November 10, 2014
Founded in 1995 by Thomas Rothweiler, Gefra (Friedewald, Germany; (www.gefragmbh.de) manufactures automated systems designed to inspect metal fasteners such as screws, nuts or washers. In a system to check cup screws for vehicle brake lines, the company has developed a system consisting of six inspection stations that incorporate multiple cameras.
After the cup screws are placed into a vibrating bowl feeder, they are fed to an 800mm diameter rotating glass ring the sorting system in two possible orientations. For this reason, five of the inspections stations in the system are configured so they can inspect the part both from the top and bottom.(…)
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