ECI)**](https://www.pressco.com/applications/metal-inspection/empty-metal-can/) - [**Deco Design and Branding Inspection**](https://www.pressco.com/applications/metal-inspection/beverage-cans/complete-deco-inspection/) - [**Laser Marking (Date, Lot, QR, Data Matrix, Branding)**](https://www.filtec.com/products/laser-marking-solution/) - **[OCR & Code Verification](https://www.filtec.com/products/laser-marking-solution/)** - [**Track & Trace Enablement**](https://www.filtec.com/solutions/by-inspection-type/coding-and-code-recognition/) - [**24/7 Enhanced Tech Support**](https://www.pressco.com/pressco-support/) ![Pressco Focal Point Inspecting Food Cans](https://14566253.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hub/14566253/hubfs/Focal_Point_Food_Cans.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Focal_Point_Food_Cans.jpg) Pressco Focal Point Food Can Inspection [![Klarity](https://14566253.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hub/14566253/hubfs/Klarity.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Klarity.jpg)](https://info.kestrel-vision.com/hubfs/Klarity-1.jpg) **Unify Factory Data for Real-Time Insights** [![Metal_Can_Line_Pressco](https://14566253.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hub/14566253/hubfs/Metal_Can_Line_Pressco.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=Metal_Can_Line_Pressco.jpg)](https://info.kestrel-vision.com/hubfs/Metal_Can_Line_Pressco.jpg) **Complete Metal Can Line Inspection Solutions** ![01-Deco-Can-Part-Pic1](https://14566253.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hub/14566253/hubfs/01-Deco-Can-Part-Pic1.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=01-Deco-Can-Part-Pic1.jpg) **Beverage and Food Can Deco Inspection** ![CanLid_Coding](https://14566253.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hub/14566253/hubfs/CanLid_Coding.jpg?width=1200&length=1200&name=CanLid_Coding.jpg) **Laser Mark Cans and Ends for Traceability & Branding** [Contact Us Now](https://www.pressco.com/contact-us/) --- ## **What We Offer** #### Inspection & Traceability Solutions for Every Stage of Can Manufacturing - **[Pressco Metal Inspection Solutions](https://www.pressco.com/applications/metal-inspection/)** High-speed vision and sensor-based systems detect defects in can bodies, shells, ends, and tabs before they impact filling operations or customer quality metrics. These systems are engineered to operate reliably at production speeds exceeding 2,000 cans per minute. - [INTELLISPEC FOCAL POINT Food Can Inspection](https://info.kestrel-vision.com/hubfs/Pressco%20Files/Brochures/Pressco_Focal_Point-041726.pdf) Modular and flexible solution verifies seam-critical features, coating integrity, and structural consistency required for thermal processing and long-term product safety in food applications.  - [**FILTEC Laser Coding and OCR**](https://www.filtec.com/products/laser-marking-solution/) Lasetec 5 provides permanent, ink-free laser marking for aluminum cans, shells, and ends. The system supports high-contrast marking of: Date & lot codes; Data Matrix & QR codes;  Alphanumeric identifiers; Logos, promotional graphics, and anti-counterfeit marks. - [Pressco Beverage Can Inspection](https://www.pressco.com/applications/metal-inspection/beverage-cans/) Ensures dimensional accuracy, surface quality, flange integrity, and decoration quality for aluminum beverage cans, minimizing filler downtime and downstream rejects. - [**KLARITY - Centralized Data & AI Analytics**](https://www.pressco.com/applications/klarity-data-integration-platform/) AI-powered, system agnostic platform unifying inspection, machine, and environmental data for real-time insights and optimization. - [Pressco Empty Can Inspection (ECI)](https://www.pressco.com/applications/metal-inspection/empty-can-inspection/) Identifies dents, flange damage, contamination, and shape defects prior to filling, protecting fillers from costly line stops and brand-damaging leaks. - [Pressco Shells, Ends & EZ-Open End Inspection](https://www.pressco.com/applications/metal-inspection/beverage-shells-and-ends/) Detects defects in curl, score, rivet formation, and tab placement to ensure reliable opening performance and consumer safety. - [**24/7 Enhanced Technology Support**](https://www.pressco.com/pressco-support/enhanced-tech-support/) With our advanced communication tools, including direct internet connection to your systems as well as real-time chat with built-in automatic translation, you’ll always be protected from lengthy delays waiting for after-hours tech support assistance. --- ![smart-manufacturing](https://info.kestrel-vision.com/hubfs/smart-manufacturing.jpg "smart-manufacturing") ## From Inspection to Intelligence — The Future of Can Manufacturing Together, **Pressco**, **FILTEC**, and **KLARITY** form a fully connected ecosystem for metal can manufacturing — one that links inspection, marking, and data into a single source of truth. For can makers, this means the ability to: - Deliver traceable cans and ends as a premium offering - Provide proof of quality and compliance across the supply chain - Improve operational performance through data-driven insight - Prepare for evolving digital and sustainability requirements Kestrel Vision helps manufacturers move beyond inspection alone — toward a future where **every can carries intelligence, accountability, and trust**. [Contact Us Today](https://www.pressco.com/contact-us/) ## Follow us on LinkedIn: [FILTEC ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/514736) |  [PRESSCO ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/93822/) |  [KESTREL VISION](https://www.linkedin.com/company/kestrel-vision/) ![KestrelvisionWhite](https://info.kestrel-vision.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KestrelvisionWhite.png?width=1016&height=203&name=KestrelvisionWhite.png) The leading global player in data driven control and inspection for rigid packaging manufacturing and filling.   - [About Us](https://kestrel-vision.com/about-kestrel) - [Contact Us](https://kestrel-vision.com/#contact) - [Careers](https://kestrel-vision.com/careers/) © [Kestrel Vision](https://kestrel-vision.com/) 2026 All rights reserved. ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "VideoObject", "contentUrl" : "https://14566253.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/14566253/video_assets/339854510793/inherited/web_optimized.mp4", "dateModified" : "2026-04-30T22:09:44.205Z", "duration" : "PT3M56S", "height" : 1080, "name" : "MetalCanSolutions_Kestrel_MetPack2026-2", "thumbnailUrl" : "https://api-na2.hubspot.com/filemanager/api/v3/files/thumbnail-redirect/339854510793?portalId=14566253&size=medium", "uploadDate" : "2026-04-30T22:09:01.856Z", "width" : 1920 } ```