Vision Application
MAKE – Cognex, Keyence.
- Quality control and defect detection: Systems inspect products for surface flaws like scratches, cracks, dents, and discoloration with a consistency that surpasses human inspectors.
- Robotic guidance: Vision systems provide "eyes" for robots, allowing for precise pick-and-place, part assembly, and other tasks. The system identifies an object's location and orientation, guiding the robot to interact with it accurately.
- Identification and traceability: Systems use optical character recognition (OCR) and barcode reading to automatically read serial numbers, batch codes, or barcodes on products and packaging.
- Measurement and gauging: Vision systems perform highly accurate dimensional checks on components, ensuring they meet specified tolerances. This is critical for industries with strict quality requirements, like aerospace and medical devices.
- Parts counting and presence detection: Systems can quickly count items in a package or confirm the presence or absence of specific components in an assembly, such as a bottle cap or a screw.
