Method and device for producing and inspecting a package

A method for producing and inspecting a package comprising at least one product cavity in a formed part sealed by a lidding film, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• (a) sealing the lidding film to the formed part along a seam, which surrounds the at least one product cavity, by means of a sealing device comprising a sealing contour, which is divided into a plurality of segments;
• and
• (b) detecting, by way of the sealing device, a parameter characteristic of a sealing quality of the seam in each segment of the plurality of segments along the seam,
• (c) detecting a problem with the sealing according to step (a) based on the parameter detected according to step (b) in each segment of the plurality of segments;
• wherein step (b) comprises detecting an actual value of the parameter in each segment of the plurality of segments, and wherein step (c) comprises the steps of:
• (c1) comparing the detected actual value of the parameter of each segment of the plurality of segments with a nominal value of the parameter said for each segment of the plurality of segments;
• (c2) determining, for each segment of the plurality segments, whether there is a deviation between the actual value and the nominal value of the parameter;
• and
• (c3) detecting the problem with the sealing according to step (a) based on the deviation between the actual value and the nominal value of the parameter determined according to step (c2).