The Hidden Costs of Vision System Integration

Author: Josh Chenault

As control system integrators, we’re often brought in after the initial excitement around a new vision system begins to fade and challenges have begun to appear. What began as a plug-and-play solution has started creating frustration for plant engineers and quality teams. The system technically operates, but not in the way anyone expected, and certainly not without significant additional effort.

Most clients start their vision system projects with understandable optimism.

A Vision for the Future – Ohio’s Only Omron Vision Lab

MartinCSI and Omron at MartinCSI vision lab

When we moved into our new building in 2015, we were approached by Omron to help create a new state of the art Vision Lab in our facility. Vision systems use cameras, lights and lenses to inspect and process information used for quality control. This Vision Lab is unique in many different aspects, and is the only Omron Vision Lab in the state of Ohio.

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