Nissan benefit from Cognex vision

At one of the most productive automotive manufacturing plants in Europe, accuracy and reliability at all points on the production line are of paramount importance.

The issue Nissan faced was that the existing mechanical centraliser could not cope with the new glass sizes for two its key vehicles. The centraliser locates at six points around the edge of the glass and consistently locates it to a known ’central’ location in preparation for the next stage of the production process. Therefore it was imperative that the new vision system would not only provide accurate information for the two new models, but also that it would adapt easily to future product developments.

With all these elements in mind, Nissan approached Capley Marker who was chosen to supply the system for a number of key reasons. They had previously installed 5 cameras at Nissan and converted a separate line to Cognex In-Sight cameras; Nissan were extremely satisfied with the level of support received through the existing relationship and finally, Capley is an approved Cognex PSI (Partner System Integrator).