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OMRON enhances FH Vision System with improved AI features
With built-in software for inspection and measurement, the FH Series simplifies quality control, offering a reliable and efficient solution for a wide range of industries.
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OMRON has announced an important new update to its FH Vision System that eliminates over-detection, and delivers fast, reproducible results, even on textured, reflective, or variable surfaces. This makes it easier than ever for manufacturers to achieve reliable, high-precision defect detection in challenging environments, whilst benefiting from a perpetual license for long-term use.
The updated AI Defect Detection function eliminates over-detection by automatically selecting the most suitable training images to build its defect model. This prevents the human error and bias that can lead to false positives, and ensures accurate, consistent results. The system delivers 100% reproducibility, providing identical inspection outcomes from the same data every time, without the need for expert adjustment. Fewer images are required to achieve reliable detection, streamlining the setup process.
The AI algorithm is specifically trained to distinguish actual defects from complex visual backgrounds. This includes challenging conditions such as weld marks, shadows, surface patterns, non-uniform textures, or reflections. Thanks to support for multi-line random trigger mode, a single FH controller can connect up to eight cameras, each triggered independently. This allows for simultaneous or asynchronous inspection from multiple directions or inspection points. One license covers all eight cameras, enabling efficient deployment across complex inspection setups using a single system.
With OMRON’s intuitive 3-step configuration process, manufacturers can deploy the system quickly and efficiently:
- 1. Image preparation: Collect and separate images of non-defective and defective products.
- 2. Annotation: Mark the defect areas on the images as if pointing them out to a colleague.
- 3. Self-learning: Initiate the AI’s self-learning process with a single click.
The FH Vision System combines proven rule-based inspection with advanced AI capabilities, and enables flexible, highly accurate defect detection under variable conditions. With robust hardware designed for harsh industrial environments and a convenient perpetual licensing model, OMRON offers long-term access to advanced inspection technology without the complexity of ongoing subscriptions or specialist programming.