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Flexible
Automation Camera Module Align, Assembly, and Test Stations Being Delivered
to Europe By AEi
Flexible Automation Systems Power Precision Camera
Module Alignment, Assembly & Test
for the Luxury Automotive Market
WILMINGTON, Mass. (Business Wire
EON) October 18, 2007 -- Automation Engineering Incorporated (AEi),
a global supplier of high-precision,
flexible automation
systems, developed an enhanced
version of its CMAT (Camera Module Align, Assembly & Test)
manufacturing system for four different European automotive manufacturers.
The CMAT automation system , which
utilizes machine vision, will be both a development and high volume
production tool for multi-camera vehicle systems used in luxury
automobiles.
According to AEi Chief Technology Officer Andre By,
“We’ve enhanced our camera module align, assembly and test station
to support a
wider range
of camera types and styles. We’ve also augmented its available
5-degree of freedom alignment stages to support even higher precision
requirements
with our advanced alignment algorithms ,
plus extended our set of available options including automated
dispense, fully automated material handling, automated align
and test targets
positioning, laser marking, and an even more comprehensive suite
of configurable test
functions. This enables our customers to use either semi-automated
or fully-automated precision alignment, attach and test to produce
high-quality sophisticated
cameras at reduced cost versus traditional manual and automated
manufacturing methods,” concluded By.
The CMAT flexible automation system uses machine vision to align
a lens assembly in X, Y, Z and across the corners in pitch
and roll, achieving
an even focus across its focal plane. The CMAT station uses
this approach
to achieve camera module alignment, assembly and test at production
rates that are 500 to 1000 percent faster than using manual
methods.
About Automation Engineering, Inc.
Automation Engineering Inc.
(AEi), is a leading supplier of high-precision, flexible
automation systems across the optoelectronics,
medical
devices, consumer products, aerospace & defense,
and other worldwide markets. AEi provides comprehensive design
for manufacturing, process development, and pre-production
build services,
in addition to
complete turnkey automated manufacturing stations and lines.
For more information, visit AEi’s website, www.aeiboston.com
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