The Applications

1. High-Speed Conveyor Part Inspection

In automated conveyor systems, parts often travel at speeds that cause rolling-shutter cameras to distort edges and corners. A global shutter camera captures the entire image at the same instant, ensuring moving components appear sharp and correctly shaped. This allows reliable checks for part presence, orientation, and basic surface defects. Precise hardware triggering ensures images are taken at consistent positions, while region-based capture limits processing to critical areas. The result is stable inspection performance at full production speed, with fewer false alarms and no need to slow down the line.

2. Pick-and-Place Robotics Accuracy Validation

Fast pick-and-place robots require vision feedback that remains clear during rapid motion. Motion blur can cause incorrect position data and lead to placement errors. A global shutter camera prevents this by freezing movement during exposure, producing accurate images even when the robot is in motion. High frame rates support multiple validation steps within a single cycle, while trigger and strobe control improve image contrast. This enables more precise gripping and placement, reduces cycle errors, and supports higher overall throughput in automated assembly lines.

3. Inspection of Rotating Mechanical Parts

Rotating components such as gears, shafts, or closures are difficult to inspect because continuous motion can skew images. With a global shutter, rotating features are captured without geometric distortion, making defects easier to identify. Encoder-based triggering allows images to be taken at exact angular positions, supporting consistent comparison between parts. Short exposure times combined with sensitive pixels help maintain sharpness without excessive lighting. This approach improves reliability when inspecting high-speed rotating parts and supports quality checks without interrupting production flow.

4. Packaging Line Label and Print Verification

Packaging lines demand fast and reliable inspection of labels, codes, and printed information. When products move quickly, image distortion can make text and barcodes unreadable. A global shutter camera captures distortion-free images, ensuring label edges and print remain clear. Multiple inspection regions within a single image allow simultaneous checks of position, alignment, and presence. Accurate triggering ensures each package is inspected once at the correct location. This improves traceability, reduces packaging errors, and helps maintain compliance with quality standards.

5. Inline Optical Measurement and Gauging

In compact measurement stations, consistent geometry is essential for accurate dimensional checks. A global shutter camera provides repeatable images for edge detection, diameter measurement, and gap analysis, even when parts are loaded and unloaded quickly. Stable exposure timing supports reliable sub-pixel measurement, while moderate resolution keeps processing fast for real-time decisions. Hardware I/O integration allows synchronization with controllers and lighting systems. This enables efficient inline gauging and supports closed-loop quality control in automated production environments.