On November 17,2022,the”Vico Cup·OFweek 2022 China Auto Industry Annual Selection”was held in Shenzhen.As a global leader in 3D online scanning and detection,LMI Technologies won the”Vico Cup·OFweek2022 Outstanding Contribution Award for Automotive Manufacturing Process Solutions in China’s Automotive Industry”with innovative solutions.
▲LMI won the”Outstanding Contribution Award for Automotive Manufacturing Process Solutions in 2022″
In recent years,with the rapid development of the new energy automobile industry,China’s automobile industry is leading the industrial economy to the era of intelligent and digital economy.The automobile industry has been transforming for more than ten years.The whole industry has adhered to innovation-driven and green development,and the application of new products and new technologies has reached the highest level.The 3D vision solutions provided by LMI Technologies cover the whole scene application layout,and are committed to providing cutting-edge technology and high-performance 3D scanning and detection solutions for automobile manufacturing,to maximize efficiency,reduce costs and increase production.
▲Outstanding Contribution Award for Automotive Manufacturing Process Solutions
Automobile parts inspection
Background&Challenges
*Auto parts,including four doors and two covers,glass,engine,chassis,interior trim and car seats,require 100%online inspection
*The key dimension of auto parts is the position and size of each assembly feature,which is related to the good assembly between parts and body.The position and size of these features can be measured by fixed and robot flexible 3D vision systems
*High precision requirements for 3D vision technology
Gocator solution
*Line laser sensor and binocular snapshot sensor are available,and various models are available to meet the feature detection of different shapes and sizes
*Built-in temperature compensation algorithm
*Support multiple robot communication
*Built-in hundreds of 3D detection algorithms,powerful 3D visual detection algorithms exclusive to the automotive industry
Body inspection and assembly
Background&Challenges
*The most effective way to ensure the accuracy of body-in-white welding is to implement 100%online measurement of body-in-white using online measurement technology.Real-time and dynamic monitoring of the production line,timely detection of errors,so that the body-in-white welding accuracy meets the product technical requirements
*It must support different robot controller interfaces and obtain sufficient and effective 3D data in a very short time
*The 3D sensor can measure the gap and surface difference of the assembly on the surface of different colors and materials
*Cost and budget are also one of the key considerations of manufacturers
Gocator solution
*Gocator 3D intelligent visual sensor can provide various complex applications such as dimension measurement,process monitoring and robot guidance in automobile body assembly operation
*Meet fixed frame and robot flexible 3D measurement
*All Gocator sensors have their own temperature compensation in manufacturing to ensure the consistency of accuracy in all temperature ranges
*Built-in hundreds of 3D detection algorithms,exclusive assembly feature measurement algorithm for automobile industry
In some complex systems,Gocator’s unique multi-sensor measurement system is used to generate high-resolution 3D data for accurate height measurement and detection.
One-stop scheme of automobile power battery
The development of new energy vehicles cannot be separated from power batteries.LMI’s 3D visual inspection program focuses on the cell section and module section of lithium battery process.The intelligent and integrated 3D imaging vision sensor hardware with high speed and high precision,as well as the customized 3D detection vision algorithm and detection tool for lithium battery applications,focus on solving the problem that the traditional 2D vision can not accurately detect the defects with high characteristics and the common 3D vision can not meet the defect detection requirements of high-speed and high-reflective battery surface.
Gocator solution
*High resolution and high speed ensure that high-quality point cloud data can be obtained when scanning narrow weld bead
*Multi-sensor networking is supported,which can not only cover a larger field of vision scanning,but also ensure the detection of fine features and defects
*Excellent results
*Customized detection algorithms and tools
The 3D machine vision created by LMI Technologies realizes the high-precision online detection of auto parts,body-in-white,painting and the whole vehicle,and the mature detection scheme of the power battery of new energy vehicles,which improves the production quality and efficiency,and helps auto manufacturers achieve efficient and intelligent production.
About LMI Technologies
As a global leader in 3D scanning and online detection,LMI Technologies is committed to developing fast,accurate and reliable 3D intelligent detection technology for different users in various industries.The award-winning LMI FactorySmart®Laser,snapshot and line confocal sensors help customers improve production efficiency and quality.Unlike contact measurement or 2D vision systems,our products greatly eliminate complexity and effectively reduce implementation costs.