If you thought Dick Tracy’s wrist radio was a wow as a kid, and the cell phone with built-in camera the "must-have" device as an adult, you need to see Omron’s new ZFV smart sensor for cost-effective quality inspections. This compact, high-speed digital sensor with amplifier/monitor combination tackles a wide range of “matching” tasks with its Swiss Army© knife-like combination of easily selected and operated sensing functions:

- Shape
- Brightness
- Text
- Position
- Area
- Width
- Number

The real-time gray-scale image captures are displayed on the 1.8” LCD monitor built into the amplifier. Up to five (5) patterns can be processed simultaneously from a single CCD sensing head and several amplifiers sharing a wholly integrated communication bus. The ZFV gives you an affordable tool to solve dozens of simple visual inspection tasks; it is priced within most companies’ range of discretionary maintenance spending.

Simple Setup of Advanced Inspection Functionality



The ZFV pattern matching smart sensor was designed to deliver advanced inspection functionality with one-button teaching so setup, operation and production changeover are simplified. With a few selections on the amplifier’s front panel, the sensor can be set to perform a wide range of tasks. Since no PC is required for setup, the operations and maintenance staff can confidently manipulate the settings to match frequently changing production requirements. Each function shown below has its own easily identifiable icon.

Here are some of the applications where ZFV can provide an effective quality inspection solution:

Shape: Detect promotional labels, determine filter direction, different font families



Shape: Align bar codes, detect packaging inserts, determine direction of cans



Text: Detect presence of expiration date, embossed characters on labels, presence of characters printed on product



Position: Detect position of sealing tape on packing boxes, detect label position; confirm substrate positioning



Area: Sort boxes by mark; detect threading on screws; detect presence of paste on boxes



Width: Measure ID of resin containers, detect tape winding amount; measure pitch/width between electrical leads



Number: Detect the number of connector leads.



DOWNLOADS & LINKS
ZFV Brochure (PDF)
Inspection Solutions for the Food & Beverage Industry brochure (PDF)

For additional information about Omron's ZFV High Speed Inspection Sensor, contact Neff Power at (800) 325-8612 or request literature or a quote on-line.