Visicon Inspection Technologies, LLC

Have you ever used a conventional CNC video inspection system and thought, "This could be so much better if the entire part could be seen at once, with the highest possible resolution"? We did, and we applied our insight to every facet of inspection technology. The results speak for themselves: we will never stop asking how we can make a good thing better.

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	MULTI-AXIS • 6" X 9" X 7" • Granite base & column • Aluminum stage plates • Recirculating linear guideways • Optional rotary • Optional laser probe

	MULTI-AXIS • 12" X 12" X 6" * • Granite base & bridge • Aluminum or steel stage • Kinematic air bearings • Linear motor • Optional rotary • Optional laser probe

Provides the highest precision and best throughput for larger, generally flat or cylindrical parts. Different magnifications can be chosen to balance precision versus throughput.
LENS	SCAN WIDTH	PRECISION (µm)
0.3X 0.7X 1X 4X 10X	186mm 80mm 56mm 14mm 5.6mm	5.8 2.5 1.8 0.4 0.2

What is FineScan™ Technology? For the complete explanation see our Patent #6,424,735. FineScan™ technology basically involves using a line scan camera to make flat scans of a part and a vertical translation axis to move the line camera up and down to make multiple scans at a variety of heights, or "planes" on the part. We then find individual measurement points within the image at each plane of the part. All the measurement points on all the individual plane images can then be related by a global dimensional inspection software, "MeasureWorld."

Powerful Image Processing
The other powerful aspect of FineScan™ technology is the pattern matching approach we take to measuring highly repetitive part features or many similar parts. See our Patent #6,606,403 for the full details. Basically, here's the story: Since we capture such large and highly accurate images it is possible to put many, many parts within the scan. The FineScan™ pattern matching software then finds each part within the image. It then finds the part reference frame and intelligently places the measurement gages on the part.

When dealing with miniature parts a fixture to hold them in a certain orientation under a video camera can be difficult to create. Also loading and unloading a multitude of such parts unto a fixture can be quite painstaking. FineScan™ technology ends this inspection drudgery. Simply scatter any number of tiny parts on the stage and scan the entire area. FineScan™ software will identify each part and make the appropriate measurements, even if a number of different parts are mixed together on the stage!

For programming individual parts with multiple repetitive features, the pattern find functions make programming incredibly painless. Suppose your part consists of dozens or even thousands of repetitive part features. All you need to do is to program the gages for each feature once and FineScan™ will search the entire image and find each instance of that feature, even if there is no particular order or pattern to the feature locations.