FASTlab FDG phosphate cassette manufacturing…key to our future…do you want to know more?

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Thor

YouTube is a great source of information – check these videos!

Did you know that the cassette and also the vials for the cassette are manufactured under cGMP? Did you know that several specially designed machines and robots are used in the manufacturing process?

Dennis Røller from GE Healthcare Pharmaceutical Pilot Plant, PET Supply Chain, Oslo, has made a brief movie on how the FDG phosphate cassettes actually are manufactured, step-by-step by the highly competent team in Oslo….

The movie gives an overview of the many different aspects of vial and cassette production, such as

  • PET vial filling performed in Pharmaceutical Pilot Plant with a specially designed filling machine
  • Quality Control of vials
  • FASTlab FDG phosphate cassette assembly in Oslo Plant, with the use of a semi-automated assembly machine
  • Quality control of cassettes, including visual control with an automated vision inspection robot
  • Packing of cassettes
  • QA release

Scorpion 3D Stinger Inspection Robot

More information – TordivelBlog

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Version X creates solution with Sick 3D Cameras

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Thor

We are pleased to present image from an innovative and new Scorpion Version X 3D scanning product from HDS Group.

The technological aspect of the system is two sided 3D Scanner using two Sick E-50 Ranger cameras with Scorpion Version X.

The process is as follows :

  • Mount 2 pc Sick E-50 Ranger Cameras
  • Capture two 3D points cloud from the ranger cameras
  • Merge the two images in Scorpion Vision using a new Python 3D API
  • Locate the object in 3D and process the point cloud

Step 1 : Capture 2 3D Images

Two sided 3D scanning with Scorpion 3D Scanner

Step 2 : Merge the two points clouds with high precision

Step 3 : Display the result of the processed block

The merged and process points cloud and the height map where the contour is verified

More information about 3D scanning in Scorpion see the Scorpion 3D Stinger web

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Vision-2012 – Scorpion 3D Stinger for Robot Vision

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Thor

We are happy to be back at Vision in Stuttgart – the Scorpion 3D Stinger for Robot Vision is nominated for this year innovation.  We are proud of this innovation – at Polytec’s booth our german distributor the Scorpion 3D Stinger camera is locating an engine block in 3D and are doing some vital measurement.

Visit Polytec’s booth in Hall 1 to learn more.

Tomorrow the free  Scorpion seminars are held in Hall 3
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Vision-2012 is started

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Thor

We are ready for the Vision 2012 at the Sony Booth in Stuttgart. We are displaying Scorpion 3D Stinger Cylinder Bin Picking. Pizza Inspection Vision App, Scorpion 3D SmartCamera locating gears in realtime all on the new version of Scorpion – Version X which is 12 years of hard work wrapped into the best piece of software.
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Tomorrow and wednesday the free  Scorpion seminars are held in Hall 3

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Version X supports OpenCV 2.4.3

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Thor

Scorpion Vision Version X supports OpenCV 2.4.3 which was released the 2nd of November. We plan to follow OpenCV, Numpy and Scipy because these libraries are important to anyone. We want Scorpion Vision to be the best way to integrate these libraries through Python. We are are a proud user of Python since 2001 when we included it in Scorpion Vision version 2.0.

In the Scorpion Vision Software Version X build 533 we have added a nice profile that shows how we can access all the samples and the most of the OpenCV code directly from python and Scorpion Vision. Below a screenshot using Windows-8 :) and Scorpion Version X.

The OpenCV samples are accessible with a mouse click

Below the kmeans clustering is shown.

Kmeans clustering sample

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Autocalibrate Scorpion 3D SmartCam

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Thor

The Scorpion 3D SmartCam from Sony puts the technology in a compact housing.

Combining Scorpion Version X, the Sony SmartCam with a GigE camera implements the smallest package for a 3D stereo vision solution based on standard components.

The package locating and identifying gears while moving will be at display a Sony’s booth Halle 1 C32 at Vision-2012 in Stuttgart.

Read more… 

Version X supports Automatic Calibration for Scorpion 3D SmartCam

Scorpion Vision Version X provides Scorpion Tool Components and an upgraded 3D Calibration tool component that makes it easy to make auto calibration support in 3D machine vision applications. Using a 3D reference object see below will establish a common 3D reference system for multiple cameras automatically – this will ensure the integrity of your 3D machine vision system. The new STC-0062-RefObjCalibration3D defines the dimension of any custom reference object.

The software defines any 3D calibration objects and locates the 3D reference points with sub-pixel accuracy providing the best 3D calibration automatically

Automatically verify the status of your calibration.

The new STC-0063 ValidateExtReferences3D will validate the calibration of all the connected cameras and ensure that calibration is consistent.

One Push Calibration Dialog

The one push button is available if you want the operator to decide when to do the calibration. The status fields exposes the RMS value in mm for all 3D cameras – the Z distance from the camera to the calibration object and the actual number of points used on the reference object. If all values are ok the 3D Calibration OK is green and the system is fine :)

Scorpion 3D Stinger is a trademark of Tordivel AS.

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Video – SmartCamera Robot Vision from Sweden

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Thor

This fine video from Tordivel AB in Sweden is showing a neat 2D Robot Picking application.

  • Scorpion SmartCam Basic
  • Fast and reliable 90 objects/second
  • Handle all object formats automatically

 

More on Scorpion SmartCamera from Sony

Scorpion Vision Apps is a trademark of Tordivel AS

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Version X contains real-time 3D object location

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Thor

Scorpion 3D Stinger – the best OEM Technology

Version X contains exciting 3D technology for locating moving objects in 3D. It is fast, reliable and proven. It is based on extensive research and can be used in factory automation, ITS, indoor, outdoor and in the offshore industry.

The technology is available on a large number of platforms and is based on the bright idea:

“Making the best 3D using 2D images”

Scorpion 3D-Stinger Camera

The Scorpion 3D Stinger Camera is the premier platform for this technology

We have added a number of very important and powerful options:

  • STG-HS-HD  |  High Sensitivity Scorpion 3D Stinger Camera  
    • Being based on the  XCG-H280E that incorporates the latest EXview HAD CCD II technology it enables  the monochrome camera to capture clear images in lowlight environments. When used with an infrared strobe, the XCG-H280E’s high sensitivity in the near-infrared wavelength delivers outstanding picture quality
  • STG-3D-2MP-COLOR  |  Scorpion 3D Stinger Color Camera  
    • The addition of color makes it possible to use Scorpion Vision Software’s excellent color segmentation to extend the application area of Scorpion 3D Stinger
  • STG-3D-STEREO MLASER-SXGA  |  Scorpion 3D Stinger Stereo Laser Camera  
    • This camera adds a 100 mW multi-line laser to create 3D points clouds in real-time independant of the environment.

All 3D cameras are available the proven and robust Scorpion 3D Stinger enclosure.

The Scorpion 3D SmartCam from Sony puts the technology in a compact housing.

Combining the Sony SmartCam with a GigE camera from Sony implements the smallest package for a 3D stereo vision solution based on standard components. The package locating and identifying gears will be at display a Sony’s booth at Vision-2012.  Read more… 

Mono-Stinger is  the low-cost solution for Scorpion 3D Stinger Technology 

Scorpion 3D Stinger technology is designed to run on any camera that is connected to a PC.

We have brought forward the  low cost Scorpion Mono Stinger module. It can be built into any machine to perform advanced 2D machine vision or 3D identification or  location based on low cost commodity components – perfect for any OEM solutions.

Read more..  | Wolf in Sheeps Clothing..

Scorpion 3D Stinger is a trademark of Tordivel AS.

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Easy filtering with STC-0011-OpenCVFilter

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Thor

OpenCV – a great source of inspiration

At Scorpion Vision we feel inspired by the OpenCV Open-Source project – it must be followed and analysed by a dedicated machine vision company. All the excellent 2D filters that are included in OpenCV  has opened up our understanding of the importance of extracting /removing / enhancing an image before doing the image analysis on the images. The STC-0011-OpenCVFilter is created in this good athmosphere and underline the fact that Scorpion Vision Software is an open platform where we can pick and choose from the best available algorithms or choose to make a custom solution.

STC-0011-OpenCVFilter provides easy access to OpenCV filtering

We have implemented this powerful and flexible tool that exposes the following filters in its FilterBank with 20 odd operators.

  • Canny
  • Laplace
  • Blur
  • Make Border
  • Histogram Equalize
  • Pre Corner Detect
  • Invert 8 bit image
  • Median Blur
  • Erode
  • Dilate
  • Open
  • Close
  • Adaptive Threshold
  • Scale
  • Trunc
  • Gaussian Blur
  • Flip

Configuration dialog STC-0011-OpenCVFilter

The filters are expose with user configurable parameters and the filter can be executed in an abitrary order.

Original Image

Original Image

Filter – ci

ci – executes canny and the an image inversion

ci – Canny and the an Image Inversion

Conclusion

The OpenCVFilter STC provide the important possibility to understand how filters work and how they can be combined – there are many combinations. Try it and you will start to love filtering!

A large range of Scorpion Tool Components are available to Scorpion Vision Partners and users holding a Scorpion Vision SDK Licence.

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Robust LineFit3D with STC-0038

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Thor

When working in 3D – basic operations like line, plane and cylinder fitters are extremely important functions. Based on Scorpion Vision unique component technology we have upgraded the STC-0038-FitLine3D with the option to do a very robust 3D line fit.

Configuration Screen for STC-0038-FitLine3D

Works both in 2D Images or in 3D Points Cloud

The sample is a 3D stereo vision system where we show how you can pick pipes from a storage.

The pipes are located in 3D with Scorpion 3D Stinger technology

Standard LineFit3D with OpenCV algorithm

We do a linefit using the eight 3D points that are the center of the pipes using the OpenCV algorithm.

The OpenCV algorithms uses all points to create the 3D Line

Robust 3D Line Fit – Theil Sen Algorithm

The robust line fit evaluate the incoming 3D points and based on a median fit assumptions it removes the outliers – in this sample it concludes the three upper points is not part of the line – which is a good conclusion.

The robust line fit treats the three upper pipes as outliers – the longest / best lines in the points of the lower pipe row. The yellow points shows the incoming points

Conclusion

The Theil Sen algorithm for line fit is a good addition to the reliable 3D tools of Scorpion Vision Software. The robust median will help remove up 29.3% of the outliers and still make a good estimate. This feature will help make applications reliable. It also helps us to be significant better than OpenCV which is a requirement for us :)

The 3D fitted line in the Scorpion 3D View

There is also a 2D version of this algorithm implemented as a Scorpion Tool Component – STC-0040 FitLine2D. This component can be used to locate a line in a noisy environment.

A large range of Scorpion Tool Components are available to Scorpion Vision Partners and users holding a Scorpion Vision SDK Licence.

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