Zebra Technologies Unveils New Solutions Advancing the Connected Factory – Metrology and Quality News
Zebra Technologies announced new solutions to enable manufacturers to further increase visibility, optimize quality and grow workforces to operate as a connected factory.
Manufacturers today face the challenge of increasing productivity amid labor shortages. At the same time, they are managing cultural transformation and converging information systems and operational technology (IT/OT) into existing operations. NAM’s latest Manufacturer Outlook Survey reports that more than 65% of manufacturers cite the inability to attract and retain employees as their top challenge and confirmed that they are working to improve operational resilience by investing in new technologies.
“There is pressure on manufacturers to efficiently meet customer quality demands while at the same time managing labor shortages, skills gaps and efficiency challenges,” said Andy Zosel, senior vice president and general manager of advanced data capture, machine vision and robotic automation at Zebra Technologies. “We are committed to helping manufacturers work in new ways with technology and intelligent automation to increase actionable visibility, optimize quality and grow the workforce.”
3D inspection and detection optimize quality to new levels
Zebra’s new 3S Series delivers best-in-class 3D scanning to address a wide range of machine vision automation applications. Using structured light technology, the 3S series scans areas with submillimeter resolution and accuracy for both static scenes and moving items. The 3S Series model comes with Aurora Design Assistant or Aurora Vision Studio software to enable you to run applications that were previously impossible with standard technologies.
The 3S40 sensor is designed to scan static objects, integrating them into manufacturing operations to solve inspection and sizing applications with a scanning range of up to 2.1 meters. The 3S80 sensor is designed to capture dynamic scenes and create 3D point color clouds in real time, expanding the range of advanced automation applications. It has a scanning range of up to 3 meters.
Improved visibility increases quality assurance and traceability
Zebra’s latest stationary industrial scanner, the Zebra FS42, is designed for resource-intensive tasks such as deep learning-based optimal character recognition (OCR) applications and high-throughput scanning that demand speed. Its larger onboard memory and neural processing unit (NPU) enable faster scanning and more complex artificial intelligence (AI)-based deep learning machine vision applications.
Zebra’s Aurora Software Suite is ideal for meeting the tracking and visual inspection needs of users at all experience levels. It supports barcode scanning and additional inspection tasks such as OCR, sizing, and defect detection. The FS42 features Zebra’s Aurora Focus, which makes device configuration, deployment and operation easier, eliminating the need for other tools and reducing training time.
For more information: www.zebra.com
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