How to handle the gray zone
When inspecting with images, ideally the results of visual inspection and the results of image inspection should be in perfect agreement, but we have not yet technically reached that point. How should this "gray zone" be handled? This gray zone [...].
MAHALANOBIS TAGUCHI (MT) SYSTEM
ALPS ELECTRIC'S QUALITY ENGINEERING EFFORTS WERE RECENTLY INTRODUCED IN THE NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN. THE ARTICLE WAS ABOUT THE COMPANY'S EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE OUTFLOWS OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS BY ADOPTING THE MT SYSTEM. I KNEW LITTLE ABOUT THE "MT SYSTEM" DUE TO MY LACK OF STUDY, SO I [...]...
Camera Selection Criteria
THERE ARE A STAR-STUDDED LIST OF MANUFACTURERS OF INDUSTRIAL CAMERAS, BUT THE TWO POINTS WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE ARE 1) TURNAROUND TIME AND 2) EASE OF USE. SINCE FI CAMERAS DO NOT REQUIRE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, THE TIME FROM BUDGETING TO OPERATION IS EXTREMELY SHORT. THEREFORE, "BUILD-TO-ORDER" AND "DELIVERY [...].
We look forward to working with you again this year!
Happy New Year! We look forward to working with you in the new year. We will do our best to meet the expectations of users, system manufacturers, and distributors. We look forward to your guidance and encouragement.
About "Custom
We have received inquiries from several users asking if we do not offer customization. The answer is that we do not do customization for a development fee. The reasons are as follows: 1) Even if we were to charge a development fee for development, we would not be able to offer customization services because we would have to pay for the development of the product.
Summary of International Technical Exhibition on Image Technology and Equipment
The exhibition is over. According to the organizer's announcement, the number of visitors decreased by about 5%. In our booth, the number of visitors was "the same as the previous show + α". Thank you very much for stopping by our booth. The most notable things we heard this time were: 1) "The image maker's [...]", 2) "The image maker's "The image maker's", and 3) "The image maker's".
Busy, stomach aching...
The exhibition is approaching. We will be exhibiting our FlexInspector "Color" as previously announced. The draft of the catalog is finally ready. As usual, I made it myself using Illustrator. This saves me one headache [...].
Yield in image processing inspection
WE OFTEN SEE A REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATION THAT SAYS SOMETHING LIKE "INSPECTION YIELD 99.9%". I ASSUME THAT THIS IS PROBABLY DERIVED FROM THE ACTUAL YIELD RATE OF THE PRODUCT AT THE TIME OF SHIPMENT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS HERE IS HOW TO DEAL WITH "UNCLEAR OK/NG".
MECHATRONICS TECHNOLOGY JAPAN Day 3
Another successful event today. We apologize for the inconvenience of running out of catalogs. One of the questions we received today was, "Can the camera track ambient light? The conclusion is that it cannot. When inspecting with image processing, the image is only captured and [...].
Doddle! Machine Vision Basics 2005
I BOUGHT AND READ THE TITLE BOOK (IMAGE INFORMATION MOOK). AFTER READING IT, I HAD THE SAME FEELING AS AFTER SEEING THE IMAGE SENSING EXPO AND THE INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL EXHIBITION ON IMAGE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT. PERHAPS THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO THE "FIELD" THE MORE INTENSELY UNCOMFORTABLE YOU FEEL? SO-CALLED "IMAGE SENSORS" [...].