PSS-40 Solution

What is PSS-40?

A test station for Why PSS-40 is important?

punched strips

An inline inspection
100%
system for punched
strips from stamping
process
Geometry inspection

Inspect physically defective parts

Minimum
2500
Electrical connection points in
Inspect surface defect parts every typical automobile.

In-Line Every connector is important.

- High risk of malfunctions
caused by connection failures.

Parts per million (ppm) becomes

an important figure.

Highest quality levels are

necessary to survive in the market.
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 PSS-40 for Inline Stamping Inspection

Raw Material Inspection Sorting

O.K

Press/
Stamping N.G
PSS-40
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 PSS-40 Solution

Basic device PSS-40/S Changeable Set of fixtures cameras and accessories

Touchscreen

Image proc. System

Camera with
PLC Selected FOV lens
Fork light barrier with laser-sensor High optical
Adjustable strip guide resolution -µm/Px
Windows 10
Strip drive / feeding unit
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PSS-40: Components

Flash Lighting with

25 times higher
intensity light source
at very fast speed.

Tele centric lenses

Line sensor
Technology and high
resolution camera

In house-Imaging
processing software
 PSS-40: How it works!

Image Capturing and Processing - High Speed, High Precision

Camera Sensor Lens Test Object Lighting Line Sensor Technology

Test Object Shadow

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 PSS-40: What we can inspect?

Backlight Toplight (Bright Field) Toplight (Dark Field)

Backlight
1. Geometry
2. Contour Compare

Quelle: Fa. LASER 2000

Toplight (Bright Field)
1. Surface defects
2. Scratches
3. Dents

Toplight (Dark Field)

1. Contamination
2. Dusts
 Inspection Method: Edge detection

? Edge Detection
• A threshold value defined in
the software determines
from which grey value the
Greyscale

workpiece edge is to be
Threshold value applied.

• This threshold value is the

difference between adjacent
Sensor line
pixels
Greyscale

For Geometry
0

Sensor line
Inspection Method: Binary detection

Binary Detection
• In the binary system of
mathematics or
computer science the
numbers 0 and 1 are
used.

• In image processing,
this means light or
dark.

• A threshold value
defined in the software Result:
determines from which All pixels where the
grey value the
workpiece edge is to gray value is less than
be detected. 200 are counted
(displayed)
• This threshold value is
the absolute value at
which a pixel is
detected.
For surface defect detection

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Inspection Method: Binary edge detection

Binary Edge Detection:

For Compare Contour

 Benefits to you: Save time = Save cost!

1. Set-up
Keep startup time short- the system can run immediately after tool setup!
Shorter product life time cycles…
2. Start-up … plus more setups per shift
Know what comes out – see the result with the first part, through PJX software, as soon as the system detects the
parts. The press can start running or adjustments can be made immediately after the first test result.

3. Production release by QA (after final quality approval)

“Choose the shortest way to production release…”. No need to wait for the QC to finish sample checking.
The system can provide real-time feedback to keep production running without any delay.

4. WIP
Know the real-time result – monitor the live images and live statistical results.
When PSS-40 detects bad parts, the system can immediately stop the press or sort out the bad parts.
The process charts can help to virtualize the process trend and support compensating the tool accordingly.

5. Sorting
Optionally, a cutter can be designed and provided to remove the parts. Only the good parts back to the wheel!

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 Benefits to you: Save time = Save cost!

The initial results can be released to the

production faster than QC checks by using
tool maker scope or profile projector!

Shorter product life time cycles…

… plus more setups per shift

Bottleneck:

Production lines and measurement equipment are

separated.

Start-up-production is interrupted!
QC need time to check and release the production.
Tool setup time is longer!
 Benefits to you: 100% Inspection Quality!

• Correct and precise geometries e.g. Tight calculated long runners…

…with extremely small margins
distances, diameters, angles, shapes
• Perfect contours, no edge defects
no absence of details

Higher Quality demands…

… more complex test plans
 Benefits to you: Process Stability!

Monitor your process with live charts and compensate accordingly!

 Benefits to you: Sorting good and bad parts!
Punching/Cutting/Removal of the bad parts. Apply marking on the dedicated area!

Rejected parts sorted

 Benefits to you: Centralized Data Management!

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Benefits to you: Easy maintenance & changeover!

Ergonomic design!
Easy changeover of fixtures!
Small and compact fit for limited
production floor space!
PSS-40: Return on Investment

100% Inspection, no
bad parts to
customers

Improved
production
efficiency, stability,
ROI Reduced tool and
die damage due
to the stamping
press speed.
process

Process control and quality

part within quality control
Otto Vision Technology - 25 years Optical Inspection Stamping
Thank You!