Industrial machine vision and AOI for demanding industries
Automated quality inspection for different production environments
OCTUM develops and integrates customised machine vision and AOI systems for automated quality inspection in industrial production processes. Our solutions inspect products, components, surfaces, packaging, markings and codes directly within machines and production lines.
OCTUM has particular expertise in pharmaceuticals, medical technology, packaging technology and automotive production. We also implement inspection solutions for metal and plastics processing, electronics, cosmetics and other industrial applications.
Cameras, optics, lighting, inspection software, interfaces and machine integration are considered as one coordinated system. This results in solutions tailored to the inspection task, product, cycle time and actual production conditions.
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Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical primary packaging and drug-delivery systems must be inspected reliably and reproducibly, often under regulated production conditions. OCTUM develops machine vision systems for vials, ampoules, pre-filled syringes, cartridges and other pharmaceutical products.
Typical inspection tasks include presence and completeness checks, surface inspection, vial mouth and closure inspection, dimensional checks and the verification of print, plain text and codes.
Depending on the application, requirements relating to user management, audit trails, data integrity, traceability and qualification-relevant documentation can be taken into account.
Medical technology
Medical devices, components and laboratory consumables must be reliably inspected for quality-relevant characteristics, often at high production volumes. OCTUM develops customised inspection solutions for medical technology, diagnostics, laboratory automation and life science.
Typical products include syringes, pipette tips and racks, wells, cups, microtitre plates, trays, wound dressings and transdermal patches.
Machine vision can inspect geometry, completeness, assembly status, surfaces, contamination, product position, print, plain text and codes. For regulated production environments, functions supporting documented inspection results, user management, audit trails and traceability can be integrated.
Packaging technology
Packaging must protect products, contain all required components, carry the correct markings and be processed reliably. OCTUM develops machine vision systems for the automated inspection of primary and secondary packaging.
Typical products and features include tubes, labels, print, variable text, codes, folding cartons, closures and other packaging components. Inspection tasks include completeness checks, label and print inspection, OCR and OCV, code verification, variant control and position detection.
The inspection systems can be integrated directly into printing, labelling and packaging machines or retrofitted into existing production lines.
>> Discover machine vision solutions for packaging technology
Automotive
Short cycle times, numerous product variants and high quality requirements characterise automotive and supplier production. OCTUM develops machine vision systems for the automated inspection of components and assemblies – from component manufacturing and assembly through to final inspection.
Typical applications include assembly and completeness checks, surface inspection, position checks, optical measurement and the reading and verification of 1D and 2D codes, DPM markings and plain text.
The inspection solutions are tailored to the component geometry, relevant defect characteristics, product variants, machine cycle time and existing interfaces.
>> Discover machine vision solutions for automotive production
Other industries
Many inspection concepts developed for OCTUM’s focus industries can be transferred to other products, materials and production processes. OCTUM has implemented automated inspection systems for metal and plastics processing, electronics, cosmetics, food and beverage production and other industrial applications.
Potential tasks range from surface and dimensional inspection to assembly and completeness checks, as well as the verification of print, plain text, codes and product variants.
The decisive factor is not the industry alone, but the specific inspection task. OCTUM evaluates the product, defect pattern, material, cycle time, installation conditions and quality
From the inspection task to the integrated inspection system
A reliable machine vision solution is not created by selecting individual components. The camera, optics and lighting must make the relevant inspection feature reproducibly visible. The inspection software must reliably evaluate the images within the available cycle time. At the same time, interfaces, operation, data flow and reject handling must be coordinated with the machine and production process.
OCTUM supports projects from the initial assessment of the inspection task and feasibility study through to system design, integration, commissioning and long-term support.
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Machine vision for regulated production environments
In pharmaceuticals, medical technology and other regulated sectors, inspection systems must do more than reliably inspect products. Depending on the application, inspection results, changes, user actions and relevant process data must also be documented in a traceable manner.
OCTUM considers project-specific requirements relating to user management, audit trails, recipe and format management, data integrity, traceability and validatable system concepts during the design of the inspection solution.
>> Learn more about inspection systems for regulated applications
Why OCTUM?
OCTUM has been developing industrial machine vision and AOI systems for demanding production environments since 1996.
- 30 years of experience in industrial machine vision and optical quality inspection
- More than 6,000 installed systems
- In-house software solutions such as OCVis, OCTUMISEr and CV-Inspect
- Integration into new machines and existing production lines
- Experience with regulated production environments
- Combination of conventional machine vision, 3D methods and deep learning
- Support from feasibility studies through to service and training
- International project experience and long-term system support
Is your inspection task not listed?
Many proven inspection concepts can be transferred to new products, materials and production processes. Tell us about your product, the relevant quality characteristics, typical defects, required cycle time and planned installation conditions.
Together, we will assess which machine vision or AOI solution is technically appropriate, economically viable and suitable for reliable integration into your production process.
