Concept of inspection speed 3
When inspecting an object moving at high speed, the key is to obtain a clear image (bright image without blurring). To be more specific, the key is to keep the distance traveled during exposure to less than one pixel. In our experience [...].
Concept of inspection speed 2
The capability of the camera naturally has an impact on the inspection speed. When selecting a camera, we look at the "pixel count," "pixel size," and "frame rate" as key factors. The area cameras we often use have a GigE (Gigabit Ethernet) interface (see [...]).
Concept of inspection speed 1
Is it possible to inspect at 1 piece/second? How fast can the speed be increased to inspect the image without blurring? We sometimes receive questions like these. The gear inspection system we exhibited at a recent exhibition was designed to inspect 90 gear teeth [...].
Miscellaneous impressions of Kansai Mechanical Components & Materials Technology Expo
The Kansai Mechanical Components and Materials Technology Expo is over. Thank you very much for stopping by our booth. Here are some miscellaneous impressions. There were quite a few robots in action here and there. It must be a current trend. We, too, have been thinking "If we use robots, we can do things like people [...]".
The Power of Public Relations
Looking at newspapers and the Internet, we frequently see things that are "to be commercialized by October of the year 0. I think everyone agrees that "publicity" has become easier, especially with the spread of the Internet. However, as a person who is also in charge of technical development, I am "scared" [...].
Will robots take human jobs?
Robots take human jobs. Typical scholarly thinking, I guess. Our efforts to "replace visual inspectors" and even that is troubling if it is even possible. The biggest obstacle lies in "cost". Both the initial cost and the operational cost, people did [...].
Automation of subjectivity
Automation of visual inspection is automation of subjectivity, of the senses. In the same way, even if image processing is used, positioning, measuring, and text reading are objective automation. If it is objective automation, its goodness or badness is clear, but subjective automation fits the sense of the on-site worker [...].
I tried two-dimensional picking.
We tested position detection for picking with a robot. It is two-dimensional, not three-dimensional. First, a positioning model is created with 1 piece, and up to 10 pieces are detected. Detection with 1 piece Detection with 6 pieces Detection with 20 pieces Detection with a box of screws "Three-dimensional [...].
People are inspected on their emotions.
Visual inspection is said to be difficult to automate because of its sensory nature. To put it another way, visual inspection is emotional. Visual inspectors do not want to "spill the beans," so they try to change angles by hand to make things visible, look at things they do not need to look at, and even [...].
FIS-100" AUTOMATIC APPEARANCE SENSOR THAT INSPECTS "ALMOST THE SAME AS GOOD PRODUCTS
ALTHOUGH "VISUAL INSPECTION EQUIVALENCE" IS OFTEN REQUIRED WHEN CONSIDERING AUTOMATION OF VISUAL INSPECTION, IT IS NOT EASY TO ACHIEVE. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE GLOBAL MARKET DOES NOT DEMAND HIGH-COST PRODUCTS WITH STRICTLY INSPECTED APPEARANCE. AUTOMATIC APPEARANCE SENSOR "FIS-100" [...].