In a place called Kyoto
If it had been in Tokyo or Osaka, we would have been involved in money games... If it had been in Nagoya, we would have had too many projects to work calmly... If it had been in Tohoku or Kyushu, it would have been a little inconvenient to deal with the whole country... [...].
Visual inspection that "goes beyond people
We visited a manufacturer of precision plastic parts to inspect the sixth unit of a visual inspection system and asked about the status of the delivered system. We are 99% satisfied with the system. I can't imagine not having it anymore. I am afraid it will break down. I am afraid it will break down. This is how visual inspection equipment should be. It is a "replacement for people" [...].
Interesting, but...
Ongoing themes: Support for systems with "two 45M CoaX cameras" Support for systems that use multiple PCs for parallel inspection to increase speed Embedding HALCON Anomaly Inspection (Deep Learning) in actual equipment Development of technology that will be key in the future. [...].
AI IS USED FOR VISUAL INSPECTION."
IT SEEMS MORE AND MORE COMPANIES ARE SAYING, "WE'LL USE AI TO INSPECT THE APPEARANCE." IT IS FINE TO TRY, BUT I THINK THE RESULTS WILL BE QUITE SEVERE. THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IS THAT "HUMAN REPLACEMENT" AUTOMATION DOES NOT PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT RETURN ON INVESTMENT, AND THAT [...].
The Dark Side of Contract Development
I had a chance to talk remotely with a software company. They are developing software such as image processing on consignment. The development environment and equipment are basically specified by the client. In order to deal with them, they have a wide range of knowledge and experience [...].
IN ADDITION, KEYENCE'S VJ SERIES
Defects that do not appear in the image cannot be detected by any algorithm. Therefore, it is very important to visualize defects. Appearance defects can be divided into two main types. Shape defects, such as scratches, and dirt defects, such as [...].
things dear to one's heart
I am organizing my home for a move. Since I started my business in 1999 in my home office, I found a lot of documents and other materials from that time. Documents from my first year of business. Documents I created when I made my first loan. The business partnership agreement with Lynx [...].
Why automate?
Why automate? Automation is faster than a person can do it, it is cleaner than a person can do it, it can do things that a person can't do, it can work 24 hours a day (although you don't have to work 24 hours a day if you are fast), then it makes sense [...].
Seeing the whole picture
One of the most important aspects of automating visual inspection is to look at the entire surface. In the case of visual inspection, we unconsciously look at the entire surface of the product from the moment we pick it up. If we feel any abnormality, even if it is not a priority area, we remove it. On the other hand, when inspecting with a camera, [...].
The skills I have acquired
I WILL BE 53 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR, WHICH MEANS 23 YEARS SINCE I STARTED MY OWN BUSINESS AT THE AGE OF 30. BASICALLY, IT HAS BEEN A REPETITION OF DOING SMALL THEMES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND I HAVE GAINED A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE. UNTIL MY LAST JOB MECHANICAL DESIGN WITH 2D CAD. DIGITAL I/O SYSTEM [...].