Superscan surface inspection system.

 

Manual Inspection

Due to ever increasing production speeds and new press technologies, the demands on inspections of the panel surface are also increasing. More and more is expected of people as “control instruments.”

Manual inspection of panels.

 

Inspectors can be easily distracted from their task for brief moments. In this case, panels can reach downstream production processes and the customer without being inspected. This situation can lead to unsatisfied customers and product return claims.

 

Objective Inspection

Manual inspection is replaced by the SUPERSCAN system. This ensures a continuous and constant quality control; the parameters used to make a decision remain constant.

Depending on the end product, different measures that are necessary for the further processing of the panels can be taken.

Superscan objective surface inspection of panels.

Superscan objective surface inspection of decor master panels and sorts out defective panel segments after the saw.
See Superscan Principle video (Flash 9.1 mb).

SUPERSCAN inspects the surface pattern of each panel online to ensure consistent sorting. Detailed conclusions for upstream production process adjustments are possible through fault and statistics reports. Thus, not only the sorting but also the entire production process can be optimized.

GreCon SUPERSCAN is self-learning. Thus, the learning of new decors by the operation staff is possible within a minute. Two successive panels are scanned during the production process and their data compared. If the deviations between the panel scans are smaller than the preset tolerance limits, the data is used as a master. All the following panels will be compared with this master.

SUPERSCAN's panel marking system marks the defective areas by spraying fluorescent ink on the press size panel. After cutting, only the marked individual planks that are recognized as defective are sorted out. It is also possible to classify the panels according to the type, position and number of defects. Then the system transfers the information to the production PLC, which will carry out panel sorting.

Applications
Applications for decorative panels, laminate floorings, lacquered panels, furiture panels, particleboard, MDF, and more.
  • Decorative surface panels (one or two sides)
  • Laminate floorings
  • Lacquered panels (single-color or pattern)
  • Furniture panels (single-color or pattern)
  • Particleboard sanded
  • MDF sanded / un-sanded
  • Other: PVC, print, lamination, etc.
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Principle

Image processing technology captures surface imagery and compairs it to master images stored in the system to identify defects.

Through the use of completely new technology in image processing systems, it is very easy to monitor many different patterns with the GreCon Surface Inspection System Super scan. The system exploits the fact that pressure cylinders print the patterns and the pattern is repeated according to the cylinder’s circumference.

The strength of the system is based on its ability to differentiate between minor graduations of shades in the pattern, such as knots, and actual defects that do not belong to the pattern.

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