vision system
Industrial Vision
Vision systems are currently expanding greatly in automation. As more companies are realizing the potential of vision in production applications, the demand for automated visual checking systems increases. Vision systems are ideal for improving internal quality control in ways that other automated quality control systems cannot.
Procontrol Systems has experience using a new generation of vision systems that are faster, more powerful, more reliable and more cost effective. These new camera systems use standard communications and are able to interface with practically any automation device, giving eyes to a machine.
Vision solutions are available in many different variations; from basic inspection requirements using a standalone greyscale camera to high-powered multiple camera inspections. Multiple tasks can be performed on the same hardware to accommodate different products.
Listed below are a sample of the functions that a Procontrol Systems vision package can provide for you:
Product Identification and Analysis
Presence/absence, locating, counting and feature verification of products are elemental to a vision system. For example, vials are packaged by the box and the vision system ensures the correct amount is present.
Measurement
Vision systems can measure items and check tolerances very accurately. Measurement can include linear, angular, between lines, between circle centres, areas and to a datum. Typically a given vision system can repeatedly measure down to 1/4 of a pixel which can translate to less than 0.05mm!
Colour Monitoring and Detection
Using a colour camera enables the visual inspection to take on a new dimension. Variances in a particular colour can be detected, for example checking the ripeness of fruit or the mix of paint before tinning. This further ensures that your product leaves in the way it should.
Detect Part Problems
If a product is flawed then this can be detected using this special feature. Detectable problems can include surface defects, size/shape irregularities, cracks, label errors and more. For example, detecting print loss problems on calculator buttons.
1D and 2D Barcodes
No problem for a vision system at all—with support for all types of barcodes and the ability to read 1D and 2D barcodes, a camera can replace separate barcode scanners. This provides a means to track a particular product the entire way from start to finish.
OCR
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) gives the ability for the camera to read text. This means that text printed on your product can be verified before it is sent out, eliminating the possibility of incorrect labelling.