Integrated flat panel HMI adds flexibility to visual inspection station

摘要

Plastic injection molding is a very high speed, highly repetitive process that demands that the mold, injectors, and ejectors be synchronized to perform perfectly The reality is that at such high cycle speeds, things can and will go wrong. Toaddress this problem, Avalon Imaging (Boulder, CO) designed a system that continually monitors this process. It verifies that parts have ejected and shows trends that indicate potential problems in the process. It also can perform vision inspection oneach part to monitor consistencyThe following application article overviews the development of the latest generation of this system and explains its key components and features. It begins, though, with a quick look at the use of vision technology in plastic injection moldingapplications.