Integrated Vision System Solutions

WheelInspector

Fully Automated Vision Inspection System

Features:   * Rim Style, Colour and Finish.  * Rim detail recognition (presence/absence).  * Tread Pattern Recognition (model verification).  * Tire and Rim Alignment.  * Character Recognition  * Fill Stem Presence/Absence  * Gloss and Finish Analysis  * BarCode reader  * 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 highly diffuse "dome" lighting source, a single Vision camera, and a digital I/O interface. The system was connected to an existing PLC, which controlled the relevant section of the production conveyer. The PLC provides a trigger, when a tire and rim are in position to be inspected, and the Sure Vision system evaluates the rim, for size and style. A numeric result is output to the controlling PLC at the Balancer.       This result is then evaluated by the PLC, which then displays an indication to the operator to identify the appropriate weight style for that rim. The rim identification is also used to display the rim style at the various stations on the balancer.

• 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.