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Camera, software, and lock-in module reveals potential flaws caused by mechanical stress.
Camera, software, and lock-in module reveals potential flaws caused by mechanical stress.
Perkins Engines Company (Peterborough, UK; www.perkins.com ), a manufacturer of diesel engines, needed to track precise details on the characteristics of fuel injectors to maximize performance and reduce emissions. Laser-marked Data Matrix 2-D barcodes identify the performance characteristics of ...
Cold extrusion is a process used in the manufacture of many automotive parts. Before the parts can be assembled, however, they must undergo rigorous inspection to determine whether any surface defects or geometric deviations exist.
New autoracking applications with 3-D vision systems improve automotive manufacturing performance and reduce costs.
New autoracking applications with 3-D vision systems improve automotive manufacturing performance and reduce costs.
In October 2006, the Automated Imaging Association (AIA; Ann Arbor; MI, USA; www.machinevisiononline.org) held a workshop on vision and robots for automotive-manufacturing applications in Novi, MI, USA.
FEBRUARY 28, 2008--Since January 2008, Bosch has used the AICON 3D Systems (Braunschweig, Germany) TubeInspect HD for the inspection of formed copper pins.
There was one obvious trend at this year's highly successful VISION 2003 trade show, held in Stuttgart, Germany. Developers of automotive-inspection equipment are deploying low-cost smart image sensors with industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and automated drives to offer manufacturers
Computed tomography is making inroads into industrial inspection, such as in 3-D checking of large automobile engines.