I've been tasked with a cost reduction assignment involving eliminating manual sorting of plastic injected pieces for automobile window regulators. The company currently uses proxes to detect if the metal inserts are loaded into the robot tool, then loads the inserts into the mold.
So detecting if the inserts are present is not a problem. They are having an issue detecting if the inserts are oriented correctly, if they are the right size inserts (M6 and M5 are both used in the same part, so it's not uncommon for an operator to load the wrong size in the feeder bowl), or if there is flash covering the insert hole.
I've been out of the vision game for quite a long time. Does anyone have any favorites when it comes to the packages being offered to do this sort of inspection now adays?
Extra credit: Does anyone believe that a vision system is an incorrect way to tackle this problem and have any other suggestion?
Thanks in advance!!
So detecting if the inserts are present is not a problem. They are having an issue detecting if the inserts are oriented correctly, if they are the right size inserts (M6 and M5 are both used in the same part, so it's not uncommon for an operator to load the wrong size in the feeder bowl), or if there is flash covering the insert hole.
I've been out of the vision game for quite a long time. Does anyone have any favorites when it comes to the packages being offered to do this sort of inspection now adays?
Extra credit: Does anyone believe that a vision system is an incorrect way to tackle this problem and have any other suggestion?
Thanks in advance!!