The Ranger E camera system sets new standards in industrial 3D contour measurement – with the world ’s fastest measurement speed, extremely high accuracy, integrated 3D data evaluation and the Gigabit Ethernet interface for rapid data transfer.

>>Ranger E opens up new areas of use for three-dimensional in-line inspection with up to 35,000 profiles per second, and more than 1,500 highly precise pieces of 3D data per profile.The MultiScan function of the Ranger E allows several different object features to be measured and evaluated simultaneously, e.g. grey value, dazzle, 3D and laser scatter.

Rapid and reliable standard interfaces
The Ranger E has a Gigabit Ethernet interface to permit the 3D co-ordinates calculated in the camera to be transferred to an evaluation PC in real time. Ranger E is the central component in an image processing system and can be integrated in the user’s analysis and inspection environment via the iCon API software component supplied. The RS-422 interface allows connection of an encoder for precise detection of the speed of the object in the measurement field.

Equipped to meet variety of demands
With five different versions, the Ranger E can be used for a variety of tasks.The image-processing sensor's 3-D measurement system is available with two different resolutions, an optional high-resolution line or two different infrared versions.

All Ranger E devices have a robust metal housing and high immunity to ambient light – features that are important for industrial use.

Further Ranger variants
The Ranger family also contains two other variants. Ranger C offers the same performance features as Ranger E, but has an additional interface for connecting a camera. Ranger D is a brand new camera
with which standard applications can be solved economically.

The Ranger E’s features offer new opportunities for inline inspection systems in the most varied of sectors.

Ranger E for in-line inspections
Almost all applications profit from the Ranger E’s rapid and highly accurate 3D contour measurement or its MultiScan function:

• checking components in pick & place processes, examining soldering paste, or inspecting circuit boards in the electronics industry,
• robot guidance, unloading of trading units, and automatic palletising in robotics,
• checking tyres, surface inspections of tiles,
• portioning meat, fish, or vegetables, assessing the quality of fruit or baked goods in the food industry.