Machine Vision for Managers
What Can Machine Vision Technology Do For your Company?
Machine Vision is an enabling technology, but what does it enable you to do? Many companies have applied this technology to successfully save their companies money through increased productivity and reduced scrap, they have been able to accomplish production feats that would be impossible for any other technology, and they have improved their brand image through their improved reputation for quality. Other companies have attempted to apply Machine Vision with disastrous results. They have increased scrap, reduced production, and allowed catastrophic defective product to reach their end customers. So what really defines the difference between successful installations of vision technology?
Creating a Culture of Vision is the Key to Vision System Success
The real key to being successful with Machine Vision Technology is working within an organization to create what we call a Culture of Vision. Companies with a Culture of Vision believe in the technology from operators to senior management. People are excited about working around this cutting edge technology and gladly show it off to anybody who will listen. They view Machine Vision as a critical technology to their companies success, as well as their own personal success, and believe it is capable of doing any visual task that a human being can do and many that a human being Can’t Do. While it sounds simple, the key to creating this positive environment where Machine Vision is embraced is ensuring success on the first systems installed. In order to accomplish this, we have developed a systematic approach to surveying potential applications in a company, evaluating feasibility, selecting the “best” application, and bringing in the tools to insure a successful implementation.
This 1/2 day course focuses much less on the actual hardware and programming of a vision system and more on the capabilities of the technology, the strategy of implementation, as well as tracking and monitoring success.
