Lightway Systems: Customs Designed and Built Optical-Based Industrial Inspection Sytems

Custom Optical
Sensors and Inspection Systems

Some applications installed for our clients.

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Wafer Inspection System
	A dual camera-based inspecting / detecting and measuring system capable of identifying various surface defects (pits) and discolorations on a variety of shaped ceramic discs.

High Speed Nut Sorting
	Multi parameter fastener inspection. Verifies assembly completeness / correctness and ID thread quality.

Tool Point Inspection
	Operator driven measurement system for complex geometries.

Profile Measurement
	Small precision part inspection, for unskilled operator use.

Thickness Measurement System
	Dual sensor thickness measurement. 2D mapping of a tube wall thickness

Formed Bracket Inspection
	Multi parameter formed part inspection. Completeness, shape, thread presence and surface defects.

Multi feature inspection of cylindrical parts
	Multi parameter bushing inspection - length / diameter / burr / internal features / foreign bodies.

Ultra high resolution 20M area-scan camera
	Composite camera provides 2.5 microns resolution for high precision measurement tasks.

Microscope Measuring Station
	Small part precision linear measurement. Multiple parameters to 5 microns in 2 seconds

Panel Inspection System
	A four camera arrangement that integrates into the existing lamination process line to inspect for a variety of defects.

Infrared Seat Heating System
	A system designed to provide a controlled time/ temperature heating profile for a variety of seating materials.

In-Process Injection Molding Inspection
	A four camera system providing two stage inspection of a four cavity mold.

High-Speed Triangulation Distance Sensor
	A sensor using a micro-spot laser in conjunction with a 5000 pixel line-scan camera.

Multi function Inspection/ Measurement System
	A table top arrangement that accepts small precision parts onto a conveyor which moves parts through a 3 camera inspection process.

Microscopic Measurement System
	A table top system using a 5M area-scan camera to provide profile measurements with accuracy of 1 micron.

Automotive Seat Inspection
	A multiple camera / lighting system was developed to inspect car seats at the end of the manufacturing line.

360-degree measurement of
profiles and extruded shapes.

Length measurement and sorting
of small parts @ 10,000 / hour.

Auto Part - Multi Feature Inspection

A system to detect more
than one potential defect.

Web Inspection
		Multiple camera system for detecting defects in vinyl film manufacture.

Custom light measurement system of automotive light manufacturer.

Stand-alone spectrometer for the International Space Station project.

Small Part Sorting

Desk-top system using line-scan camera @ 5,000 / hour.

CNC Machine Measurement system
	Machine mounted measurement system Interfacing with a CNC machine, a non-contact multi feature dimensional measurement system.