ipd iNspect machine-vision appliance provides cost-effective, multiple-camera inspections

SEPTEMBER 28--ipd (Billerica, MA; www.goipd.com), the intelligent products division of Coreco Imaging Inc., has released the iNspect, the newest product in its line of easy-to-use, prepackaged vision appliances for industrial end users. Designed for applications that require multiple inspections based on independent views of the same part, iNspect provides a cost-effective, yet powerful, multicamera machine-vision solution. iNspect is shipped with all required software, hardware, user interface, I/O controls, and communications interfaces resident in the product.

"Requirements for part and product inspections continue to increase, both in the number of inspections performed throughout the manufacturing process and the level of detail needed to ensure the best possible quality," said Steve Geraghty, director of ipd. "To address these requirements, iNspect incorporates the best of our existing vision appliances, along with a number of powerful new hardware and software-based features, to provide a highly advanced, multiple-camera inspection system at a price that is affordable for any manufacturer."

iNspect features several significant new hardware-based capabilities, including the ability to accommodate views and processing for up to three cameras; performance up to ten times that of comparable smart camera solutions; and optional monitor access through a remote network interface (web browser or application. iNspect provides a comprehensive toolset, including all of the tools from iGauge and iCheck. The product allows users to define custom inspection criteria and can locate parts oriented in any position.