Tips for Manufacturers to Choose the Best Vision Sensors

 A vision sensor is a machine vision system that is specifically designed to perform simple presence/absence detection in an unstructured environment and provide pass/fail results, solving automated inspection challenges in a different way than other types of sensors. Vision sensors combine the camera's image acquisition capabilities with the computer's processing power to make decisions about the location, quality, and integrity of the components or products being manufactured.

What kind of vision sensor is exactly best for your own factory workshop? For manufacturers, the development environment, lighting, and modularity are some of the important features that need to be considered when choosing a vision sensor. 

 1. Standardized setting environment

First of all, this vision sensor should be easy to get started, even for novice users to easily set up, configure and install it. When choosing a vision sensor, manufacturers need to consider not only the current inspection needs, but also future applications (a more demanding and flexible vision system may be needed). At the same time, fast communication with reliable communication connections with other automation equipment in the plant is also a critical factor.

2. Integrated light source

For some vision sensors that rely on uniform diffuse illumination to locate components and use brightness, contrast, and pixel count tools to perform reliable detection, if they are placed in a factory environment and confined space with inadequate lighting conditions, even if they are integrated Light source, it may also bring some obstacles to the production process. At this point, choosing a vision sensor with a built-in light source will save on external lighting and fixture costs.

3. Flexible modular design

For some manufacturers, it may be difficult to mount the vision sensor in a precise location for optimal field of view, imaging resolution, and component illumination. But if the vision sensor itself is small, it can be installed in any space. If it also has a flexible modular design, it will help the light path and cable laying, allowing users to replace the light source, optics and lens in the field, ensuring that the rapid conversion of the production line or application modification is no longer a dream! Ideally if it is also equipped with a set of autofocus lenses, it will eliminate the need to manually refocus or adjust the installation height, greatly improving production efficiency!

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