PPT VISION Trade Publications
	Off-line system measures screw parameters precisely Vision Systems Design, August 2007 In many companies, 100% inspection of products may not be economically feasible because of the low cost and high volume of the products produced and the expense of developing high-speed inspection systems. Instead, in many companies that manufacture large quantities of products such as threaded fasteners, batch inspection is used as an alternative to determine whether these products conform to specific criteria. Read the article.
	Vision system tracks magazine production Vision Systems Design, March 2007 The modern magazine-printing business is far more complex than simply printing paper and binding it together. In addition to special inserts, belly bands, polybagged extras, and other value-added services, printers must handle renewal requests for each magazine. These requests are typically put into an envelope and glued to the front of the magazine, although the position and orientation are far from exact. Read the article.
	Furnace, boiler, heater monitoring systems use digital video equipment OG&PE, February 2007 FurnaceMANAGER Monitoring Systems employ state-of-the-art digital video equipment to monitor flames from the burners and tube metal temperatures of furnace, heaters, or boilers. These monitors/systems detect flame presence as alternatives to single ultraviolet scanner control systems. FurnaceMANAGER's intelligent camera configuration enables viewing of multiple flame sources plus ability to interpret multiple views with software. This allows control function by programmable logic controller for early warning capabilites as well as protective shutdown and historical recording. Read the article.
	Vision inspection cameras assure polymer web quality IEN Europe, January 2007 Noveon, Inc. is a global manufacturer of polymer and additives for consumer and industrial products. When the company built a new manufacturing facility in Malaysia, it needed a high speed Automation Optical Inspection (AOI) system to assure customers of defect-free product. In order to comply with this need, Noveon contacted AVI Technology for a product demonstration using PPT VISION ’s IMPACT vision inspection system. Read the article.
	High-speed system inspects fasteners Vision Systems Design Online, July 2006 Given the rapid growth of the manufacturing and assembly industries in China, quality control of fasteners during the production process is essential. To meet this need, Shanghai Kingtek (Shanghai, China; www.kingtek.net) has developed the KT-200 fastener-inspection and automatic sorting system that images each fastener from four positions and removes defective fasteners as they pass through the station. The fasteners travel from a centrifugal feeder bowl onto a conveyor line that sorts and positions them before moving them past four IMPACT cameras from PPT VISION. Read the article.
	Smart Cameras check crates, count bottles Vision Systems Design, February 2006 In Venezuela, products such as beer are packaged in glass bottles that are shipped to consumer outlets in plastic crates. After consumption, consumers return the bottles to the store where they are shipped back to the brewery for washing, refilling, and repackaging. One of the largest corporations in Venezuela, the Empresas Polar (Caracas, Venezuela; www.empresas-polar.com) Cervecerias Polar subsidiary, owns four brewing plants designed specifically for brewing and recycling these glass bottles. Before bottles can be refilled and repackaged, each crate must be checked to ensure the correct number and types of bottles are present. Read the article.
	Image stitching enhances part inspection Vision Systems Design, December 2005 In the manufacture of electronic connectors for the automotive industry, multiple metal pins are fused into plastic housings using many production steps. To ensure the correct placement of the connector pins within these housings, companies such as Tyco International (Princeton, NJ, USA; www.tycoelectronics.com/automotive) often use machine-vision systems to check the final product before it is packed and shipped. “Often,” says Bradley Weber, director of international application engineering at PPT VISION (Eden Prairie, MN, USA; www.pptvision.com), these connectors are manufactured in a variety of shapes and sizes. The awkward dimensions can prove challenging when these parts must be automatically inspected. Read the article.