Code verification on glossy surfaces
Anyone who has to verify codes on shiny, reflective or mirror-like surfaces is often faced with a challenge: the surroundings are reflected in them. Metal is particularly affected by this. Usable, reproducible measurement results are simply hardly possible, if at all.
To avoid reflections and mirroring, you need the right distance to the object, the right camera module and, above all, the right lighting. To be precise, diffuse lighting is required for code verification. Diffuse lighting is a uniform, soft light without shadows, contrast or extraneous light influences. This artificial indirect light is achieved using a diffuser (diffusing panel), which disperses the direct light before it reaches the product. For extremely diffuse lighting or DOME lighting, on the other hand, a matt white tube is used in the measuring chamber. Highly glossy surfaces are therefore no longer a challenge.
Objects from the medical technology or automotive industries often have complex 3D geometries that make it impossible to place the code to be checked directly on the code verification system. However, this is a decisive factor in achieving the goal of reproducible measurement results. A height-adjustable stand can help here. Installed in the stand, the code verification system can be precisely aligned with the product and the code can be read.
And the last decisive factor is the focal length of the camera module and, inextricably linked to this, the focus position of the object. The selected optical modules have to be adapted to the code size and module size on the one hand and take into account the distance (focus position) between the object and the verification system on the other.
All factors combined provide reliable and reproducible measurement results and quality assessments as required by marking regulations such as the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). Time delays produced by manual input because the code is not read immediately the first time will no longer disrupt operations.
The advantages of diffuse lighting during code verification
Everything at a glance
- Verification of codes on shiny surfaces
- Orientation-independent, sturdy and repeatable verification results on reflective substrates
- No side effects due to reflections
- No shadow formation and no contrasts
- Verification of codes in indentations and cavities
- Interchangeable camera modules for adapting to different code sizes and measuring distances
- Verification of codes on 3D objects
Code verification on reflective surfaces
- Medical technology
- Automotive
- Electronics industry
- Unique Device Identification (UDI)
- Medical Device Regulation (MDR)
- Metal products
- Medical devices
- Mechanical engineering
- Measurement of directly marked parts
- Compliance with the labeling requirements for medical devices (MDR)
- Unique product identification (UDI)
- 2D Codes on circuit boards
- 3D objects with complex geometries
- Indentation codes
- 1D Codes and 2D Codes on components
