ADEPT Turnkey says it is offering a choice of machine vision hardware and application software to accommodate the differing needs and experience of automotive end users.
Automotive suppliers have to keep an eye on costs and quality, and maintain flexibility in the manufacturing processes to accommodate small or large assembly changes.
The vision automation technology provided by the BOA smart camera family is said to meet these challenges, being able to offer timely and consistent quality control in cases of very high volume throughput, where human assembly and verification can fail.
The robust machine vision system can be used to guide robots, track parts and verify every single step of the evolving assembly process.
2D-tracking, for example, can ensure parts are assembled in the correct order.
Designed specifically for industrial environments, the compact, affordable, BOA smart camera is an all-in-one vision system solution that integrates easily into existing production lines, machinery or moving equipment.
BOA’s smart cameras feature pattern-finding and presence/absence for locating and identifying parts on an assembly, detection tools to find part “features”, 2D matrix decoders and OCR readers tor part identification and tracking and colour tools to measure amount and location of coloured elements.
BOA comes fully loaded with a suite of quick-to-apply vision capabilities and interfacing methods for communicating with the factory enterprise, and, for large installations, such as final inspection of cars, the cameras can be combined with a centralised processor.