SICK Inspector83x 2D vision sensor

With the launch of the Inspector83x 2D vision sensor, SICK has enabled out-of-the-box AI machine vision inspections for common inline inspection tasks in high-speed production.

SICK says the teach-in capability of the Inspector83x can be used by non-specialists to configure high-precision AI inspections at full production speeds. By showing the camera a handful of examples, initial inspection results can be up and running quickly. Any product design or batch changes can be quickly added in the same way by an operator from the production line.

The Inspector83x offers up to 5 MP resolution and built-in illumination, and with a quad-core CPU and high-speed data transfer over industrial networks, the Inspector83x processes AI inspections directly on the device, and at significantly faster speeds than its predecessors.

Once set up, the image inference is carried out directly on the SICK Inspector83x and results are output to the machine control as pass/fail results or sensor values. The Inspector83x is optimised for rapid data transfer in industrial networks with dual ports for EtherNet/IP or Profinet integration. A dedicated high-speed Gigabit Ethernet port provides the capacity for high-resolution image data transfer as well as data logging or TCP/IP integration. A built-in export function can output customised configurations for common PLC types.

No external machine control is needed and typically, up to 15 inspections per second can be accomplished reliably for machine vision tasks such as defect and anomaly detection or classification.