In order to continuously control the products, a combination of image processing and tactile teaching units can be the solution.

This process has shown lighting to be a challenge for application. The safe illumination of the ball surface by reflected light is implemented through the adaptation of vicolux® to meet industrial needs. The pictor^® smart camera is used for the inspection in conjunction with the vcwin software. This scalable combination continuously satisfies requirements in the field of automation. The pictor^® system offers a heavy-duty combination of picture recording and analysis. The necessary analysis algorithms have been optimally developed by vcwin. The software has numerous touch and analysis tools, which allow for a structured approach, especially in the sense of end user-friendliness.