Verification of multiple and complex components
Industry: Medical Device
The Challenge
Our customer, a medical device manufacturer, was developing a new product which comes in variety of sizes and configurations. The challenge for our customer was to ensure that each component of every product leaving the line was correct and verified.
The product’s components varied in size and shape, with up to eight different types (part numbers) for some components. The distinguishing feature of the component was one of the following:
- Overall Shape
- Colour and/or Printed text
- Diameter and/or length
- Some combination of the above features
The diversity of these components made inspection complex and led to verification discrepancies.
Solution
Working hand in hand with our customer, we developed a component verification system that best meets their needs.
We provided our part verifier PUP1000, an easy-to-use camera and lighting system fitted in an enclosure, to be mounted flush in a tabletop.
The top plate of the system featured holes for specific fixtures, one for each component type.
The fixtures were designed to be interchangeable between systems, and to allow for right-handed and left-handed loading. Additionally, the fixtures were designed to comply with clean-room requirements of our customer.
The PUP1000 software was programmed to use a combination of optical character recognition, classification, diameter measurement, and pattern-matching tools, allowing our customer to precisely identify each component of the product.
Results
PUP1000 guaranteed our customer a reliable inspection system, preventing a mix-up of components.
This solution brought agility and flexibility within our customer’s processes due to PUP1000’s interchangeable and modular system.
The PUP1000 system ensured that every product leaving the line was accurately verified, eliminating the risk of mix-ups.
