Vision Sensors—Three Examples for Industrial Vision in Material Handling (Part 2)
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- 1. Industrial Event Camera VOC Monitors Automated High-Bay Warehouses
- 2. Reliable Positioning of Stacker Cranes in High-Bay Warehouses with the PXV Absolute Positioning System
- 3. Identification in Deep-Freeze Warehouses with the VB14N-T Barcode Scanner
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Vision Sensors—Three Examples for Industrial Vision in Material Handling (Part 2)
Whether control, positioning, or identification—the tasks of vision sensors in storage and material handling could hardly be more diverse. Pepperl+Fuchs offers a comprehensive portfolio in the area of industrial vision for the various requirements of these tasks. In this blog article, you will gain insights into three applications for vision sensors in material handling and learn what advantages the products used can also offer for your application.
1. Industrial Event Camera VOC Monitors Automated High-Bay Warehouses
Automated high-bay warehouses with stacker cranes enable fast storage and retrieval and ensure optimum use of warehouse space. In deep-freeze storage facilities, for example, it is particularly important that the processes run without interruptions to ensure a continuous cold chain. The VOC industrial event camera with integrated memory function is suitable for monitoring these storage and retrieval processes. For this purpose, the IP camera is mounted directly on the stacker crane and records the last sixty seconds of the continuous video livestream in HD quality in its integrated ring buffer. As soon as an error or other defined event occurs as a so-called trigger, the temporarily stored data is transferred to the permanent memory of the integrated SD card. The camera stores up to sixty seconds before and after the event. This allows users to quickly and easily access the relevant recording of the situation for immediate error analysis or long-term process optimization.
A customized user interface and direct integration into the IT system can be programmed via REST API. The event camera is also equipped with an integrated heating system and can therefore withstand temperatures in an operating temperature range of –30 °C to +50 °C. It complies with degree of protection IP65 and is dust- and water-jet-proof.
Industrial event camera VOC
2. Reliable Positioning of Stacker Cranes in High-Bay Warehouses with the PXV Absolute Positioning System
Precise and at the same time fast positioning of stacker cranes in automated high-bay warehouses is particularly important to ensure high throughput and avoid costs due to downtime. The PXV absolute positioning system offers the perfect solution with a highly accurate positioning resolution of 0.2 mm on the X and Y axes and a travel speed of up to 8 m/s over a distance of up to 100 km. It therefore ensures fast and precise positioning of the stacker crane for storage.
The code tape of the PXV is attached directly in the shaft and the camera is located on the moving carrier of the stacker crane.
The Data Matrix code tape, which is only 25 mm wide, is attached directly in the shaft of the stacker crane. The 2-D camera is located on the moving carrier. In addition to simple installation and commissioning, the PXV offers the advantage of no follow-up costs or calibration and maintenance intervals. The safePXV safe absolute positioning system with PROFIsafe is suitable for SIL 3 / PL e applications at particularly high altitudes. In addition, it is extremely insensitive to dirt—code redundancy allows several codes to be read simultaneously on the tape.
PXV absolute positioning system
3. Identification in Deep-Freeze Warehouses with the VB14N-T Barcode Scanner
In the food industry, an unbroken cold chain is essential for product quality. National food laws generally require the storage temperature of frozen products to be lower than 18 °C throughout the cold chain. This places high demands on the sensors in deep-freeze warehouses. Even at very low temperatures, frozen products must be reliably identified in order to reach their final destination.
The VB14N-T barcode scanner ensures reliable identification even at –35 °C.
The VB14N-T barcode scanner has an integrated heater that allows it to withstand ambient temperatures from -35 °C to +45 °C. With a short warm-up phase of 20 minutes at most, it is quickly ready for use and has a reduced maximum energy consumption of 9.6 W. In addition, the scanner’s powerful optics and code reconstruction technology offer high reliability for reading hard-to-recognize barcodes. The compact design allows installation even where space is limited.
VB14N-T barcode scanner
Are You Still Looking for a Solution for Your Application?
Pepperl+Fuchs offers a comprehensive portfolio of universally applicable vision sensors, application- or customer-specific products, and turnkey solutions. The powerful technologies can be used to solve a wide variety of tasks in the field of industrial vision. Talk to experts and together we will find the vision product or solution that optimally fits your individual requirements.
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