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Intercarat automates quality sorting with Psycle

Thibault Lonpret - Intercarat

Thibault Lonpret
Robotisation and Automation Project Manager

10 Rue Georges Guynemer
67120 Altorf

Intercarat (groupe Gemü)

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Specialising in the manufacture of rubber and/or PTFE membranes, Intercarat called on Psycle to implement vision-based control on its production lines. Thibault Lonpret, Robotisation and Automation Project Manager, tells us about his experience.

What were the main points of your vision specification?

We wanted to be able to trace the precise cause of each defect, so the vision software had to be able to tell the difference between one defect and another, and be able to associate a precise name with a defect. We also wanted to work with a vision expert, dedicated to this task, to make progress on machine learning in parallel with the manufacture of the line. This enabled us to be much more confident and efficient when we went into production, since most of the work had been done upstream and was monitored by experts.

Psycle is a highly responsive partner that always provides detailed answers to questions and has been a driving force behind the project.

How is the Psycle system used today?

It is used both on our automated membrane production lines and by our finishing department, which until now has inspected these products manually. In production, the idea is to do away with all human intervention: a robotic arm picks up the part, presents it for vision control, then sorts it according to whether or not it conforms. The finishing team, for its part, continues to learn the system: it annotates images that it has either taken itself or extracted from the production database.

They didn’t hesitate to add features to their software to meet our needs.

What were the project’s main phases?

We started with tests at Psycle to validate feasibility. Next, Psycle made equipment available to us so that we could produce a prototype, which we nurtured over several months to achieve the level of performance we wanted. Psycle then helped us to install and industrialise the system on the lines. Finally, they continued to support us, gradually giving us more and more rights over the tool and offering us customised features.

Keep an eye on your production lines, thanks to vision machines that are reliable, scalable and easy to use.