I have used vision with FANUC robots but I have never used something other than FANUC vision for my applications. Those of you using the Keyence vision systems, I know our Keyence support is top shelf and if we needed them to help deploy a system, they would be here to help. I know that Keyence is pushing these features so I would put them on the spot and request some assistance to expedite things.
If I may, what is the advantage of using the Keyence vision system over iRVision? I have been unable to determine the advantage of using the Keyence vision system for visual guidance unless you are wanting to inspect the parts at the same time. To me you will get a smoother integration and better support if you use the FANUC vision system.
Hello, does anyone have any pdf manuals on incorporating vision onto robots? I never knew you can do that. I have some applications where camera would be useful, I would like to read more about it. Do I have to buy separate option onto the Fanuc Robot?
The manuals can't be shared here but there are videos on YouTube that show vision applications.
Cameras are good for visual tracking, line tracking, circular tracking, product grouping, and bin picking applications. I have not used vision for bin picking but I would someday like to combine that option with a flex feeder so that you I'm not required to singulate parts. It would be really nice if you could use the bin pick option combined with line tracking so that you could get 3D pick data on parts that aren't singulated. If you use the iRVision package keep in mind that the tools available are not for quality inspection.
Also, if you intend to do visual line tracking you will need to use the analog camera option. I ordered a gige camera iRVision Package for vision guidance and as the project progressed we decided we wanted to do a visual line tracking application and this isn't supported with anything but the analog camera option.