All sorted with Cognex vision

How do you ensure quality control at 400 parts per minute?

As one of the leading manufacturers of sorting machines, Pace Automation relies on Cognex vision to ensure one of its key customers receives 100% accuracy on the production line.

Based in the eastern Franche – Comté region of France, LISI Automotive is an expert in fasteners and mechanical assembly components and is a tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry. As an existing Cognex user, they have first hand experience of the powerful Cognex tools and the uncompromising reliability that they provide. For this reason, LISI specified that only Cognex vision products should be utilised in the new sorting machine, to ensure complete accuracy and reliability were maintained within the new system.

Tasked with providing the high performance vision solution, Multipix Imaging Ltd and JPS Imaging supplied the bespoke system to Pace Automation which was then integrated in-house.

This particular system is required to sort numerous speciality screws for the automotive industry. The screws can vary in length from 40mm to 60mm, placing high demands on the vision system. Using the high-performance In-Sight 5100, two cameras are placed strategically within the sorting machine to inspect a number of different areas. The first camera is charged with shank inspection and is required for:
• Part location
• Tip diameter and length measurement
• Thread measurement
• Thread counting