The Polyfeed is a flexible feeding device that is part of a turnkey assembly solution that serves many industries such as automotive, medical, electrical and consumer goods. It is based on the use of vision recognition and vertical vibration systems to identify parts in their various forms and positions. Mikron chose Cognex’s PC based PatMax technology for part recognition in the Polyfeed application after speed, robustness and precision benchmarking was done with several vision algorithms. The vision system ensures the optimal or “intelligent” placement of the parts to maximise efficiency. This feeding method, unique in the industry, is patented and enables oriented customer parts to be fed that would be impossible, or very difficult to feed with conventional systems. A variant change can be made quickly, requiring only a few minutes delay before production can restart. A new product can be made production ready in only a few days. The PatMax technology provides a very wide-range of vision tools for object location, defect inspection, gauging, and part identification, as well as a variety of specialised functions.

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