Developer's Aside
empathy test

People say that visual inspections are difficult to automate because they are sensory inspections or because they are sensory. With FlexInspector, I've been able to get results that are pretty close to visual sensory inspection. But... something doesn't feel right. Different! Visual inspection is an "emotional" inspection [...].

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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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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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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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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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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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Developer's Aside
CV-X100

KEYENCE'S NEW CV-X100. I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T COMMENT...

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Late to the party...

Our company also welcomed three new hires in April. One is a mid-career hire. One is a mid-career hire, looking ahead to overseas sales. Two are new science graduates. I am having them fill in the blanks with my ideas. Today, I noticed the notebook they are using. I already [...].

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Developer's Aside
Inline Demo

I'VE BEEN THINKING CALMLY THAT THERE HAS BEEN A FLURRY OF ACTIVITY RECENTLY, AND FOUND THAT QUITE A FEW "ONSITE INLINE DEMOS" ARE BEING CONDUCTED OR ARE SCHEDULED TO BE CONDUCTED. TWO OF THE HAND-FEED LINE SENSOR DEMO MACHINES ARE OUT OF THE OFFICE. A LARGE ROTATING STAGE IS ALSO OUT OF THE OFFICE. THE FIS + CUSTOM [...] THAT WAS CREATED AHEAD OF THE OTHERS IS NOW OUT.

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