Integrated Vision System Solutions

ThreadInspector

Fully Automated Vision Inspection System

Features:   * Thread presence or absence verification.  * Thread pitch and angle verification.  * "Broken Tap" obstruction alarming.  * Colour Identification  * Character Recognition  * BarCode reader  * Gloss and Finish Analysis  * Flashing and Obstruction Detection  * Pattern Recognition & Blob Analysis  * Image Processing and Morphology  * And many more ...

System: 

• Vision Hardware and Software Platforms available to suit the application requirements as well as the existing facility standards.

• Installed in NEMA rated enclosures.

• PC Based or Standalone Camera Systems.

• Integrated Lighting customized to the target inspection designed for factory environments and continuous duty.

• Industrial Grade PC and Electronic components.

• Resolution of imaging matched to resolution of required inspection detail.

Options:

• Connection to Internet, Ethernet and all Industry Standard Plant Floor Networks (DeviceNet, Profibus, AB Remote I/O, etc.).

• Inline Inspection Integration or "Out of Process" 

• Standalone Test Station design.

• Historical Archival and Replay of Data and/or Images.

• Local and Remote Graphical Display.

• Local Pushbutton activation station with Indication Lights.

• Development and Runtime or Runtime Only system designs.

• Password protected Administrative tool set for parameter tuning.

• Disk Maintenance tools for PC Based Systems.

Installation Example: Sure Control Systems Inc. created an "in process" PC Based Vision inspection station. It was comprised of integrated lighting, twenty four Vision cameras, a digital I/O interface, and an integrated section of conveyor interlocked with the Vision System inspection results. The system was connected to an existing PLC, which controlled the relevant section of the production conveyer. The target engine block moves into position in the Vision System Enclosure via a conveyor system. When the block is in position, the PLC sends a signal to the Vision System that the engine block is ready to be inspected.  The Vision System then starts a capture program that takes 24 pictures of the engine block.  Once the capture program is complete, the images are then analyzed to check for threads. If the Vision System finds that all threads are present, it will send a pass signal back to the PLC. When the PLC gets the pass signal, it will move the block down to the Loading Area. If the Vision System processes the images and decides that there is a thread failure, then it will send the PLC a fail signal. The PLC will then sound an alarm so that the operator can visually inspect the engine block to verify that there is a thread failure and release the block into quarantine.

• 100% Component Inspection of the processed products.

• "Six Sigma" accuracy in the output of the manufacturing process.

• Increased speed and reliability of the inspection process.

• Archival of the inspection for future review and audit verification.

Vision Based Inspection Systems are no longer an emerging technology; they are an integral part of efficient manufacturing processes.