Uyenotecnica's visual inspection system for food products

Uyenotecnica's visual inspection system for food products

Ueno Technica (Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture) has developed a device (photo) that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the visual inspection of food products. A horizontally articulated (SCARA) robot equipped with a camera can identify and remove defective products from randomly placed products. We plan to launch the product by next summer and propose its introduction to food manufacturers. The AI will store a large number of image data in advance and determine good and bad products based on wrinkles and burrs in the packaging material. It is expected to reduce the burden on workers by automating the judgment of defective food products, which relies on manual labor. It is expected to be useful in solving the labor shortage at production sites, and is being marketed to food manufacturers. Photo taken on November 28, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Filling machine with Yushin's FSS installed

Filling machine with Yushin's FSS installed

Yushin has released an image inspection system called "FSS" that immediately detects heat seal defects that occur when filling sachets containing liquids used for food and other purposes. Compared to manual inspection work, this system saves manpower and costs, and increases the accuracy of inspection. The FSS uses a camera to inspect the sealing part of a liquid filling and packaging machine when it is filled with liquid and the edges of the film are sealed by heating. The inspection area can be determined by setting in advance the size of the mechanism called the "sealing plate" that applies heat to the film. If wrinkles, bites, foaming, or other defects that could lead to liquid leakage are found in the sealing area, the sachet is discharged. The machine's built-in discharge device can be used, or a separate mechanism can be installed. Photo taken on May 10, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS

ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS

ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS [FR / BEL 2010] aka LES EMOTIFS ANONYMES BENOIT POELVOORDE Date: 2010

Japan firm aims to be a top car seat maker

Japan firm aims to be a top car seat maker

An employee irons out wrinkles to add the final touch to a car seat at the head office of auto parts manufacturer Bride in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo