Software & Controls
3D camera gives robots a gentler touch T
SICKhas launched its fully programmable TrispectorP1000 3D vision camera to enable continuous in-line product detection
he Trispector P1000 uses height based profiling of products on moving
packaging lines to ensure gentle and efficient robot picking whatever the shape or colour of the pack design, and even where there is minimal contrast or colour difference between the product and the belt background. As a compact, stand-alone,
programmable 3D camera, SICK TriSpector P1000 combines imaging, lighting and analysis in one device to facilitate on-board evaluation and processing of dimension, volume and true shape data in mm. Part of the SICK AppSpace programming
environment, the Trispector P1000’s 3D camera and software tools open up possibilities for machine designers and integrators to develop tailor-made packaging solutions that are easy to commission and operate. Neil Sandhu SICK UK’s national product manager for imaging, measurement and ranging explains: “The SICK TriSpector P1000 vision camera helps to ensure gentler
product handling and efficient continuous operation, because it accurately measures real height as well as true shape. This ability controls the Z axis more accurately, meaning that awkward shapes are not in danger of being broken or knocked over during picking. Using 3D vision with laser triangulation also enables reliable detection even where the product and background have the same colour and tone. There’s also no need to reteach the camera or change settings during label or batch changes; the TriSpector P1000 will continue to detect consistently and accurately.” The SICK TriSpector P1000 is available either as a stand-alone unit for customised programming or supported by the SICK Belt Pick Toolkit App to provide a ready-made solution. Three models offer different fields of view to suit the application, and alignment of the camera with a robot arm is easy. The rugged IP67 protective metal housing for the camera unit, with plastic or glass windows, ensures resistance to harsh industrial conditions, and the integrated
Class 2 laser lighting reduces ambient lighting requirements. Connections include an Ethernet TCP/IP interface and a direct encoder connection. With its industry 4.0 ready web-interface, configuration and parameter settings with the TriSpector P1000 are easy. These may be supported by SICK training where required, for example in developing customised 3D solutions using the SICK Algorithm API and HALCON for Inspect, Measure, Position and Read functions within the acclaimed SICK AppStudio development framework.
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Digital counterfeiting detection solution Schreiner MediPharm’s helps fight illegal trade in counterfeit medicines
The new app enables authentication via
smartphone, and can be executed quickly and flexibly in the field. This real-time verification is highly beneficial for the pharmaceutical sector, where determinations of “fake or real” often must be made at hospitals, pharmacies, or at customs or police. The BitSecure app allows a reliable
S
chreiner MediPharm, a Germany-based global provider of specialty
pharmaceutical labeling solutions for over 65 years, has introduced BitSecure Mobile, a digital counterfeiting detection solution to help fight illegal trade in counterfeit medicines. The solution will prove highly useful in meeting the strict requirements of the EU Directive 2011/62/EU that comes into effect on February 9 2019, at which time pharma manufacturers must equip secondary packaging units with individual serial numbers and an anti-tampering
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device that proves the package’s integrity. It will prove similarly useful in the US as regulations continue to be enacted. The digital security feature is based on a
printed high-resolution, cloud-like random pattern. If anyone attempts to copy the BitSecure pattern, which is only a few square millimeters in size, the printed image suffers a loss in precision and optical details. These differences can be analysed quantitatively via a smartphone and the respective software to reliably distinguish fraudulent copies from originals.
authentication to be performed easily with the help of a user-friendly, intuitive interface. Additionally, the back-end data management system is integrated into one powerful and future proof development environment. “BitSecure Mobile is a great addition to
Schreiner MediPharm’s extensive portfolio of innovative analog and digital security solutions for reliable counterfeiting and tampering protection,” says Gene Dul, president of Schreiner MediPharm US. “With enforcement deadlines of both US and EU regulations fast-approaching, the easy digital authentication of pharma packaging using a smartphone app comes at an ideal time.”
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