Visio Ing Consult provides industrial customers with turnkey solutions that automate quality control and compliance checking of parts and integrate them into the company’s processes. Based in Hannut, it helps many businesses in Belgium and abroad to enhance the reliability of their production lines.
“The same machine must be able to check a variety of parts such as curtain ties, bottles, sockets or any other complex technical component.”
SMEs in the metal and plastics sectors need to manufacture small and medium-sized product runs and quality control 100% of their output, but do not always have the means to invest in dedicated control systems. To address this need, Visio Ing Consult is developing and marketing a single unit that can automatically screen batches comprising a variety of parts at an affordable price.
Visio Ing Consult asked Sirris to design the mechanical solutions required for an automatic and universal system. To enable each part to be placed in front of the cameras separately, Sirris developed an adaptable separation unit, a universal gripper system operated by a smart robot, and accurate and versatile screening stations.
Sirris developed a prototype which no longer requires any human intervention, apart from simple configuration actions between batches. Subsidised by the Walloon Region as part of its CWALity programme, the project is in its final stages and is due to complete in July 2016.