Developer's Aside
Are visual inspections reducing the percentage of good products?

We receive a variety of samples for evaluation, and sometimes we receive samples that we have no idea where the defect is, that we can only see under very harsh lighting conditions, or that seem to have no functional defects, but we want to detect them [...].

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Developer's Aside
searchKeyword "visual inspection"

I went to searchand looked at various pages with the keywords "I'm looking for a new product," but as usual, there were a lot of new flowers. However, I thought the feeling was a little different. I can't help it if there is a big variation, but quite a lot of them have the logic that "if it's the same as a good product, it's a good product", and the appearance [...].

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Information
International Imaging Seminar 2012

WE WILL DO IT AGAIN THIS TIME! 12/6 (THURSDAY) 15:00-15:50 95% OF VISUAL INSPECTION IS WASTE ? FI METHOD FOR ZERO LEAKAGE & ZERO OVER-DETECTION? OVERVIEW VISUAL INSPECTION IN THE FIELD SHOWS THAT 99% OF THE PRODUCTS ARE GOOD, AND ANOTHER 95% ARE GOOD NO MATTER WHO SEES THEM. THE INSPECTION EQUIPMENT CAN BE USED TO ELIMINATE THIS 95% [...].

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Developer's Aside
I got the actual product.

I received a copy of "Introduction to Image Processing for Machine Vision and Image Inspection" from the publisher. When I read it again, I found it "interesting," I said to myself. If I were to read it again, I would say to myself, "This is interesting. I guess so. This book has been used in a variety of mail [...].

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Information
Introduction to Image Processing for Machine Vision and Image Inspection

A book for which I had the honor of writing a few pages has recently been published. It is called "Preface. The above page describes most of the contents of the book, but what I wrote is quite different as an "introduction to image processing". Perhaps it is an unconventional approach [...].

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Developer's Aside
Sharing Goals

What we think when we visit our clients. The most important thing is to achieve simplicity that can be used in the field. And to be able to offer it at a price that is commensurate with the return on investment. And... to share goals with the field. In order to really achieve results, we need to have a lot of know-how [...].

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Now under development
Inspection of plain PCB

Object: Inspection of plain PCB about 300mm square Inspection with 2.0 megapixel GigE camera at 25fps + 2x optical lens = 2.2?/pixel Lighting: oblique illumination (xenon strobe) Acquisition & inspection speed: 24 times/sec = head shot at camera frame rate [...].

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Now under development
color camera

We received a request from a nearby user to inspect gold plating on SUS with a 10 mm field of view. This is a level of inspection that is difficult to see even with a microscope unless you are used to it. We started with a "monochrome camera + blue lighting" and after about 2 months of trial and error, we were able to [...].

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Developer's Aside
completion of a manuscript

I was asked by an imaging journal to write a manuscript on the topic of "Manufacturing Sites and Image Processing," and today I finally finished the manuscript. Basically, it is in line with the content of this blog. But I also had the thought, "Are you really going to put this in print?" I also have a thought. When the release date is decided [...].

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Developer's Aside
We don't want to sell a lot of...

We want to work together with the field to create interesting inspection equipment. That is why we do not easily go overseas in search of volume. I think we will only do so when we feel that we have "done it all" in Japan. But that's still a long way off.

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