Developer's Aside
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" [...].

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Now under development
Combination with multi-axis robot

We are currently developing a device called "FlexInspector-ROBO" that combines our FIS-100 automatic visual sensor and NACHI's MZ07 robot. It is already working well, but what I see when I look at it is that it is an automatic visual inspection [...].

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For your consideration
LAN CONNECTION WITH PLC

THE AUTOMATIC APPEARANCE SENSOR FIS HAS A MECHANISM THAT CAN BE USED IN VARIOUS FORMS OF SYSTEMS WITH ONLY A FEW SETTINGS. 1) ANY TYPE AND NUMBER OF CAMERAS 2) VARIABLE ALLOCATION OF INPUT/OUTPUT SIGNALS TO BE CONNECTED TO EXTERNAL CONTROLS 3) DIMMING POWER CONTROL FOR VARIOUS ILLUMINATOR MANUFACTURERS IS POSSIBLE 4) [...].

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Information
Imaging Information Industrial, January 2013

THE ARTICLE "FIS-100, AN AUTOMATIC APPEARANCE SENSOR THAT INSPECTS "ALMOST THE SAME AS GOOD PRODUCTS" WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST ISSUE OF IMAGING INFORMATION INDUSTRIAL (INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION OF JAPAN, INC. THE CONTENT OF THE ARTICLE IS BASED ON A SEMINAR I GAVE AT THE INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL EXHIBITION ON IMAGE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT [...].

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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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Developer's Aside
majority decision-making system

FlexInspector used to determine the range of good products by registering many "good products" and then inspecting to see if they were within that range. The problem with this method is that it requires a large number of "good products". In the field, there are many unsorted products [...].

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Easier.

CURRENTLY, THE NEW FIS-100 IS BEING ENHANCED BASED ON THE OPINIONS OF USERS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED IT. ONE OF THE REQUESTS WE RECEIVED WAS TO IMAGE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS FROM VARIOUS DIRECTIONS AND INSPECT THEM AS "THE SAME AS GOOD PRODUCTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE VIEWED. THE FIS-100 IS CAPABLE OF CAPTURING IMAGES FROM UP TO 20 [...].

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Differences from conventional image sensors

We often receive phone calls inquiring about our products, and among them, we are often asked how they are different from other image sensors. To be honest, they are so different that it is difficult to explain the points, but the biggest points are ●Others Advanced image processing [...].

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Developer's Aside
2011 Happy New Year

HAPPY NEW YEAR! WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE NEW YEAR. OUR GOAL FOR THIS YEAR IS THE EARLY LAUNCH OF THE AUTOMATIC APPEARANCE SENSOR FIS. WE WOULD LIKE TO MASTER THE CONCEPT OF "ANYONE CAN USE IT (I.E., ANYONE CAN OPERATE IT AND MAKE IT EFFECTIVE).

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Now under development
AUTOMATIC APPEARANCE SENSOR FIS-100

Just before the International Technical Exhibition on Image Technology and Equipment, the "automatic appearance sensor" that I have wanted to do for some time is taking shape. Compared to FlexInspector, which is said to be easy, its ease of use is overwhelming. It will be one of the answers to realize "anyone can use" [...].

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