Closure lining and color detector

A system for detecting a lining compound of a container closure that includes a panel having a lining compound on at least a portion thereof, said system comprising:

• a conveyor for moving said plural closures longitudinally therealong, said conveyor having a conveying surface that supports an outside surface of said closures;
• a color sensor that senses said panel of each one of said closures on said conveyor for a predetermined color, said color sensor being capable of identifying a sufficient color status that corresponds to a sufficient lining compound and a deficient color status that corresponds to an insufficient lining compound;
• and
• a separator capable of removing from said conveyor closures having a deficient color status,
• a compound machine that sprays the lining compound on said panel, said lining compound forming a cured lining after curing, said color sensor disposed between said compound machine and an oven;
• whereby said system automatically identifies and removes said closures that have said deficient color from the conveyor.