Detecting defects before the robot picks.
At a manufacturer of seal inserts for packaging applications, the inserts are lined up as "stacks" on several parallel roller conveyors and packed by robots: until now, defects often only became visible after packaging or at the customer's site. A wide-angle camera captures several adjacent roller conveyors from above at the same time and assesses geometry, defects and contamination in real time; the AI assessment is connected directly to the robot controller via PLC. Stacks with a NOK assessment are either not picked (with optional manual release by an operator) or specifically sorted into a NOK container before packaging.
One camera, several roller conveyors in view
A centrally mounted wide-angle camera captures several parallel roller conveyors at the same time; the assessment is connected directly to the robot controller via PLC.
Preventing customer complaints instead of finding defects at the customer's site
Stacks with a NOK assessment are not picked or are specifically sorted out before packaging: defects that used to become visible only after packaging or at the customer's site are now detected beforehand. Every decision is documented per stack and channel, which reduces film, time and personnel costs and prevents customer complaints.
Where are defects detected too late in your process today?
We look at your packaging process: and assess how an inspection before the robot picks can be integrated.