ISRA VISION technology helps car manufacturers produce high-quality and reliable vehicles
Image-processing systems and sensor technology from Germany's ISRA VISION AG is helping car manufacturers inspect and monitor the application of adhesives and sealants to car body parts to ensure that high-quality and reliable vehicles are produced. The company is also now offering a new sensor head that further enhances inspection and monitoring procedures.
In car manufacturing, body-shell work plays a major role. Separate car body parts are assembled to create the vehicle's structure, and countless applications rely on bonding materials and sealants. For example, bonding and support adhesives are used extensively in the assembly of roof, side frames, engine hoods, trunk lids, doors and spare tyre wells. It is essential that the process of applying sealants and adhesives is monitored accurately and continuously so that the finished vehicle does not suffer any limitations in terms of functionality, safety and visual appearance.
ISRA VISION says that its Enhanced Adhesive and Sealant Inspection (EASI) and EASI 3D systems are showing themselves to be highly successful in over 20 processing applications at Opel, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Ferrari, Seat, Fiat and BMW. The new sensor head - the 'SeamStar3D' - extends and enhances the inspection of the adhesives and sealant application process by adding one more dimension. Along with the position sensing ability and the capability of inspecting seam width and ensuring that adhesives and sealants are applied without any air pockets, the system can also reliably monitor heights of up to 15 mm. It can operate at a speed of up to 500 mm/s which, up until now, is unheard of in the industry, claims the firm. Despite this high speed, an accuracy level of ± 0.5 mm at 240 Hz is achievable. This means that during a typical seaming application, a check is performed every 2 mm.
The sensor's working distance can be set at 50 mm, 75 mm, 100 mm, 125 mm or 150 mm. The particular set-up of the camera increases the ruggedness of the inspection procedure, while the sensor design makes it possible to inspect a full 360° of the application jet. Special mounting holes make it possible for the sensor head to be attached easily and LED fields ensure optimum and constant illumination for each camera.
The compact sensor, which has a diameter of 200 mm and a height of 60 mm, inspects any kind of seam irrespective of its colour and form, and this includes triangular seams. Even black seams on a black background can be monitored reliably.
Contact:
ISRA VISION AG
Industriestr. 14
64297 Darmstadt
Germany
Phone: +49-6151-948-0
Fax: +49-6151-948-140
Email: info@isravision.com
http://www.isravision.com
In car manufacturing, body-shell work plays a major role. Separate car body parts are assembled to create the vehicle's structure, and countless applications rely on bonding materials and sealants. For example, bonding and support adhesives are used extensively in the assembly of roof, side frames, engine hoods, trunk lids, doors and spare tyre wells. It is essential that the process of applying sealants and adhesives is monitored accurately and continuously so that the finished vehicle does not suffer any limitations in terms of functionality, safety and visual appearance.
ISRA VISION says that its Enhanced Adhesive and Sealant Inspection (EASI) and EASI 3D systems are showing themselves to be highly successful in over 20 processing applications at Opel, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Ferrari, Seat, Fiat and BMW. The new sensor head - the 'SeamStar3D' - extends and enhances the inspection of the adhesives and sealant application process by adding one more dimension. Along with the position sensing ability and the capability of inspecting seam width and ensuring that adhesives and sealants are applied without any air pockets, the system can also reliably monitor heights of up to 15 mm. It can operate at a speed of up to 500 mm/s which, up until now, is unheard of in the industry, claims the firm. Despite this high speed, an accuracy level of ± 0.5 mm at 240 Hz is achievable. This means that during a typical seaming application, a check is performed every 2 mm.
The sensor's working distance can be set at 50 mm, 75 mm, 100 mm, 125 mm or 150 mm. The particular set-up of the camera increases the ruggedness of the inspection procedure, while the sensor design makes it possible to inspect a full 360° of the application jet. Special mounting holes make it possible for the sensor head to be attached easily and LED fields ensure optimum and constant illumination for each camera.
The compact sensor, which has a diameter of 200 mm and a height of 60 mm, inspects any kind of seam irrespective of its colour and form, and this includes triangular seams. Even black seams on a black background can be monitored reliably.
Contact:
ISRA VISION AG
Industriestr. 14
64297 Darmstadt
Germany
Phone: +49-6151-948-0
Fax: +49-6151-948-140
Email: info@isravision.com
http://www.isravision.com
