The system identifies and removes undesirable product defects and foreign material such as shells, shell fragments, rocks and wood sticks.

The system includes cameras, AI software, a conveyor and automatic ejection mechanisms with dual drops (one for foreign material, one for culls) to ensure only ideal potatoes reach later process stages.

AI looks to be a panacea for making better inspection choices, but knowing specifically what the inspection criteria should be needs to be in place before employing an AI-based system.

Machine vision technology is emerging as a transformative force in driving productivity, enhancing quality control and revolutionizing packaging inspection processes.

Oxipital AI’s 3D vision and AI offerings aim to be more convenient and effective through a different method of “training” its products.

The company has divested its gripper business assets to the Schmalz Group to focus its resources and expertise on advancing the commercialization of its end-to-end visual AI solutions.

COMPASS is designed to identify and remove foreign material and product defects to protect food safety and final product quality.

Proprietary algorithms enable Emergent Vision Technologies’ eCapture Pro software to generate volumetric video in real time on a single server.

Key Technology’s new sorters are for processed protein products, such as frozen chicken nuggets, chicken tenders, fish sticks, plant-based meat alternatives and more.

The SA2E general-purpose photoelectric sensor family, in five models, improves on or replaces SA1E products.