SICK releases machine-vision guide and workshops

SICK (UK) has published a guide called 'Introduction to Machine Vision' to provide engineers with an insight into best-practice applications.

The company is also offering free hands-on workshop sessions in its machine-vision test studio at its St Albans headquarters.

According to SICK, machine vision is a must-have technology for improving automated handling and processing, but there are many misconceptions about what it can do and how it is most effectively used.

The next workshop is scheduled for Wednesday 1 July.

David Hannaby, SICK's machine-vision specialist, said: 'Machine vision is undoubtedly the future across all sectors of industry from automated packaging and food processing to warehouse and storage.

'Yet some plant engineers are worried about committing to it and others have unsubstantiated ideas about its capabilities and how far it can be integrated with a plant-wide distributed control system.

'There are many different types and capabilities of machine vision, from 3D laser imaging to simple photo-electric sensing,' he added.

SICK's hands-on one-day training package for small classes is for design and production engineers to get up to speed with the latest in machine-vision technology and its implications.

They will provide knowledge and a confidence-boosting insight into machine-vision applications and are tested and certificated to demonstrate the worth of the sessions.

Supporting these is a SICK manual, entitled 'An Introduction to Machine Vision', which provides a ready reference to the world of machine vision and a benchmark against which to evaluate needs and systems in the real world.

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