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Plastics company uses
l SVS Vistek, the vision
specialist based in Seefeld,
Germany, has appointed
vision to check ring binders
Andreas Schaarschmidt
as director of sales and NP Plastics, a Dutch manufacturer Radine BV, who with the support conveyor belt and checks the
marketing. of injection-moulded plastic parts, of Data Vision BV, Allied Vision outer circumference of the rollers.
is using an image-processing Technologies’ sales partner in By measuring the height of the
l Navitar has appointed system to check for defects in the the Benelux region, developed part, defects can be identified
Patrick Buvé as regional lever mechanics of ring binders. a custom solution using digital that are not visible from the top
sales manager for Europe, The fine lever mechanics of these cameras to optically check the perspective.
Middle East and Africa. Buvé folders also ensure that when they rollers for quality. Both cameras are triggered by
will be based in Belgium and are full, the rings are solid and The nature of the application a photo cell directly over the I/O
will oversee Navitar staff stable when closed and make it meant that the plastic rings pass port that detects the presence of
in Germany and the United simple to open and close them by on the conveyor belt in random a ring on the conveyor belt. This
Kingdom. without a great deal of force. The orientations. Despite this random guarantees that each individual
small, plain plastic rollers in this arrangement, the system relies on part is detected with precision.
l Viscom has appointed closing mechanism need to be two cameras that take snapshots Data Vision recommended
Henning Obloch to head perfect to ensure they can stand at two different viewing angles to that Radine select two FireWire
up its service business up to the strain of daily office use find defects in the geometry of the digital cameras from Allied Vision
unit. One of his primary year after year. rings. Technologies. The vertically
responsibilities will be The challenge for NP Plastics The first camera hangs over mounted camera is a Marlin
optimising training for the was to check the geometry of the conveyor belt and checks the F-046B monochrome CCD
service technicians to further the 5mm rings for defects and rings from above. The outer and camera with SVGA resolution
increase the efficiency of sharp edges (or burrs) at a rate inner diameters are measured (0.4-Megapixel). Side views of the
service calls to the customer. of at least 600 parts per minute. first. A second digital camera rollers are taken by an AVT Guppy
To do so, the company turned to is installed on the side of the F-080B.
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AIA announces new board of directors
l Ohio-based Applied
Vision Corporation and The Automated Imaging Association vision solutions, Edmund Optics; Vision Technologies; John Merva,
Colorado-based Stolle (AIA) has announced its 2009-2010 and Peter Tang, VP innovation and executive vice president, Advanced
Machinery have entered into board of directors, with Michael technology, ATS Automation. Illumination; Amir Novini, president/
an exclusive arrangement Cyros being elected to serve another Additional returning board CEO, Applied Vision Company;
to manufacture a machine year as president. members elected to new two-year Rusty Ponce de Leon, president,
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vision inspection system that Newly elected to two-year terms terms include: Jørgen Andersen, Phase 1 Technology; Keith Reuben,
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delivers 100 per cent surface on the AIA board are: George CEO/president, JAI A/S; Rob Giesen, president, Dalsa Asia-Pacific; and
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decoration inspection for Chamberlain, president and senior group manager, National Edward Roney, national account
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metal containers. co-founder, Pleora Technologies; Instruments; John Jennings, manager, Intelligent Robotics,
www Gregory Hollows, director of machine chief commercial officer, Basler FANUC Robotics America.
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company, Electrophysics. (UK) campus. The centre will years in new research activity to extend the scope to health and
Sofradir – headquartered be dedicated to the research through the e2v CEI. environmental applications.
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