Introduce the implementation process of machine vision system inspection project

With the popularization of enterprise automation applications, more and more enterprises need customized machine vision system solutions. How to smoothly introduce vision system solutions and implementation, enterprises should have some understanding of the design and production process of machine vision inspection systems. Today, I will give a brief introduction to the entire process of the entire machine vision inspection system from the early product inspection and evaluation to the vision system solution design:

1. Preliminary evaluation of the project

a. Through telephone or online customer service to inform us of the approximate needs of the visual project, the company will have a professional project engineering engineer to conduct preliminary communication with you to understand your needs in detail.

b. You are required to provide test samples (OK products and various NG products) and the on-site environment. If you do not do the test equipment for the whole machine, you also need to provide the installation space of visual equipment and peripheral IO communication. If necessary, the project engineer can also go to your company for an on-site assessment.

c. According to the samples provided, the project engineer will conduct a preliminary technical evaluation at the company. Generally, the test results will be given within 2 to 3 working days after receiving the samples.

d. The project engineer will provide you with professional opinions based on the test results. Provide you with appropriate vision products (including industrial camera, lens, light source, computer, machine vision system software selection, etc.), and then provide you with a preliminary plan and project cost estimate after the test results come out.

e. If you have questions about the plan, you can contact the project engineer at any time. The project engineer will answer your questions and improve the plan to try to meet your needs.

2. Project approval

After preliminary evaluation of the project, both parties confirmed the feasibility of the project plan, and the project engineer will then establish a new project process to proceed.

3. Clarification of testing standards

You need to collect OK products and limit NG products (that is, the NG varieties that can be detected in the preliminary test), and a certain amount is required. The project engineer will test the samples provided by you, and the detailed testing standards will confirm with you.

4. Confirmation of other matters

After clarifying the testing standards, the project engineer will further confirm with you that the testing equipment meets the installation site, mechanical and electrical requirements; if your company has special requirements for the use of the equipment, please submit it in time for us to evaluate and design.

5. Production of overall plan book, detailed quotation, contract production

The project engineer made a detailed overall plan based on the above confirmations, including the whole machine diagram, visual system configuration, testing standards, software functions, etc.

Design and production process of machine vision system solution

After signing the contract and financial confirmation in various aspects, the design and production of further system equipment will begin. Generally, it will go through the following stages:

1.Provide relevant samples

Need to provide different degrees of good and bad samples, product sample dimensions and design carriers. If you need to use a special vehicle, please provide the relevant dimensions of the special vehicle to provide our design.

2.Confirmation of equipment layout and electrical control action flow

A few working days after receiving the relevant samples from you, we will provide the equipment layout and electrical control action flow to your responsible person for confirmation. If you have any questions, you can communicate with the company's technical engineer, and the technical engineer will solve it as soon as possible Your question.

3.Design of machine parts drawing

After confirming the layout of the whole machine, the design of mechanical parts is next.

4.Selection of mechanical and electrical standard parts

After confirming the layout of the whole machine and the electronic control action flow, the selection of mechanical and electrical standard parts is completed.

5.Material procurement, parts processing

Material procurement, all channels are carried out in accordance with the formal process, product quality is strictly guaranteed, and material procurement and parts processing are completed.

6.Visual and electrical control software design

In terms of vision software design: the software is accurate in positioning, the algorithm is stable and reliable, the interface is friendly, beautiful, simple to operate, and the parameters are easy to adjust. When the software reaches the detection capability, the detection time is minimized and the adjustment is minimized.

7. Machine assembly and trial operation

After each part has passed the inspection, it is shipped to the assembly site for assembly. The entire assembly process is strictly in accordance with the requirements of the drawings for mechanical and electrical installation, and every detail is not ignored. After the assembly is completed, the machine is run empty to run in the moving parts.

8.OK / NG sample test

After the machine has been running for a period of time, test the OK / NG samples and test the electronic control of the equipment. Will the organization cause secondary damage to the product? Is the software detection accurate and stable? When the above tests meet the contract requirements, pre-shipment acceptance can be performed.

The last step is the steps of the shipment of machine vision equipment, on-site mechanical installation, debugging of image acquisition effects, debugging of visual inspection software, electrical debugging, training and production of maintenance personnel, and provision of equipment maintenance instruction manuals. That's it, hope this article is helpful to you.