SmartView Metals - Cognex

®SmartView MetalsSmartView Metals has become the most trusted surface inspection systemworldwide. With more installations on more lines than any surface inspectionsystem ever, SmartView is relied upon around the world by virtually everymajor flat-rolled products producer. For many of them, SmartView is thede-facto standard in on-line defect detection and identification.Our Surface Inspection ExperienceSince our first surface inspection system in the 1980’s totoday’s state of the art SmartView systems, our engineershave understood the complexities of surface inspectionof metals. A“one size fits all” solution does not provideoptimum performance for the product requirements andthe range of metals processing lines available today.Various metal strip processes all have unique surfaceproperties and defects that require unique solutions toachieve accurate real-time surface inspection. Basedon years of experience, we know the right combinationof lighting, cameras, and other hardware, as well asdetection and classification software for every metalsprocess line. We provide the best technology for eachapplication and never make compromises with theresults. Only SmartView provides advanced inspectiontechnology ensuring real-time detection of all surfacedefects, while our special surface inspection software caneasily be configured to provide unparalleled, automaticidentification, and visualization of your defects.During the manufacturing process, it is crucial to detectdefects early in the process. The sooner you find theproblems, the sooner you can fix them. Knowing abouteven the smallest problems in real time allows animmediate response to worsening conditions, reducingscrap and increasing yield. Additionally, it keeps youfrom passing bad material on to value-added processes,thus reducing scrap and customer returns, again,increasing yield.