Volume measuring system VIPAC D2

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Enormous volumes of goods in boxes arrive every day at distribution centers belonging to retailers, mail order companies, and logistics and industrial companies. If these boxes are to be automatically placed in high rack storage areas, any damaged boxes, for example those with bulges and dents, need to be identified and separated from the other boxes by means of an automated contour inspection in goods receipt. If this is not done, the automated storage system could break down and goods throughput will drop. The VIPAC D2 volume measuring system enables box contours to be inspected automatically, and provides the ideal basis for the storage system to run correctly, while ensuring high throughput in distribution centers. In motion and at speeds of up to 3 m/s, the system captures the dimensions and contours of the objects being transported up to a package size of 2500 mm x 1000 mm x 1000 mm (L x W x H). Both rectangular and non-rectangular objects placed in any position on the conveyor are captured and measured. Using lasers, VIPAC D2 captures several thousand measurement points per object and uses these to calculate its length, width and height, as well as the box's volume. In addition to calculating the volume, an additional "contour inspection" software function can be deployed to detect any deviation from the ideal box shape, such as bulges, dents and damage. To achieve this, the smallest enclosing cube is calculated for the box and used as a basis for detecting deformations.