A real time vision system for defect inspection in a cast extrusion manufacturing process

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Abstract

The cast extrusion manufacturing process is the initial step which enables the creation of the raw materials, such as clear polypropylene film, needed for the flexible packaging manufacturing process. The current methodology of controlling extrusion related defect occurrences is attempted by a combination of statistical sampling and human inspection. However, the defects are small in size and hard to visualise in a clear thin film 3 m in width moving at a speed of 50m/min. This resulted in poor product quality and high return ratio from customers. To the best of our knowledge, there is no system available that can automatically and accurately detect such defects. This research investigates possible defect detection methodologies and has subsequently proposed a system that is capable of real time monitoring of defects on the cast extrusion manufacturing process.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings 14th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, M2VIP 2007
Pages240-245
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event14th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, M2VIP 2007 - Xiamen, China
Duration: 3 Dec 20075 Dec 2007

Publication series

NameProceedings 14th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, M2VIP2007

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, M2VIP 2007
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXiamen
Period3/12/075/12/07

Keywords

  • Image processing
  • Machine intelligence
  • Machine vision
  • Polypropylene thin film

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