What is industrial automation? Why use machine vision systems?

       Industrial automation refers to machinery and equipment, production processes, and management processes that achieve expected goals, objectives, or complete a certain process through automatic detection, information processing, analysis and judgment, and manipulation control without direct human participation. In short, automation means that machines or devices automatically operate or run according to prescribed procedures or instructions without human intervention. Broadly speaking, automation also includes simulating or reproducing human intelligent activities. Reasons why industrial automation uses machine vision systems :

Accuracy

Due to the physical limitations of the human eye, machines have obvious advantages in terms of accuracy. Even though the human eye relies on a magnifying glass or microscope to inspect a product, a machine is still more precise because it is capable of precision down to a thousandth of an inch.

Repeatability

The machine can complete the inspection work in the same way again and again without getting tired. In contrast, the human eye will examine a product slightly differently each time, even if it is exactly the same.

speed

Machines can inspect products faster. Especially when detecting high-speed moving objects, such as on a production line, the machine can improve production efficiency.

objectivity

There is another fatal flaw in human eye detection, which is the subjectivity caused by emotions. The detection results will change according to the worker's mood. However, since the machine has no emotions, the detection results are naturally very impressive and reliable.

cost 

Since machines are faster than people, one automatic inspection machine can take on the tasks of several people. Moreover, the machine does not need to stop, will not get sick, and can work continuously, so it can greatly improve production efficiency.