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Vision system brings accuracy and safety

Robotic drum-filling equipment relies on a machine vision system to remove screw closures, fill drums, and replace the closures after filling.

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How do you guarantee people’s safety in a filling operation where dangerous or toxic materials are involved? How do you automate a dangerous drum-filling process while guaranteeing the right materials go to the right place at the right quantity?

At Feige Filling (www.feigeusa.com), the answer to both questions is robotics guided by a machine-based vision system. For years Feige has been supplying industrial machines used to fill different containers. Recently, Feige developed a new robotic filling technology equipped with the In-Sight 5401 camera plus from Cognex (www.cognex.com) plus Cognex’s PatMax geometric pattern-matching technology. Feige’s four or six-jointed robotic arm can automatically locate the screw closures on steel drums even when the drums arrive in various and unpredictable positions on the pallet. It’s a solution that opens up new opportunities for filling with regard to safety, speed, and cost effectiveness.

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