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Welcome to our applications page. Here, you will find a collection of automation use cases and machine vision case studies from industries including automotive, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, logistics, packaging, and others.

Our goal is to showcase how different products and lighting techniques are used and help you solve common challenges that arise in these industries. Find out how industrial automation can help to improve your own operations and discover innovative solutions from code reading to pick and place, deep learning to robot-guided vision.

APPLICATIONS

Welcome to our applications page. Here, you will find a collection of automation use cases and machine vision case studies from industries including automotive, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, logistics, packaging, and others.

Our goal is to showcase how different products and lighting techniques are used and help you solve common challenges that arise in these industries. Find out how industrial automation can help to improve your own operations and discover innovative solutions from code reading to pick and place, deep learning to robot-guided vision.

Machine Vision Applications in Logistics: Scan Tunnels

Machine Vision Applications in Logistics: Scan Tunnels

In the logistics sector, production and sorting systems operate at high speed, often for 24 hours a day, to process thousands of packages. To maintain efficiency and accuracy, automated systems…
Read more ››
EV Battery Inspection with Advanced Machine Vision Lighting

EV Battery Inspection with Advanced Machine Vision Lighting

With the rapid acceleration of the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry, the production of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is growing rapidly. Maintaining high quality is critical for safety, performance, and reliability. Machine…
Read more ››
Uniform Illumination for Gear Handling with EBAR+ Bar Lights

Uniform Illumination for Gear Handling with EBAR+ Bar Lights

Robot arms are regularly used in gear manufacturing, particularly in pick and place automation tasks. To help optimise performance, reliable lighting is essential to ensure the robotic vision system can…
Read more ››
Optimising Mounting Hole Inspections with M-TRING

Optimising Mounting Hole Inspections with M-TRING

During the installation of car seats in the automotive sector, machine vision systems are used to inspect mounting holes in the car seat frames to ensure they have the required…
Read more ››
Automated Visual End-of-Line Quality Inspection for Engine Blocks

Automated Visual End-of-Line Quality Inspection for Engine Blocks

In the automotive engine manufacturing sector, ensuring reliable quality control at the end of the production line is essential to prevent defective engines from being shipped.To achieve this, a fully…
Read more ››
Comprehensive Inspection of Seals in Industrial Automation

Comprehensive Inspection of Seals in Industrial Automation

In the automotive industry, unique high temperature seals are used in hydrogen fuel cells to guarantee efficiency and safety. For optimal performance, these seals must be thoroughly inspected for dimensional…
Read more ››
High-Brightness Spotlight Solutions for Inspection of Automotive Electrical Connectors

High-Brightness Spotlight Solutions for Inspection of Automotive Electrical Connectors

In the automotive industry, accuracy, speed, and efficiency are essential for machine vision applications. Compact lighting solutions offer the ultimate level of performance especially when inspecting complex components like electrical…
Read more ››
Comprehensive Tyre Inspection made possible with powerful bar lights

Comprehensive Tyre Inspection made possible with powerful bar lights

In the automotive industry, automated tyre inspection ensures compliance with safety standards and prevents defects. Enabling accurate and fast defect detection, this vision system inspects hundreds of tyres per hour to…
Read more ››
Spot Light Used in Robot-Guided Quality Inspection of Car Interiors

Spot Light Used in Robot-Guided Quality Inspection of Car Interiors

To boost productivity and efficiency, a robot-guided vision system is used for verifying mounting elements, delivering speed and accuracy beyond human capability. This is achieved by equipping a collaborative robot…
Read more ››
Tablet Shape and Imprint Inspection using the Bn'L

Tablet Shape and Imprint Inspection using the Bn'L

This pharmaceutical pill inspection application uses the Black & Light (Bn'L) illumination as part of the vision system to enhance the manufacturing process. The dual-feature inspection ensures comprehensive quality assurance…
Read more ››
Checking Best Before Dates Using A Dome Light

Checking Best Before Dates Using A Dome Light

Food manufacturers are responsible for ensuring that the best before or use-by date labels are correctly applied to every single product. Use-by dates are used to ensure the safety of…
Read more ››
IP69K bar light used in pick-and-place application in the food industry

IP69K bar light used in pick-and-place application in the food industry

Previous Next Similar to how many products in the food and beverages industry are packed, in this application, the freshly baked cookies are transported to the next stage on a…
Read more ››
Diffuse bar light used in quality control of car dashboards using robotic guidance

Diffuse bar light used in quality control of car dashboards using robotic guidance

A key stage of the car assembly process, the verification of component presence/positioning and quality control is carried out using a camera-based vision system. The addition of powerful diffuse bar…
Read more ››
Dome Light With Hole Aperture Adaptors Used to Illuminate Internal Seals

Dome Light With Hole Aperture Adaptors Used to Illuminate Internal Seals

Plastic caps for beverage bottles must be inspected for injection molding defects inside before use. A smart camera and a dome light with hole aperture adaptors are installed above the…
Read more ››
Unique bar light setup supports the strict examination of sterilised surgical tools

Unique bar light setup supports the strict examination of sterilised surgical tools

A crucial stage of the tool inspection process, looking for signs of contaminationAnother stage of inspection using bar lighting to maintain a high specificationThe high-brightness lighting helps with the inspection…
Read more ››
Infrared backlight highlights contours in pick-and-place application

Infrared backlight highlights contours in pick-and-place application

Previous Next In the course of key manufacturing, pre-made blanks require separation, followed by a robot-assisted pickup ensuring their accurate placement for the next step of the process. Within this…
Read more ››
Bar light with Angle Changers supports the absence check of labels in line scan system

Bar light with Angle Changers supports the absence check of labels in line scan system

Prior to scanning parcels in intralogistics, it is important to check that barcodes have been applied correctly and are facing the right way for processing. This system inspects the bottom…
Read more ››
Thin backlight aids quality control in the pharmaceutical industry

Thin backlight aids quality control in the pharmaceutical industry

Founded in 1979, Labman Automation (United Kingdom, https://www.labmanautomation.com) produces world-leading customer laboratory automation and products. Labman contacted TPL Vision for assistance as they needed a high brightness illumination for their…
Read more ››
Deep learning vision solution automates vehicle checks

Deep learning vision solution automates vehicle checks

Acrovision (United Kingdom, https://acrovision.co.uk) has successfully implemented a Deep Learning inspection system to enhance inspection performance at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK LTD. Using various TPL Vision illuminations, the automated system…
Read more ››
Robot-guided vision system upgraded with bar lights

Robot-guided vision system upgraded with bar lights

Using TPL Vision's powerful long bar lights, Spectrum Technology (Sweden, https://spectrum.dev/) have upgraded a vision-guided robot system to achieve increased accuracy. The application in the automotive industry includes a robot picking…
Read more ››
Powerful bar lights enable the inspection of vehicles within 3 seconds

Powerful bar lights enable the inspection of vehicles within 3 seconds

Previous Next TPL Vision’s illuminations are used in vehicle inspection systems designed by the CAR Consulting Group  (https://carconsulting.com, https://www.carpodx.com/). The carpodX inspection system can examine the entire exterior of a…
Read more ››
Food inspection system uses IP69K-rated bar lights for foreign material detection

Food inspection system uses IP69K-rated bar lights for foreign material detection

ProSpection Solutions (https://prospectionsolutions.com) are a manufacturer of inspection systems for the food industry based in the US. Their high-speed Foreign Material Detection and Removal System designed specifically for washdown environments…
Read more ››
Line scan inspection illuminated by powerful bar light

Line scan inspection illuminated by powerful bar light

TPL Vision has worked with MV Center (Poland, https://www.mv-center.com) on a line scan application dedicated to inspecting TV components for one of the largest manufacturers in Poland.MV Center provides the design, construction,…
Read more ››
Flat dome light illuminates 1D and 2D codes in logistics

Flat dome light illuminates 1D and 2D codes in logistics

Previous Next Large logistics centres use 1D and 2D codes to identify cardboard packaging, whereby high contrast is essential for reliable code reading.Codes require even illumination at all times, regardless…
Read more ››
Dome light illuminates plastic caps for checking best before dates

Dome light illuminates plastic caps for checking best before dates

Previous Next Product traceability systems are an essential part of the food and beverage manufacturing sector. The presence of best before dates on PET bottles must be consistently checked to…
Read more ››
EV Battery Inspection with Advanced Machine Vision Lighting

EV Battery Inspection with Advanced Machine Vision Lighting

With the rapid acceleration of the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry, the production of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is growing rapidly. Maintaining high quality is critical for safety, performance, and reliability. Machine…
Read more ››
Uniform Illumination for Gear Handling with EBAR+ Bar Lights

Uniform Illumination for Gear Handling with EBAR+ Bar Lights

Robot arms are regularly used in gear manufacturing, particularly in pick and place automation tasks. To help optimise performance, reliable lighting is essential to ensure the robotic vision system can…
Read more ››
Optimising Mounting Hole Inspections with M-TRING

Optimising Mounting Hole Inspections with M-TRING

During the installation of car seats in the automotive sector, machine vision systems are used to inspect mounting holes in the car seat frames to ensure they have the required…
Read more ››
Automated Visual End-of-Line Quality Inspection for Engine Blocks

Automated Visual End-of-Line Quality Inspection for Engine Blocks

In the automotive engine manufacturing sector, ensuring reliable quality control at the end of the production line is essential to prevent defective engines from being shipped.To achieve this, a fully…
Read more ››
Comprehensive Inspection of Seals in Industrial Automation

Comprehensive Inspection of Seals in Industrial Automation

In the automotive industry, unique high temperature seals are used in hydrogen fuel cells to guarantee efficiency and safety. For optimal performance, these seals must be thoroughly inspected for dimensional…
Read more ››
High-Brightness Spotlight Solutions for Inspection of Automotive Electrical Connectors

High-Brightness Spotlight Solutions for Inspection of Automotive Electrical Connectors

In the automotive industry, accuracy, speed, and efficiency are essential for machine vision applications. Compact lighting solutions offer the ultimate level of performance especially when inspecting complex components like electrical…
Read more ››
Comprehensive Tyre Inspection made possible with powerful bar lights

Comprehensive Tyre Inspection made possible with powerful bar lights

In the automotive industry, automated tyre inspection ensures compliance with safety standards and prevents defects. Enabling accurate and fast defect detection, this vision system inspects hundreds of tyres per hour to…
Read more ››
Spot Light Used in Robot-Guided Quality Inspection of Car Interiors

Spot Light Used in Robot-Guided Quality Inspection of Car Interiors

To boost productivity and efficiency, a robot-guided vision system is used for verifying mounting elements, delivering speed and accuracy beyond human capability. This is achieved by equipping a collaborative robot…
Read more ››
Diffuse bar light used in quality control of car dashboards using robotic guidance

Diffuse bar light used in quality control of car dashboards using robotic guidance

A key stage of the car assembly process, the verification of component presence/positioning and quality control is carried out using a camera-based vision system. The addition of powerful diffuse bar…
Read more ››
Infrared backlight highlights contours in pick-and-place application

Infrared backlight highlights contours in pick-and-place application

Previous Next In the course of key manufacturing, pre-made blanks require separation, followed by a robot-assisted pickup ensuring their accurate placement for the next step of the process. Within this…
Read more ››
Deep learning vision solution automates vehicle checks

Deep learning vision solution automates vehicle checks

Acrovision (United Kingdom, https://acrovision.co.uk) has successfully implemented a Deep Learning inspection system to enhance inspection performance at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK LTD. Using various TPL Vision illuminations, the automated system…
Read more ››
Robot-guided vision system upgraded with bar lights

Robot-guided vision system upgraded with bar lights

Using TPL Vision's powerful long bar lights, Spectrum Technology (Sweden, https://spectrum.dev/) have upgraded a vision-guided robot system to achieve increased accuracy. The application in the automotive industry includes a robot picking…
Read more ››
Powerful bar lights enable the inspection of vehicles within 3 seconds

Powerful bar lights enable the inspection of vehicles within 3 seconds

Previous Next TPL Vision’s illuminations are used in vehicle inspection systems designed by the CAR Consulting Group  (https://carconsulting.com, https://www.carpodx.com/). The carpodX inspection system can examine the entire exterior of a…
Read more ››
Checking Best Before Dates Using A Dome Light

Checking Best Before Dates Using A Dome Light

Food manufacturers are responsible for ensuring that the best before or use-by date labels are correctly applied to every single product. Use-by dates are used to ensure the safety of…
Read more ››
IP69K bar light used in pick-and-place application in the food industry

IP69K bar light used in pick-and-place application in the food industry

Previous Next Similar to how many products in the food and beverages industry are packed, in this application, the freshly baked cookies are transported to the next stage on a…
Read more ››
Dome Light With Hole Aperture Adaptors Used to Illuminate Internal Seals

Dome Light With Hole Aperture Adaptors Used to Illuminate Internal Seals

Plastic caps for beverage bottles must be inspected for injection molding defects inside before use. A smart camera and a dome light with hole aperture adaptors are installed above the…
Read more ››
Food inspection system uses IP69K-rated bar lights for foreign material detection

Food inspection system uses IP69K-rated bar lights for foreign material detection

ProSpection Solutions (https://prospectionsolutions.com) are a manufacturer of inspection systems for the food industry based in the US. Their high-speed Foreign Material Detection and Removal System designed specifically for washdown environments…
Read more ››
Dome light illuminates plastic caps for checking best before dates

Dome light illuminates plastic caps for checking best before dates

Previous Next Product traceability systems are an essential part of the food and beverage manufacturing sector. The presence of best before dates on PET bottles must be consistently checked to…
Read more ››
Tablet Shape and Imprint Inspection using the Bn'L

Tablet Shape and Imprint Inspection using the Bn'L

This pharmaceutical pill inspection application uses the Black & Light (Bn'L) illumination as part of the vision system to enhance the manufacturing process. The dual-feature inspection ensures comprehensive quality assurance…
Read more ››
Unique bar light setup supports the strict examination of sterilised surgical tools

Unique bar light setup supports the strict examination of sterilised surgical tools

A crucial stage of the tool inspection process, looking for signs of contaminationAnother stage of inspection using bar lighting to maintain a high specificationThe high-brightness lighting helps with the inspection…
Read more ››
Thin backlight aids quality control in the pharmaceutical industry

Thin backlight aids quality control in the pharmaceutical industry

Founded in 1979, Labman Automation (United Kingdom, https://www.labmanautomation.com) produces world-leading customer laboratory automation and products. Labman contacted TPL Vision for assistance as they needed a high brightness illumination for their…
Read more ››
Machine Vision Applications in Logistics: Scan Tunnels

Machine Vision Applications in Logistics: Scan Tunnels

In the logistics sector, production and sorting systems operate at high speed, often for 24 hours a day, to process thousands of packages. To maintain efficiency and accuracy, automated systems…
Read more ››
Bar light with Angle Changers supports the absence check of labels in line scan system

Bar light with Angle Changers supports the absence check of labels in line scan system

Prior to scanning parcels in intralogistics, it is important to check that barcodes have been applied correctly and are facing the right way for processing. This system inspects the bottom…
Read more ››
Flat dome light illuminates 1D and 2D codes in logistics

Flat dome light illuminates 1D and 2D codes in logistics

Previous Next Large logistics centres use 1D and 2D codes to identify cardboard packaging, whereby high contrast is essential for reliable code reading.Codes require even illumination at all times, regardless…
Read more ››
EV Battery Inspection with Advanced Machine Vision Lighting

EV Battery Inspection with Advanced Machine Vision Lighting

With the rapid acceleration of the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry, the production of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is growing rapidly. Maintaining high quality is critical for safety, performance, and reliability. Machine…
Read more ››
Line scan inspection illuminated by powerful bar light

Line scan inspection illuminated by powerful bar light

TPL Vision has worked with MV Center (Poland, https://www.mv-center.com) on a line scan application dedicated to inspecting TV components for one of the largest manufacturers in Poland.MV Center provides the design, construction,…
Read more ››
Machine Vision Applications in Logistics: Scan Tunnels

Machine Vision Applications in Logistics: Scan Tunnels

In the logistics sector, production and sorting systems operate at high speed, often for 24 hours a day, to process thousands of packages. To maintain efficiency and accuracy, automated systems…
Read more ››
EV Battery Inspection with Advanced Machine Vision Lighting

EV Battery Inspection with Advanced Machine Vision Lighting

With the rapid acceleration of the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry, the production of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is growing rapidly. Maintaining high quality is critical for safety, performance, and reliability. Machine…
Read more ››
Uniform Illumination for Gear Handling with EBAR+ Bar Lights

Uniform Illumination for Gear Handling with EBAR+ Bar Lights

Robot arms are regularly used in gear manufacturing, particularly in pick and place automation tasks. To help optimise performance, reliable lighting is essential to ensure the robotic vision system can…
Read more ››
Optimising Mounting Hole Inspections with M-TRING

Optimising Mounting Hole Inspections with M-TRING

During the installation of car seats in the automotive sector, machine vision systems are used to inspect mounting holes in the car seat frames to ensure they have the required…
Read more ››
Automated Visual End-of-Line Quality Inspection for Engine Blocks

Automated Visual End-of-Line Quality Inspection for Engine Blocks

In the automotive engine manufacturing sector, ensuring reliable quality control at the end of the production line is essential to prevent defective engines from being shipped.To achieve this, a fully…
Read more ››
Comprehensive Inspection of Seals in Industrial Automation

Comprehensive Inspection of Seals in Industrial Automation

In the automotive industry, unique high temperature seals are used in hydrogen fuel cells to guarantee efficiency and safety. For optimal performance, these seals must be thoroughly inspected for dimensional…
Read more ››
High-Brightness Spotlight Solutions for Inspection of Automotive Electrical Connectors

High-Brightness Spotlight Solutions for Inspection of Automotive Electrical Connectors

In the automotive industry, accuracy, speed, and efficiency are essential for machine vision applications. Compact lighting solutions offer the ultimate level of performance especially when inspecting complex components like electrical…
Read more ››
Comprehensive Tyre Inspection made possible with powerful bar lights

Comprehensive Tyre Inspection made possible with powerful bar lights

In the automotive industry, automated tyre inspection ensures compliance with safety standards and prevents defects. Enabling accurate and fast defect detection, this vision system inspects hundreds of tyres per hour to…
Read more ››
Spot Light Used in Robot-Guided Quality Inspection of Car Interiors

Spot Light Used in Robot-Guided Quality Inspection of Car Interiors

To boost productivity and efficiency, a robot-guided vision system is used for verifying mounting elements, delivering speed and accuracy beyond human capability. This is achieved by equipping a collaborative robot…
Read more ››
Tablet Shape and Imprint Inspection using the Bn'L

Tablet Shape and Imprint Inspection using the Bn'L

This pharmaceutical pill inspection application uses the Black & Light (Bn'L) illumination as part of the vision system to enhance the manufacturing process. The dual-feature inspection ensures comprehensive quality assurance…
Read more ››
Checking Best Before Dates Using A Dome Light

Checking Best Before Dates Using A Dome Light

Food manufacturers are responsible for ensuring that the best before or use-by date labels are correctly applied to every single product. Use-by dates are used to ensure the safety of…
Read more ››
IP69K bar light used in pick-and-place application in the food industry

IP69K bar light used in pick-and-place application in the food industry

Previous Next Similar to how many products in the food and beverages industry are packed, in this application, the freshly baked cookies are transported to the next stage on a…
Read more ››
Diffuse bar light used in quality control of car dashboards using robotic guidance

Diffuse bar light used in quality control of car dashboards using robotic guidance

A key stage of the car assembly process, the verification of component presence/positioning and quality control is carried out using a camera-based vision system. The addition of powerful diffuse bar…
Read more ››
Dome Light With Hole Aperture Adaptors Used to Illuminate Internal Seals

Dome Light With Hole Aperture Adaptors Used to Illuminate Internal Seals

Plastic caps for beverage bottles must be inspected for injection molding defects inside before use. A smart camera and a dome light with hole aperture adaptors are installed above the…
Read more ››
Unique bar light setup supports the strict examination of sterilised surgical tools

Unique bar light setup supports the strict examination of sterilised surgical tools

A crucial stage of the tool inspection process, looking for signs of contaminationAnother stage of inspection using bar lighting to maintain a high specificationThe high-brightness lighting helps with the inspection…
Read more ››
Infrared backlight highlights contours in pick-and-place application

Infrared backlight highlights contours in pick-and-place application

Previous Next In the course of key manufacturing, pre-made blanks require separation, followed by a robot-assisted pickup ensuring their accurate placement for the next step of the process. Within this…
Read more ››
Bar light with Angle Changers supports the absence check of labels in line scan system

Bar light with Angle Changers supports the absence check of labels in line scan system

Prior to scanning parcels in intralogistics, it is important to check that barcodes have been applied correctly and are facing the right way for processing. This system inspects the bottom…
Read more ››
Thin backlight aids quality control in the pharmaceutical industry

Thin backlight aids quality control in the pharmaceutical industry

Founded in 1979, Labman Automation (United Kingdom, https://www.labmanautomation.com) produces world-leading customer laboratory automation and products. Labman contacted TPL Vision for assistance as they needed a high brightness illumination for their…
Read more ››
Deep learning vision solution automates vehicle checks

Deep learning vision solution automates vehicle checks

Acrovision (United Kingdom, https://acrovision.co.uk) has successfully implemented a Deep Learning inspection system to enhance inspection performance at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK LTD. Using various TPL Vision illuminations, the automated system…
Read more ››
Robot-guided vision system upgraded with bar lights

Robot-guided vision system upgraded with bar lights

Using TPL Vision's powerful long bar lights, Spectrum Technology (Sweden, https://spectrum.dev/) have upgraded a vision-guided robot system to achieve increased accuracy. The application in the automotive industry includes a robot picking…
Read more ››
Powerful bar lights enable the inspection of vehicles within 3 seconds

Powerful bar lights enable the inspection of vehicles within 3 seconds

Previous Next TPL Vision’s illuminations are used in vehicle inspection systems designed by the CAR Consulting Group  (https://carconsulting.com, https://www.carpodx.com/). The carpodX inspection system can examine the entire exterior of a…
Read more ››
Food inspection system uses IP69K-rated bar lights for foreign material detection

Food inspection system uses IP69K-rated bar lights for foreign material detection

ProSpection Solutions (https://prospectionsolutions.com) are a manufacturer of inspection systems for the food industry based in the US. Their high-speed Foreign Material Detection and Removal System designed specifically for washdown environments…
Read more ››
Line scan inspection illuminated by powerful bar light

Line scan inspection illuminated by powerful bar light

TPL Vision has worked with MV Center (Poland, https://www.mv-center.com) on a line scan application dedicated to inspecting TV components for one of the largest manufacturers in Poland.MV Center provides the design, construction,…
Read more ››
Flat dome light illuminates 1D and 2D codes in logistics

Flat dome light illuminates 1D and 2D codes in logistics

Previous Next Large logistics centres use 1D and 2D codes to identify cardboard packaging, whereby high contrast is essential for reliable code reading.Codes require even illumination at all times, regardless…
Read more ››
Dome light illuminates plastic caps for checking best before dates

Dome light illuminates plastic caps for checking best before dates

Previous Next Product traceability systems are an essential part of the food and beverage manufacturing sector. The presence of best before dates on PET bottles must be consistently checked to…
Read more ››

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