The question was to create a fully automatic test and sorting machine. Working from bulk, every cup had to be separated and lined up for a quality inspection. These deep drawn molybdenum cups measure : diameter= Ø1.0mm, height= 3mm.
Inspection criteria:
Mechanical surface defects like holes, deformations, cracks, scratches and indents
Optical surface inspection on smoothness
12 cups/second
Correct cup (left) and defects; no bottom, indents & scratches
Bulk supply of micro cups
From bulk to single cups
Line up of cups on the carrier
Cup carrier transport into the vision area
Eight cameras are used for one cup at the time
End station separation of the good & the bad cups (built in 2005)