Patent ID: 11897001
Assignee: ACKLEY MACHINE CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system configured for use with a conveyer including a plurality of carrier bars, each carrier bar being structured to convey a plurality of articles along a predetermined path, the system comprising:
at least one camera configured to vision the articles being conveyed along the predetermined path;
a light configured to illuminate the articles as they are being visioned by the at least one camera;
a removal unit, downstream of the at least one camera, structured to remove the articles from the plurality of carrier bars; and
at least one processor in communication with the at least one camera and the removal unit, the at least one processor being configured to at least:
determine whether a first predetermined characteristic is present for the articles as the articles are being conveyed along the predetermined path, the first predetermined characteristic being indicative of a detected defect in a laser-treated article, and
provide a control signal to the removal unit in dependence on determinations made in connection with the first predetermined characteristic,

wherein the removal unit is configured to remove the articles by suction, responsive to the control signal received from the at least one processor.