Vision system inspects disposable slides

Multiple inspection stations monitor automated blood-analysis slide-production line.

Automated blood-analyzer instruments quantitatively measure levels of more than 40 clinically significant compounds found in blood samples and do it rapidly, inexpensively, and reliably using a disposable slide. To make the slide-production process profitable, a medical-device manufacturer needed to use as much automation in the production line as possible. Several inspection points were needed in the line to keep production quality high because the slides are used in a clinical setting and thus no defects could be tolerated.

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