Edge-Vision-4.0 operates using camera-based technology and can also employ line lasers and specialized color sensors. It is mainly used in continuous roll-to-roll processes such as nonwovens, textile coatings, and plastics extrusion, but can also be applied in batch processes or bulk processing/production (food industry, sorting applications, wood pulp industry…).
As AI is increasingly on the rise, we developed an AI-enabled feature. Based on a dataset of images, pre-classified by the customer, we use artificial intelligence to execute a learning process offline and build a powerful neural network for use during in-line quality control. When inspecting textile, plastic, or battery film in-line, the newly developed software continuously traces product defects and foreign items on the product.
The Edge-Vision-4.0 platform is typically controlled from a panel pc or optional stack light (our HMI technology), but is also available in a stand-alone version where only a few knobs enable you to tune the system's behavior. In either of the two cases, our Hammer-IMS Embedded Connectivity 3.0 software will be taken care of processing the vision data. Hammer-IMS Embedded Connectivity 3.0 makes interaction as intuitive as possible. As said before, our platform is available with a PROFINET or optionally OPC UA link as well.
