Wheel/Tire Industry
Because of Automation Manager's ability to integrate machine vision, gaging, and motion control it has found a range of
uses in the wheel/tire industry.
Tire Tread Identification
In one application a camera is setup to view tire treads. Based on the treads AM determines which tire has been placed
on the wheel. If the correct tire is on the wheel it passes.
Wheel Gaging
In another application AM uses touch probes to measure the inner and outer harmonics.
AM's gaging functionality is applied to wheels to find the high and low points on a wheel so
they can be properly matched. The wheel low points are marked so they can be easily identified by the assembly crew.
Wheel Identification
A camera is placed overhead to identify the wheel type. AM uses customer specified tolerances and template images
to determine which wheel is being inspected. Customers can add new wheels to the database, and fail wheels that do not
match the defined tolerances.
Match Marking
Manufacturers place a colored dot on the tires and the wheels.
AM's vision checks the marks on the wheels and tires to ensure perfect alignment.
Motion Control
In all three applications AM customers use the motion control tools to run the entire inspection from start to finish.
Throughout the inspection multimedia images appear on the operator screen showing how the inspections are going.
