Scorpion Vision
Machine vision technology:
Scorpion Vision Ltd is a specialist machine vision company that develops automation components for the manufacturing industry. The components are used by leading automation companies to deliver systems for food processing and packing, for example.
The core technology is 3D machine vision which enables food handling and robotic systems to work with non-conforming products that are traditionally difficult to handle with standard sensors and vision systems.
Machine vision grew up in the automotive sector where parts are engineered to fine tolerances. It is for this reason that a robot or mechanical handling system ‘knows’ what to expect. Anything that doesn’t conform is an automatic failure, whether it’s the wrong part or a faulty part, either scenario is a failure.
This standard set of rules doesn’t work within the food industry where products are usually organic and have a life of their own. A loaf of bread on a production line may differ to the one preceding it in terms of 10s of millimetres in both shape and size. How can a rigid automation system deal with this variation?
The problem becomes really acute when robots are used to pick and pack. If each product varies significantly, and the robot is equipped with a standard 2D vision system that only works with X and Y coordinates, how can the robot be adapted to deal with food products that are by their very nature, never a standard?
Scorpion 3D Stinger technology deals with these problems by modelling the product mathematically in real time. Whether it’s a loaf of bread, mushrooms, meat, cheese, biscuits, chocolate bars, or any other dynamic product the 3D camera will image it, re-create it within the computer system and then send the right data to the robot or handling system.
The end result is a highly adaptable automation system that will work across any sector that doesn’t rely on strict parameters.
Stories for Scorpion Vision
- Time-of-flight 3D depth camera range
- Smart vision cameras for robotics applications
- The basics of 3D vision – and the impact of AI
- Labour saving 3D vision solution for chocolates
- AI+3D vision platform is a robot integrator’s dream
- 3D vision enables robots to peel and core apples
- Fast scanning for detection of faults and defects
- Top trends in industrial cameras and optics
- Machine vision web shop opens for business
- Tackling the robotics and vision engineering skills gap
- AI-optimised vision automates food processing
- Packers and processors need to adapt to wonky veg
- When the chips are down, call on Scorpion Vision
- AI delivers ‘utopian’ vision of product presentation
- Scorpion Vision integrates HikVision smart camera with vision software
- Scorpion Vision announces Hikvision camera seminar
- Scorpion Vision appoints new sales director
- Scorpion Vision moves to high tech facility
- Box picking with Scorpion 3D Stinger camera
- Scorpion Vision unveils website relaunch
- Scorpion Vision unveils enhanced website
- Scorpion Vision brings new PixeLINK cameras to the UK
- Scorpion Vision brings 3D Stinger Camera to PPMA
- Scorpion Vision distributes PixeLINK cameras
- 3D Stinger Camera gives robots improved vision
- Compact 3D vision camera has 30mm baseline
- 3D robot vision from Scorpion Vision at PPMA Show
- Training event announced for Scorpion Vision
- Vision update delivers improvements for 2D and 3D tools
- Real-time imaging for 3D robot vision
- Technology transfer potential from cake icing robot
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