What is the goal?
Since the other day, I have been speaking with many different people. As I talk with them, I am trying to sort out what is going on in their heads. Today we talked about "how we will develop as a business in the future?" The conversation turned to "It depends on what you are aiming for" [...].
With that title...
I am doing a tally of those who attended the seminar and the exhibition. What we were very interested in was what kind of people attended that seminar. Here are some of them for your reference. Users 109 Manufacturing, production engineering, goods [...].
First to arrive!
Regarding the "International Imaging Seminar" that we informed you about earlier, it seems that the advance registration has been closed. Thank you for your many applications. We are sorry to inform you that it is possible to attend the seminar on the day of the event, but it will be standing room only. As of the 22nd [...].
Specificity of visual inspection
When we talk with equipment manufacturers in particular, we often say that "the quality of automatic visual inspection is determined by the user's subjective judgment. Neither we, image makers nor equipment makers, can judge whether it is good or bad. In other words [...].
Blind spots in lighting selection
What is the most important aspect of lighting selection? High contrast of defects? No, it is not. The image should be similar when the same object is imaged. Good products should have similar images. It is often the case that the contrast of defects is forced to be high [...].
False Sampachi
When I visited one of our clients the other day, I heard the term "false sampachi". He said it is "a figure without any basis to put in for the time being" when he is worried. Come to think of it, "inspection specifications" often include things like "±0.03mm" ( [...]).
The last sentence of the inspection specifications
Most inspection equipment is probably built based on inspection specifications submitted by the user. However, at the end of the inspection specifications is a sentence that reads, "No other defects. After all, what the inspection equipment must look for is "all [...]".
What is important in quality inspection
Here is a part. Compared to other parts, the part is obviously bent. However, the amount of deformation is within the range of a good product according to the standard value. What would you think if you received the part? What is a "standard value" in the first place? Good [...].
Omron and MVTec Form Alliance
The above article appeared on the front page of today's Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. I think this is the first big topic in a while in this industry, which has been a bit stagnant. OMRON is one of the top two companies in the "image sensor" industry, along with Keyence. On the other hand, MVTec is a "custom [...]...
Flexinspector's power in the know
Today, a person from an imaging-related company asked me if he could see what the FlexInspector was all about. I gave him an overview of the system (an inspection stage with automatic X-axis and manual Y-axis), which was just being adjusted before shipment. The image [...].