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

Claim 13:
14. A method of operating a system being used with a plurality of carrier bars, each carrier bar being structured to convey a plurality of articles along a predetermined path, the method comprising:
visioning, via at least one camera, the articles being conveyed along the predetermined path;
illuminating the articles as they are being visioned by the at least one camera;
determining 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
providing a control signal to a removal unit structured to remove the articles from the plurality of carrier bars 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.