Optical Sorting

We offer additional services such as optical sorting and crack detection at our Wolverhampton facility. Optical sorting is useful in various industries to precisely sort objects based on their optical properties. This can include colour, shape, size, and texture. The sorting machines work at high speed and use compressed air to separate items efficiently and accurately. Removing foreign material this way is great for reducing manual labour costs. This process is also non-destructive, which is great for smaller and more delicate parts.

Defect Free

The use of this  optical sorting equipment enables work to be virtually defect free. This is through frequent monitoring and calibration which retains the machine’s accuracy over time. So, as far as dimensions are concerned, an extremely low number of defects, can be realised.

Contamination Free

This is a far less discriminatory method of automatic screening that can be used that will remove contaminants from a batch by using a significant characteristic. Also, the high speed, non-contact sorting, dramatically reduces the risk of contamination.

Optical Sorting Machine

With the increasing use of automatic assembly systems, it is essential to have good quality fasteners. The machine makes this possible by rejecting defective parts. The optical sorting machine will also separate the accidental mixtures of work inevitable in any high volume plant production.

The machine can check:

  • Shank length
  • Shank diameter
  • Presence of a good thread
  • 2-start threads
  • Head diameter
  • Head height
  • Recess infill
  • Presence of cracks/ open bursts

Machine features:

  • High speed
  • Quick setting – easy changeover
  • Parts counted
  • Batching facility
  • Anti-jam mechanism
  • Close tolerances

Counting Facilities

Six figure counters are provided to indicate the total number of parts checked and the number of good parts selected. In addition to these counters, there is a five figure batch counter which stops the machine when a pre-set number of good parts has been counted.

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