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TESTING & MEASUREMENT
Pioneering surface inspection solution gives
manufacturers greater production advantage
AMETEK Surface Vision,
a world leader in automated
online surface inspection
solutions, continues to
evolve its highly successful
SmartView® surface
inspection solution,
greatly enhancing
production capabilities
for manufacturers globally
with signifi cant software
improvements.
SmartView’s superior performance in
detecting surface flaws and defects has
enabled it to maintain its position as a
market-leading materials inspection solution
for three decades. Key to this dominance is
the modular system design, supported by an
ongoing program of updates that ensures
SmartView remains at the forefront of
inspection technology.
The SmartView system combines powerful
software, state-of-the-art camera technology,
high-intensity lighting and unparalleled
application engineering services, to deliver
a high-performance, automated solution
that detects, classifies and visualizes surface
defects, and ensures that the highest quality
standards are maintained. Existing hardware
can be easily switched out to meet the latest
technological developments, and AMETEK
Surface Vision ensures its Windows-based
software suite keeps pace, seamlessly
integrating into existing systems.
Shean McMahon, Vice President of Research
& Development, AMETEK Surface Vision,
explained: “We realize that real-time control
of the manufacturing process is critical to
our customers, so this remains key to our
system’s performance. 2019 is shaping up
to be an exciting year for Surface Vision as
we embark on the road to expanding our
core technologies.
“We expect the combined impact of
new capabilities, novel product designs,
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and optimizations, all borne out of our
significant industry experience, will deliver
a paradigm shift in the surface inspection
industry and serve up unprecedented value,
flexibility, and inspection results to our current
and future customers.
“SmartView’s latest design enhancements are
immediately visible, making highly detailed
surface inspection capabilities achievable,
ensuring a long system life without requiring
a costly system redesign. These significant
upgrades, already available to SmartView
users, include a refreshed, more intuitive user
interface, parts-per-million data calculations,
and developments to SmartView’s ability to
detect defects and parallel classification
capabilities – and this is just the beginning of
our 2019 development program.”
Multiple views
for total control
Introduced in the latest upgrade is the
Synchronized Web Viewer, which allows
multiple views to be displayed simultaneously.
It provides the user with total control of the
interface, which could help reduce scrap
product in the event of a process issue.
This enables different process views,
or the same view with a variety of queries
in grading, using intuitive drop-down menus
and customizable windows to help narrow
down results with precision.
Real-time defect
density calculations
SmartView’s new Parts Per Million (PPM)
application expresses the defect area as a
ratio of the total product area. This real-time
calculation provides easy visualization of
defect density in table and graph formats,
making it simpler to identify regions that
need closer review.
Increased flexibility in
detection and classifi cation
A number of new processing modes have
been added and optimized in SmartView
for specific inspection requirements, such as
detecting quiet areas on coated products,
removal of defects that match a target shape,
enhanced repeating defect algorithms,
and more.
Classifi cation testing
without process interruption
A new Parallel Classification function enables
SmartView to run up to four alternate
classifiers on an inspection file, enabling
seasonal or test classifiers to operate
alongside established classifiers. This allows
potential changes to be evaluated without
interrupting current production inspection.
To fi nd out how SmartView can
improve your production process
visit www.ameteksurfacevision.com
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