Search
Menu
Cognex Corp. - Smart Sensor 3-24 GIF LB

Machine Vision Helps Adhesive Trend Stick in Auto Industry

Facebook X LinkedIn Email
Through its heavy reliance on composites, the aerospace industry has grown accustomed to using adhesives. But automakers, with the exception of some in Europe such as BMW, are less comfortable with adhesives and it is up to machine vision to help build their confidence in this joining method.

JAMES SCHLETT, EDITOR, [email protected]

Business has been getting stickier for Ron Weber, president of USS Vision, a Livonia, Mich., machine vision integration and automated inspection system firm. As automakers race to meet federal regulations that call for higher fuel-efficiency standards — 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 — his firm is seeing more vehicles with body parts joined with adhesives. In recent years, that trend has translated into 11 percent annual increases in the adhesive bead inspection business offered by USS Vision, whose customers include GM, Ford Motor, Chrysler and Toyota. “They’re using...Read full article

Related content from Photonics Media



    Articles


    Products


    Photonics Handbook Articles


    White Papers


    Webinars


    Photonics Dictionary Terms


    Media


    Photonics Buyers' Guide Categories


    Companies
    Published: September 2016
    Glossary
    machine vision
    Machine vision, also known as computer vision or computer sight, refers to the technology that enables machines, typically computers, to interpret and understand visual information from the world, much like the human visual system. It involves the development and application of algorithms and systems that allow machines to acquire, process, analyze, and make decisions based on visual data. Key aspects of machine vision include: Image acquisition: Machine vision systems use various...
    laser shock adhesion test
    A nondestructive test, also referred to as LASAT, that uses a high-energy laser pulse that is targeted on an adhesively bonded part, resulting in the formation of plasma on its surface and, consequently, a pressure on the material surface due to the plasma expansion. This pressure produces a shock wave that will become release or tension waves after reflection on the sample's back face. This tension wave will proof test the adhesive bond. There is a correlation between the laser energy and the...
    continuous wave laserspulsed lasersLasersindustrialmachine visionautomotiveaerospacedefenseadhesivesadhesive bead inspectionDow Automotive SystemsHenkelUSS VisionGordGeneral MotorsBMWF-150CT6i3AirbusBoeingLockheed MartinMVTecIntegro TechnologiesCoherixCognexLASATlaser ultrasonicsSpectra PhysicsOak Ridge National LaboratoryORNLcarbon fiber-reinforced polymersCFRPslightweightingIntelligent Optical SystemsVMT Vision Machine Techniclaser shock adhesion testFeatures

    We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our Privacy Policy. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them.