The challenge
What needed to change.
Seven product features needed to be verified before profile clamps left the factory. The inspection unit also had to move between production lines and integrate with existing machinery.
Vision & robotics · Industrial manufacturing
Stand-alone profile-clamp inspection
A relocatable inspection system that verifies multiple features without materially affecting the host machine’s cycle time.
ClientNORMA GroupSectorIndustrial manufacturingPrimary disciplineVision & robotics
Adbro’s approach
How the solution was engineered.
Adbro used four compact cameras and a dedicated processing platform to inspect each component from multiple angles inside a portable machine enclosure.
The outcome
What the project delivered.
The manufacturer can redeploy the inspection system where it is needed while maintaining repeatable checks and protecting existing throughput.
Technical delivery
Inside the engineered solution.
The detail below shows how the main equipment, software and interfaces were brought together—not just what the project achieved.
4SICK 2D vision cameras<3 secinspection decision per clamp9inspection aspects evaluated1 dayon-site installation
System scope
- Four SICK PicoCam cameras and SIM4000 processing
- Blackout enclosure with controlled, configurable lighting
- Conveyor and repeatable infeed jig
- Adjustable camera position for product sizes
- Recipe system with local HMI and host-machine interface
- Pass return and segregated reject route
Controlled imaging environment
The cameras sit inside a blackout enclosure that removes ambient-light variation. A dedicated lighting controller supports multiple lighting configurations, including coloured illumination where it improves feature contrast.
Repeatable part presentation
An infeed jig locates the clamp before the conveyor moves it through the inspection zone. One camera is mounted on a linear slide so focal position can be adjusted for different product sizes.
Parallel production flow
The standalone machine runs alongside the host process: the operator loads a component and returns to the adjacent machine while inspection completes. A pass returns to the operator; a fail is routed to the reject area.
Flexible configuration
Inspection parameters are held in product recipes. Selection can be made locally from the HMI or passed from the connected production machine, supporting relocation between lines.
Verification & handover
Adbro carried out in-house proving before installation, then worked with the customer’s quality team during commissioning to set tolerances against the actual production environment and representative parts.
Project highlights
Multi-camera inspectionPortable cellMachine interfaceFeature verification
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