2012 Vision Training Dates
Vision Web Training
Date: The 1st Friday of every month
Time: 11:00 am, Central Standard Time (Chicago, GMT-06:00)
SICK WebTraining Center
Meeting Number: 642 355 145
Meeting Password: vision
Session 1
Product: Inspector P30
Application 1: Sorting and Robot Picking
Application 2: Part Presence and Alignment
Inspector P30 sensor positions you for higher throughput. The easy-to-use "Blob Locator" tool provides a precise positioning point of free-form targets for sorting and robot picking, such as food on a conveyor belt. The "Object Locator” tool simplifies the process of staging and aligning parts by providing precise pixel position and angle orientation of a known target. The position data is available via Ethernet or use digital outputs for directional guidance. In addition, the sensor is able to adapt to variations in ambient light as well as compensate for slight distance variations, thereby minimizing the changes within the customer's machine and environment.
Session 2
Product: Inspector Viewer
Application: Monitoring Single/Multiple Vision Inspections in Operation
The Inspector Viewer provides advanced monitoring and trending capabilities for Inspector vision sensors. The easy-to-use touch screen display monitors applications, logs data and performs trending analysis to stay on top of production problems and change over products quickly and easily. Multiple Inspectors can be monitored from one Viewer, making it economical to use in plants with more than one Inspector.
Session 3
Product: Inspector I40 (Standard and UV)
Application 1: Seal Inspection
Application 2: Fill Level Inspection
The Inspector I40-LUT is a unique vision sensor solution for the detection and inspection of luminescent pigments on large areas. Compared to traditional luminescent registration sensors, which operate with a relatively small light spot, the I40-LUT scans a larger area. In addition, the Inspector I40-LUT can differentiate based on the amount of luminescent material, which enables quality grading of products and parts. A standard Inspector 140 can also be used with external illumination to help identify and eliminate improperly filled containers from the line. Not only is the vision sensor designed to meet the high-speed rates of the industry, but you can also log data to identify and eliminate problems for higher throughput.
Session 4
Application: Object Detection in Logistics
See and discuss the multiple ways to solve the often difficult application of object detection in the logistics market. Learn the limits and benefits of solutions ranging from simple photoelectric sensors to 3D machine vision.
Session 5
- June 3
Application: Date/lot Code Inspection
Learn how to solve date/ lot code presence and verification applications based on different customer requirements. See examples from print presence, to character matching, to full OCR and bar code reading using both Inspector and IVC product lines.
Session 6
- July 1
Application: Level and Volume Measurement
See different ways to solve the application of fill level and volume measurement. In this session, we will look at solutions ranging from capacitive sensors to ultrasonic and distance measurement sensors, all the way to 3D vision and laser scanners. Learn the multiple ways SICK can solve these types of applications as well as the limits and benefits of each solution.
Session 7
- August 5
Focus: Lighting and Lensing with Inspector
Solving vision applications is all about getting top-quality images, In this session, we will illustrate how using external lighting technologies are sometimes required for succesful inspection. We will also address how interchangeable lenses on the Inspector can be applied to achieve certain stand off distance requirements or get a defined field of view into an image. Some aspects of the session will include usage of standard Inspector I40, I40 LUT and I40 IR, backlight, dark field light, bar light and so forth.
Session 8
- September 2
Focus: 3D Vision Integration by Vista Solutions
Vista will provide high level 3D application overview within three (3) different industry segments. These segments will include Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical Packaging and Automotive Metal Casting.
The Food and Beverage segment will focus on the development and integration of an advanced 3D inspection system based on the Ranger platform that is utilized to inspect tortillas in a production bakery environment. This application is utilized to inspect tortillas for a variety of quality defects.
The Pharmaceutical Packaging segment will focus on the development and launch of Vista’s 3D PharmaBraille Inspection system, which is also based on the Ranger platform. This product is utilized to inspect and validate Braille code on pharmaceutical packaging.
The Automotive Metal Casting segment will focus on the development and integration of a 3D inspection system based on the IVC-3D platform that is utilized to inspect engine component sand cores for various quality defects.
Session 9 - October 7
Topic: Introduction to SICK Vision
In this session, we will provide an overview of various products within SICK Vision portfolio from our low end yet powerful Inspector vision sensor to high end 3D cameras. We will discuss applications where machine vision is required in general as well as where each of the individual SICK product fits in. The session will also cover various accessories that define a machine vision system as well as provide budgetary pricing for various systems. This session is ideal of sales people and customers who have not had any prior exposure to Machine Vision.
Session 10 - November 4
Focus: 3D Vision Integration by IAS
IAS will highlight a few 3D vision applications designed by IAS using IVC 3D smart cameras and Rangers. Applications presented will include the detection of defects in the F&B industry, volumetric inspections in the F&B industry, and inspections of proper assembly in the automotive industry.
In the F&B segments, we will cover two projects inspecting two types of food products. We will focus on three key customer benefits: The reduction of expensive product give-away, the need for adaptable/configurable inspections, and the improvement of product quality.
In the Automotive segment, we will cover a project that inspects valve assemblies. We will focus on the benefits of increased quality and safety, as well as the ability to quickly configure inspections for new product releases.
Session 11 - December 2
Focus: Introduction to 3D Vision
In this session, we will provide an overview of why, how and where 3D vision is used; we will discuss products within SICK Vision portfolio from our smart IVC 3D camera to PC-based Ranger camera. This session is ideal of sales people and customers who have not had any prior exposure to 3D Vision.
Session 12 - January 6
Focus: Introduction to the NEW Inspector PI50
In this session, we will present the features and benefits of the NEW Inspector PI50. Not only does the PI50 combine the functionality of all its predecessors including P30 and I40, but it also provides additional capabilities that are not limited to but includes multiple simultaneous inspections of blobs and other inspections, HMI integration via web interface, and image calibration.
Session 13 - February 6
Focus: Hands On Demonstration for NEW Inspector PI50
In this session, we will demonstrate the new features and benefits of the NEW Inspector PI50. The demonstration will include usage of the new tool concept, polygon tool, blob finder tool, calibration, communications and web server.
Session 14 - March 2
Focus: Inspection and verification of bottles in a case
This session will illustrate how Inspector PI50 and IVC 3D can be used to inspect and verify proper number of bottles in a case. This allows case packing manufacturers currently using visual inspection to eliminate errors and improve production quality and yields. Customers using array of photo sensors can replace alot of existing mechanical fixturing to reduce maintenance costs as well as increase production speeds.
Session 15
Application 1: Inspection of the CD Orientation
We will illustrate how Inspector sensor can be used to verify the proper placement of the CDs (right side up). The application also ensures proper rotational orientation of the label before the CD is inserted in jewel case.
Application 2: Inspection of Missing Chocolates
We will illustrate how IVC 3D can be used inspect correct number of chocolates in a package. While an array of photo sensors will work well for a given type of package, IVC 3D provides ease of use when a packaging line has multiple sizes and types of packages.
Session 16 - May 4
Monitoring Multiple Inspector Sensors Remotely and Conveniently using an iPad
During this session we will illustrate how one can remotely and conveniently monitor one or more Inspector vision sensors using an iPad (or any other tablet). The application we will demo during the session is "Punch Hole Inspection" using the Inspector PI50. The application will ensure the correct number of holes are present on metal parts whose presentation can vary. Click here to register.