Robotics, automation and machine vision are

changing the chrome-plating industry

Helmee CSD® is a online sorting and quality inspection system that

gives you full control over your quality.

HELMEE CSD®

Robotics, automation and machine vision are

changing the chrome-plating industry

The automation mega-trend is doing well and being stronger than ever. Today, automation is feasible in more and more applications than before. The visual inspection of chrome-plated and painted, high-gloss parts, was taught be impossible to be automate - not anymore! With Helmee CSD® (Covered Stereo Deflectometry) you can easily replace the unreliable human from the surface inspection process. Helmee CSD® can reach 300ppm sorting accuracy of high-gloss chrome-plated parts.

Many automation companies have tried to sell robots for racking and un-racking of plating and painting racks and jigs. Technologically this has been possible for some time now, but it has not made sense as an investment. Humans still needed to pick up the parts and do the inspection manually. Why not to pick the parts from the racks, when they need to be picked up anyway? Now the game has changed. Automated racking and un-racking is a good investment, when you can also automate the quality inspection.

Look at your chrome-plating or painting line now… Envision it with automated part handling and automated inspection. Dismiss the human errors and see the results in your bottom line!

Limitations of manual inspection

HUMAN EYE

• Distinguish objects down to 50 µm

• Low angular resolution

• Blind spots

• Limited to visible spectrum

• Limited working hours

• Human errors & motivation factors

MACHINE VISION

• Resolution down to 2 µm

• High & constant angular resolution

• No blind spots

• Fast decision making

• Traceability

• Constant performance 24/7

Versus

Our patented method is based on *Covered

Stereo Deflectometry®

CSD® is the only available technology in the market that can

simultaneously inspect surface properties and 3D shape of a glossy

object

Helmee AOI recognizes all electroplating

and painting defect types

Scratch

Dent

Dot (white on

white)

Pore

Missing

coating

Grain

Pinholes

Burn mark

Spot (black

on white)

Bubble

100.000 – 200.000 300

Benefits of Helmee AOI – More out of a

Million

REDUCING FALSE

SORTING

Replace 80% accuracy with

99,97%

INCREASE YOUR YIELD

Get 10% more out from your

production!

+100.000

ANNUAL FALSE SORTING

Per a Million produced parts,

manual sorting fails 100k-

200k times

Automatic racking and un-racking

Process before

Molding Racking PlatingUn-

rackingInspection Packaging

Sorting accuracy:

80%

Process now

Molding Racking PlatingUn-

rackingInspection Packaging

Sorting accuracy: 300ppm

Increase in yield: ~10%

Helmee CSD®+

Clients using Helmee AOI

Common

household items

Automotive parts,

chrome plated

plastics

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For more information: helmee.com

Matti Saarinen, matti@helmee.com

+358 40 7698667