This fast and accurate vision application checks that the correct pattern of colours is within a box of chocolates. A single Teledyne Dalsa BOA smart colour camera is used to check the correct pattern of colours within the box. The powerful colour tools allow fast and accurate recognition of the colours within the image and check against the pattern of colours required.

Problems that can be detected by the system:

• Incorrect chocolates included in packaging
• Missing chocolates
• Incorrectly coloured chocolates
• Features of the system:
• High performance BOA Colour camera
• Basic integral white ring light
• Virtually maintenance-free system
• Simple HMI showing chocolates to allow reject images to be displayed
• Simple interface to line PLC allowing rejects to be tracked through to reject stations