Laser tracking system designed for real-time edge detection

Servo-Robot has launched the JUPITER-S™ robot vision system, designed for real-time edge and feature detection and tracking in very harsh environments such as oxyfuel, plasma, and high-power laser metal cutting.

In this patented laser triangulation technology, a scanning laser beam provides a high-resolution, programmable measurement scan of the object, highly immune to process noise and flying molten metal.

An automatically controlled, embedded video camera with LCD filtering makes the system suitable for measuring various metallic surface finishes and allows simple programming of the applications and remote monitoring of the process in operation. Liquid or air cooling together with a pressurized front shield protect the camera from heat, fume, hot spatter, and dust.

The system can be used in many adaptive robotic applications, including beveling of metallic parts, in which it helps ensure high-speed, high-quality bevel dimensions despite part position error or part distortion, says the company.