As part of the COVID-19 pandemic, we worked with a large manufacturer of rapid antigen test kits used to detect the presence of the virus.

Due to the huge surplus in demand, the challenge for the team was rapidly increasing product output, whilst ensuring we maintained the highest integrity and quality of product.

By installing 224 vision systems across 24 machines, we were able to automate the inspection of every test kit to check for contamination, strip misplacement, issues with the injection moulding process, and much more...

One of our customers required an automated solution to nail 2D barcodes onto pallets. They wanted to increase manufacturing throughput, whilst reducing potential safety risk to workers.

By using 3D vision systems, we scanned either edge of the incoming pallet to locate position and angle-offset relative to the stapling heads which were downstream of this.

The camera also fed back whether there was significant damage to the corner blocks, in which case would change the downstream handling procedure.

By deploying 4 Kawasaki robots located around the infeed conveyor, with the positional feedback from the camera we were able to locate the corners of the pallet and automate the stapling process.

We designed a bespoke vision solution for a plastic bottle/closure manufacturer in order to check caps for contamination, colour and print issues.

In order to get full visual coverage of the product, we had to develop a multi-camera system with independent triggers and a product accelerator/flipper to present the parts in the most appropriate way to the inspection system.

Using pneumatic jets and fork sensors, we were able to ensure the caps were separated correctly – allowing us to visualise the parts correctly and ensure no contaminants could be hidden from view.

By programming the cameras to use different wavelengths of light, we were able to maximise the appearance of defects, and minimise the appearance of unwanted features.