Alpha Vision Design - Industrial Machine Vision Solutions and Applications

Pharmaceutical

Medical Devices

Manufacturing & OEM



Print Verification Vision systems are commonly employed to perform print verification using both OCV (Optical Character Verification) and OCR (Optical Character Recognition). Typical examples include LOT, BATCH and Expiry code validation used both in manufacturing and in pharmaceutical industries.	Coated Stent Inspection Coated metal stents have proven successful in combating arteries becoming re-clogged as a result of restenosis. Advance vision algorithms can check for coating coverage, pooling, webbing, cone contact, bridging and other known defects	LCD Segment Inspection: A 7 character, alphanumeric, 7 segment LCD display is inspected on-line. This enables the manufacturer to automatically identify defect display segments and to correct errors early in the production process, preventing costly rework and potential product recalls.


Blister Pack Inspection Each blister pack is inspected to determine the presence/absence of capsules during packaging. Using a colour camera the system also differentiates between different types of pills based on their colour and shape.	3D Profile Inspection Fast, contact free 3D measurement of micro and macro objects. Perform measurement of the actual data points and compare measurements against CAD or master data sets. Also suitable for reverse engineering and wear analysis. Image shown is an height profile of an orthopaedic Knee joint.	Gauging and Measurement Gauging and part measurement is necessary in most manufacturing environments especially where automated part handling systems such as robots are employed. Inline vision systems can automatically measure specified product features and critical parameters.


Barcode/Datamatrix Inspection Barcode labels, manually placed on the side of packaging are difficult to read using traditional laser barcode readers. However using machine vision, the barcodes can be located over a large user defined search area, read and output to the customers factory tracking system.	Seal Integrity Inspection Inspect the SEAL on medical pouches, blisters and packages made of any material such as foil, film, paper or TYVEK, printed or nonprinted, colour or transparent. Seal Scan identifies the presence, type and location of seal defects, verifiying the package integrity and analyzing the overall seal quality.	PCB Inspection Machine vision is successfully being applied through out the SMT industry to perform a whole range of tasks including in-line component presence absence detection, part placement and orientation measurement, solder joint analysis, flipped chip detection, solder paste analysis and more...


Vial Inspection High speed, in-line, vial inspection using multiple cameras to measure liquid fill level, cap placement, cap defects, cosmetic faults and even fluid contaminants. By monitoring the crimp at the base of the cap, the seal integrity is also checked to ensure product integrity .	Packaging Inspection Correct packaging content is critical for all manufactures. Using a vision based system, the packaging is checked for part presence, position and orientation. Missing, skewed or incorrect parts can be easily indentified, isolated and rejected if required.	Colour Inspection Colour classification is important for some applications that need to distinguish between similar or identical looking parts. Also colour is importantant factor in many food applications where food colouring is expected to be consistant.