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Top and side inspection with one camera Part 5

WE BORROWED AND TESTED THE PCCD012, A 360° SPECIAL OPTICS PCCD SERIES FROM OPTOART (OPTO ENGINEERING). COMPARED TO THE COMPANY'S PERECENTRIC LENSES THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY BORROWED, THE PCCD012 IS COMPACT AND HAS A WORK DISTANCE OF [...].

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Top and side inspection with one camera Part 4

This is an inquiry about a special optical lens that can be used with a slightly larger workpiece distance. Natsume Kogaku's cone side viewer is not available as a standard product, but it seems to be a custom-made product according to the work size. The feeling of use was good. Currently, there is a [...].

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Top and side inspection with one camera Part 3

The following is an image of a hyper-telecentric lens being tested. We are using ring lighting. In order to see the sides of the image, the work distance has to be very narrow. The light does not reach the top of the lens, so the side of the lens is not [...].

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AREAS WHERE FIS-100 EXCELS

WHEN CONSIDERING VISUAL INSPECTION, THE APPROPRIATE INSPECTION METHOD DEPENDS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRODUCT. WHEN TAKING "STABLE OR UNSTABLE" ON THE VERTICAL AXIS AND "SIMPLE OR COMPLEX" ON THE HORIZONTAL AXIS, THE AREA IN WHICH FIS-100 EXCELS IS THE LIGHT BLUE AREA IN THE FIGURE. THE AREA WHERE FIS-100 EXCELS IS THE LIGHT BLUE AREA IN THE FIGURE. [...].

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Ping-pong Method × Robot × Special lighting (for unevenness detection) Movie uploaded!

We have uploaded a video of our exhibit at the recent Image Sensing Expo 2017. Reference Video Using this special illumination, the detection of minute irregularities on the surface of a glossy object to be inspected can be done by changing the pattern of the point light source reflected on the object to determine if it is a good [...].

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Automatic phase alignment full circumference inspection Video uploaded.

The ping-pong method is a low-cost, automated method in which a human operator performs the supply and discharge while the inspection is performed reliably. Basically, the ping-pong method is focused on one side only and achieves 2 to 4 times faster inspections. If you want to inspect the side [...]...

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Seminar: "Why Doesn't Automation of Visual Inspection Work?" was held.

Held in conjunction with the Image Sensing Expo 2017, the seminar was attended by 276 people. In fact, the capacity of the venue was not sufficient and less than 80 people were unable to attend the seminar. To be honest, we did not expect the response to be so positive. I am not sure if you can imagine the [...]...

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Pre-registration deadline for 6/8 seminar with over 300 participants

The organizers of the Sensing & Imaging Show have informed us that 323 people have pre-registered for the show. Thank you very much for your registration! Even if some of you are unable to attend due to various reasons on the day of the exhibition, we expect that many of you will be standing due to the size of the venue [...].

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Defects not visible in scattered light

It is natural to think that defects invisible by scattered light are originally extremely small and will not lead to serious complaints. However, in reality, users want to detect even "thin scratches" and "shallow dents" without any [...].

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Developer's Aside
after a long time

Here comes the boss. The staff has been working hard and I was left in charge. My apologies. We will be exhibiting at the Image Sensing Expo in June for the first time in five years. And also a seminar. The major change in the past five years has been in the automation of visual inspection [...].

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