New Year's Greetings
Happy New Year! We look forward to working with you again in the New Year. At the exhibition at the end of last year, we had many visitors who said they read our blog. This type of content is difficult to open up about because it is related to our business [...].
The "unexpected" does occur.
THE INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL EXHIBITION ON IMAGE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HEAR FROM FI USERS ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN UP TO. THIS TIME, WE HEARD SIMILAR STORIES FROM SEVERAL USERS WHO HAVE FOUND PROBLEMS THAT THEY THOUGHT WERE "IMPOSSIBLE" TO SOLVE DUE TO PROCESSING. WE ALSO HEARD [...]...
Day 3 of '06 International Technical Exhibition on Image Technology and Equipment
The Imaging Equipment Show has ended successfully. Thank you very much for stopping by. We were pleased to see so many visitors who came from our website, and we realized once again that many of you have visited our website. End users are [...].
APPEARANCE INSPECTION OF ICS
AN ACQUAINTANCE OF MINE FROM A COMPANY THAT IS MAINLY IN CHARGE OF MAINTENANCE OF VISUAL INSPECTION EQUIPMENT FOR ICS CAME TO VISIT ME. I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF SEMICONDUCTOR-RELATED VISUAL INSPECTION EQUIPMENT. APPARENTLY, THE KEY SEEMS TO BE "FOREIGN MATTER. I FELT THAT THE KEY TO THE SITUATION WAS THE [...]...
Manufacturing and Image Processing
Today's Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun editorial states, "Customer complaints and defective products have been increasing at certain factories. Frankly speaking, I feel that one of the factors contributing to this is the "spread of image processing inspections. As you know, the current level of image processing inspection is in terms of "judgment [...].
Surprisingly much-needed "hand-mounted" inspection equipment
Recently, we have been receiving inquiries about "hand-placement" inspections, in which the inspection system is set up by hand and inspected with a camera. Perhaps the image of ordinary image processing inspection equipment is "not worth the cost and effort. However, the system is highly versatile and can be set up and adjusted [...].
Inspection equipment with 93% yield
A recently delivered inspection system equipped with FlexInspector had a problem with "93% yield rate in actual operation". The situation was as follows: ・Items that were determined to be OK were visually confirmed to be all good products. When the items that were determined to be NG were visually checked, they were all good.
Camera mounting surface
I always thought it would be more convenient to mount the camera on the top surface. In most cases, the imaging surface is on a horizontal plane and the camera is mounted vertically. If the monitor is on the control surface of the device, in order to eliminate the discomfort of the image, the camera [...].
Supplemental information on general-purpose visual inspection equipment
The other day, I wrote about general-purpose visual inspection systems. It is true that it has been taken for granted that each and every visual inspection system is unique, so it may be difficult for you to get a clear image [...]...
Why we are a "one-man company
Currently, I am the only one registered in our company. I do most of the user support, FlexInspector development, and administrative work by myself. I have been getting a lot of help from our distributors for sales activities. So, why "a one-man company [...]"?