Can Label 360° View
A high speed packager needed to verify proper labeling of cans. This included identifying the proper label and proper label positioning on the can. DRM collaborated with the selected camera manufacturer to develop a system with four cameras each gathering 25% of the label. An additional conveyor was added which ran faster than the line to separate the cans for unobstructed pictures. Lighting and lensing were all optimized for this operation. DRM designed and built a custom four camera mount with integral lighting. A pneumatic blow-off was added to automatically remove failing cans.
Robotic Part Placement Offset
DRM had an application where a robot must pick a part from the center of a conveyor and place into a right justified machine. These parts were of differing lengths and not centered. A FANUC integral vision system was included with the robot for this task. A high intensity red LED cluster would illuminate only at the appropriate time for energy and part life savings. The camera would determine the location of the right edge of the part. The robot would pick the part from the center, move to the right justified machine, then add the vision determined offset to the place position, properly aligning the part within the machine. |
