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News Release from: Cognex UK | Subject: Elval
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 April 2002
Aluminium producer makes a smart move
One of the world's largest producers of aluminium has integrated Cognex's SmartView surface inspection system at its manufacturing facility in Greece.
One of the world's largest producers of aluminium has integrated Cognex's SmartView surface inspection system at its manufacturing facility in Greece Elval is using the SmartView system on a colour coating line, which applies clear and colour lacquers to aluminium strip used to make beverage cans
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Cognex has introduced Display Inspect - a machine vision software and hardware package for inspecting displays, keypads, and enclosures on LCD and LED display-based products.
The Cognex vision system will inspect the aluminium strip for coating defects such as debris, scratches, and skips, as well as substrate defects within the aluminium.
This is the final step in the process before the aluminium is turned into cans for beer and soft drinks.
"SmartView gives manufacturers more control over the production process by providing reliable image data on a continual basis", said Markku Jaaskelainen, General Manager of Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems Division.
"By certifying product quality or alerting manufacturers when to reroute defective material, SmartView effectively reduces downgrades and rejects".
SmartView is a state-of-the-art surface inspection system that is used to automatically detect, identify, and display defects in metals and other materials as they are being produced.
Cognex has sold over 100 SmartView systems since its release in February 2000, making it the most successful product launch in the history of Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems Division.
The only Greek producer of flat rolled aluminium products, Elval manufactures products ranging from thin foil for flexible packaging; coil-coated aluminium for building and construction applications; and special high magnesium alloys for shipbuilding, automotive, and other applications. Request a free brochure from Cognex UK ...
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