Tire Identification Solutions
Our company is focused entirely on developing and implementing advanced industrial machine vision and ID technology, and we have sold more in this area than any other company in the world.
$521 MILLION
2016 Revenue
OVER 35
Years in the business
500+
Channel Partners
20+ COUNTRIES
Global Office
1,000,000+
Systems Shipped
Machine Vision consists of optics that capture an image, and software that makes sense of what is being seen.
What does Machine Vision do?
- Guide
- Inspect
- Gauge
- Identify
Vision & ID Solutions for Tire & Wheel
Tire Manufacturing
Tire measurement – web width, roundness
Joint checking
Laminations – presence, location
Radial force variation (RFV) spot location
Tire Identification
Color strip & paint dot ID
Side wall raised letter identification
DOT code verification
Bar code reading – embossed 1D on tire
Green tire scanning
Spinning tire scanning
Tire Logistics
Final finish scanning
Belt scanning
Tire stacking/palletizing
Tire & Wheel Identification
Products Introduction
A Superior Product For Every Application
Kitted Solutions For Common Applications
Highest Read Rates
- Industry Best Decode Algorithms – 1DMax + With Hotbars Technology
- 4x Faster Acquisition + XPand = Improved Image Acquisition Rates and more read attempts
Larger Coverage w/ Fewer Cameras
- Lower number of failure points
- Lower cost of ownership
- Easy Installation/troubleshooting
- Lower cost with fewer readers
Increased Throughput
- Lower number of cameras means data transfer time is improved
- Acquisition time is 4x competition
Real-Time Monitoring Capability
- See what the reader sees for immediate corrective action
- Cognex Vision Tools to Auto Decipher No-Reads
Multi-Camera Solutions, Configured to Solve Common Conveyor Applications.
Applications:
Over, Under, Green, Finish, Warehousing.
- Everything needed in a single part number
- Individual readers come assembled and focused to cover a wide range of barcode sizes
- Kits come with everything needed for a given belt width
- Extremely large coverage with a small number of readers
DataMan 303 W XPand 15
- Belt Coverage (FOV) – 33 inches
- Code Size – 12 mil
- Code Orientation – Omni
- Line Speed – Up to 250 FPM
- DOF – 12 Inches
DataMan 303 W XPand 15
- Belt Coverage (FOV) – 48 inches
- Code Size – 12 mil
- Code Orientation – Omni
- Line Speed – Up to 250 FPM
- DOF – 12 inches
DataMan 303 W XPand 15
- Belt Coverage (FOV) – 66 inches
- Code Size – 12 mil
- Code Orientation – Omni
- Line Speed – Up to 250 fpm
- DOF – 12 inches
DataMan 302
- Field of View – 9 Inches
- Code Size – 12 mil
- Code Orientation – Omni
- Rotation Speed – Up to 2 m/s
- DOF – 20 inches
DataMan 503 w/ XPand 25
- Belt Coverage (FOV) – 28 inches
- Code Size – 15 mil
- Code Orientation – Omni
- Line Speed – Up to 100 fpm
- DOF – 62 inches
- No Other Solution Available For This Today
Why Choose Cognex?
Easy to Order Easy to Install
Single Part Number Includes…
- Cameras, Brackets, Cables, Power Supply
- Ordered to work on most applications right out of the box
- Slide Bracket Assembly Over 80/20 and Tighten with Tool-Less Design
- Wire in Power and the Trigger and Start Reading!
- 4 Camera Power and I/O
- M12 Quick Disconnect for Power and I/O for 4 Cameras
- 5 Ethernet Ports
- 4 for the cameras and 1 for interface
- Profibus
- AutoBackup & Restore
Industry Leading Read Performance
Xpand Technology
- Hotbars allows more images per trigger resulting in more read attempts and higher read performance
- Efficient Pixel Utilization = Less Cameras With Larger Coverage
- Full Redundancy Possible and Still Fewer Cameras Than Our Competition
- Less Cameras = Faster Data Processing = Increased Throughput
How Does It Work???
01
Field of View is Increased Across The Conveyor With No Moving Parts
02
Overlap Ensures We Read Every Code Every Time
03
Let’s Make Some Sense of The Image
04
Each Section Is Projected Through Mirrors to the Imager
05
Result is 3120 Pixel Belt Coverage With a 2088 Linear Pixels
06
More Images = Highest Read Rates! 300 FPM Line Speed Single Input Trigger
08
The Power Of 1D Max+ With Hotbars 1.6 m/s Line Speed, Single Input Trigger
09
The Power Of 1D Max+ With Hotbars 6 Successful Reads @ 1.6 m/s Worst Case Orientation
Real Time Monitoring
Performance Metrics
Aggregated performance for all read points on your network
Aggregated results over time are managed in a database and accessible over the web
RTM Image Classification – Typical NoReads
Real-Time Monitoring - Image Classification
How does this stack up to the competition?
ACHIEVE LARGER BELT COVERAGE WITH LESS THAN HALF THE NUMBER CAMERAS!
3 DataMan Readers Provide Greater Belt Coverage and Larger Depth Coverage than 8 readers from our Competition, with the Same Resolution!
Higher Read Performance
With efficient pixel utilization, Cognex solutions acquire and decode much faster than the competition, providing several read attempts at every barcode.
Fewer Potential Failure Points
Even with 100% redundancy, Cognex has less cameras than DL and more coverage
Room for Gap reduction
The speed of this system accompanied by Xpand, allows us to cut gapping requirements in half in most cases.
Easier to Setup
Fewer Cameras to Configure and Align
Easier to Troubleshoot
If read issues arise, determining which camera is causing the problems is much easier with a third of the readers
Faster System Performance = Increased Throughput
Less Cameras means data can be sent quicker and line speed can be increased
- Good Read Performance
- Problematic with Vibration
- Expensive
- Requires Calibration and Integration costs are high
- Complicated Installation
- Cost of Ownership is High
- Poor Read Performance
- Difficult to Configure
- Moving Parts = High Repair/Replacement costs
- Expensive with Multiple Heads
Success Stories from Industry Installs
Solution: 2 503s with Blue HPIA
- Belt Coverage (FOV) – 33”
- Code Size – 12 mil
- Code Orientation – Omni
- Line Speed – Up to 300 FPM
- DOF – 0” (Under Belt Scan)
What Is the Advantage to the Customer?
Cognex was able to demonstrate unmatched speed capabilities, this allowed the customer to increase line speeds to 300 FPM with plenty of room to increase further in the future
Solution: 3 303s with XPand 15
- Belt Coverage (FOV) – 840mm
- Code Size – 12 mil
- Code Orientation – Omni
- Line Speed – Up to 250 FPM
- DOF – 250mm
- Competition: DataLogic 6 Camera Solution
What Is the Advantage to the Customer?
Cognex demonstrated higher read performance with fewer readers. Improved Read Rates = Increased Throughput DataLogic – 97.9% Cognex – 100%Solution: 2 503s with XPand 25
- Belt Coverage (FOV) – 32”
- Code Size – 15 mil
- Code Orientation – Omni
- Line Speed – Up to 80 FPM
- DOF – 60”
What Is the Advantage to the Customer?
We could solve an application they couldn’t do today at 100% read rates! Customer will now be able to automate scanning into the Distribution Center and remove labor costs.