When Dana Burgess got his start on vision systems working at a Grand Rapids automotive supplier in the early 2000s, machine vision was a different game. Starting in quality control, placing cameras was the most common response to quality problems reported by their...
When a wheel manufacturer faced a complex problem in palletizing and packaging their products for shipping, they called the experts at Hyperion to solve a multifaceted automation challenge. Challenge Having previously worked with Hyperion on another solution, this...
When utilizing a vision system for guidance, inspection or picking, it’s important to consider your options. Vision systems automate the decision-making process for manufacturers, determining whether a part meets quality standards or if a part should be moved to one...
As part of one of their picking cells, Holland manufacturer Precision Metal Products previously used a Fanuc robotic arm to pick unfinished parts from a bowl feeder and then place these parts into a CNC finishing machine.