In most industries, and throughout processing and production, technology is increasingly seen as a critical factor in manufacturing and fabrication. This includes robotic systems that control the manufacturing itself, as well as ways to inspect and evaluate items produced for quality control purposes.
One of the technologies that are involved in the last part of the manufacturing and fabrication, which includes the quality control and inspection step, is the use of machine vision systems or VMS technology. Many companies in Minnesota use this technology as a fast, effective, and highly accurate way to inspect and analyze both products as well as fine tune the process control aspects of the system.
How it Works
The basics of all machine vision systems are to use an automatic system to capture images and then run an analysis on the image, which serves as an image for inspection, evaluation, and even sorting.
The use of this type of technology, which requires precision machine control systems to not only capture the image but complete an instant analysis against the set parameters for the item, requires integration of several unique systems. These systems include the movement of the product in the correct position, the photographing of the image, the computer inspection, and then the movement of the product to the desired stream for further processing, packaging or rejection based on a detected flaw or fault.
With Robotics
In robotics systems and other types of automated functions in processes used in Minnesota fabrication and manufacturing facilities, these machine vision systems can also be instrumental in allowing the robotic arm or device to know where to grasp the item based on a specific set of instructions. It can even be used to manage motion controllers for automatic systems, but these technologies require precise construction of not only the imaging and analysis components but also in the controllers and in the actual design of the system itself.