Bottle inspection along molder transport path

A container inspection system in combination with a container manufacturing system, comprising:

• a molder formed with at least one cavity, the molder being coupled to a preform feed means and having at least one cavity for receiving a succession of preforms and to form the preforms to a shape of the cavity, the molder forming a container with a top seal means on a neck formed with an opening, and a base;
• a transfer means positioned after the blow molder along a transport path, and being operable to remove each container from the cavity and to transport the container along the transport path toward an exit means, the transfer means maintaining a predetermined rotational position of each container received from the molder;
• at least one optical inspection device disposed along the transport path between the molder and the exit means, the transfer means presenting the container to the inspection system at said predetermined rotational position for each successive container, the at least one optical inspection device being operable to capture an image of at least part of the container and being coupled to a processor for analyzing the image for defects in the container;
• at least one of an additional optical inspection device and a rejection means coupled along the transport path, and being coupled to the processor, the processor having means coupled to the transport path for coordinating operation of the at least one optical inspection device and said processor correlating operation of at least one of the optical inspection device, the additional optical inspection device and the rejection means, as to individual ones of the containers, whereby defective operation of the cavity of the molder and the transfer means can be identified.