As automation levels rise, MVTec’s software products, such as HALCON and MERLIC, act as accelerators for IIoT scenarios. Machine vision systems combine advanced image acquisition (high-resolution cameras and sensors) with powerful algorithms for inspection, identification, and 3D analysis. MVTec software also supports seamless communication between devices in highly interconnected environments, including the use and ongoing enhancement of the OPC UA standard.
Using MVTec software, manufacturers can improve quality assurance and production control across the entire value chain.
Workpieces are identified by their geometry, while surfaces are scanned in detail to detect scratches, dents, or other defects. Defective parts can be removed early, and scrap rates are automatically reported to production planning and inventory systems.
Workpieces are reliably identified using barcodes, 2D codes, and OCR. In IIoT scenarios, these codes carry all relevant production data in a machine-readable format. Processed by the machine vision software, this information is used to control the product’s route through the equipment and to trigger individual process steps, enabling true batch-size-one production.
Machine vision determines the exact position and orientation of objects. Robots can then align and grip parts precisely, increasing accuracy and safety in automated production. This is particularly important in networked collaboration scenarios, whether between machines or between humans and robots. Predictive 3D technologies, such as MVTec’s 3D scene flow, provide additional benefits by estimating motion in 3D space in real time.
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