Machinery manufacturingEvery part in the kit? A completeness station that guides the operator
from $1,600
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COMPLETENESS · ASSEMBLY · PACKING
Completeness verification that survives a product change
Two questions decide the fate of a station like this: what happens to it when the product changes, and how many times it stops the line for nothing. We answer both with a check, not with words: send photos of your kit to start — if the task looks feasible, we'll test physical samples and send back a video with an engineering report, free. An entry-level station starts at ~$900.
verification videoengineering reportquote — in 2–3 business days after your samples arrive
130+ deployed projectsofficial Hikrobot partneryour own line lead does the changeovers
Assembly operations already using machine vision
From a $900 presence check to multi-zone verification — every card shows what the solution is made of and how it survives a product change.
Machinery manufacturing
PackagingThe part sits the wrong way — orientation check before packing
from $900
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Food productionSeal inspection on ready meals
we catch over 98%
from $2,600
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ElectronicsSolder inspection from 0.15 mm
from $1,600
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AutomotiveElement positions on glaring glass, recipes per model
from $21,000
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Pharma
Package verification with a feed into records
from $3,400
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Machinery manufacturing
Assembly kit completeness station
What wasn’t working.
A kit of dozens of items is assembled by hand. Attention naturally drops over a shift — and a missing item often isn't found until the customer opens the package, triggering a claim and a "who packed this" investigation.
What we installed.
A completeness station: a camera over the fixture tray, a reference configuration of the correct kit in the system, and an on-screen prompt showing which cavity is empty or holds the wrong item. A line interlock backs it up: an incomplete kit cannot advance to packing.
What changed.
Missing parts are caught before packing, not after delivery. The operator stopped being "the last line of defense": the operator assembles, the camera verifies.
| Task | verify that every part made it into the kit |
|---|---|
| Reaction | on-screen prompt + line signal |
| Setup | camera, lighting, operator screen, controller |
| Budget | from $1,600 |
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Packaging
Orientation check before packing
What wasn’t working.
A part goes into its packaging incorrectly oriented, or not fully seated — downstream it gets jammed, crushed, or shipped to the customer "upside down". The mistake itself costs pennies; the consequences are repacking and claims.
What we installed.
A camera that checks the part's position before the next step. Sitting wrong — the operator sees it before the part travels on.
What changed.
Orientation errors stopped reaching the packing step. Incidentally, this is the cheapest station in our practice — from ~$900 — and it's often where plants start, to try machine vision without betting big.
| Task | part incorrectly oriented or not fully seated |
|---|---|
| Setup | camera, lighting, mount, screen |
| Budget | from $900 |
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Food production
Ready-meals production
What wasn’t working.
A meal is assembled from several components, and the final assembly step is sealing the tray. A skewed film or an under-pressed edge — and a correctly assembled meal still ships as a reject.
What we installed.
A smart camera with a ring light over the sealing section: it checks the seal contour and the risk zones along the edge — the final assembly check before the box.
What changed.
The camera catches over 98% of defective trays — a figure from commissioning on a real line. An unsealed tray is pulled before packing. And when the menu changes, the new tray gets its own reference — the station lives on.
| Task | verifying the final assembly step (the seal) |
|---|---|
| Variability | several tray formats — a reference for each |
| Setup | smart camera, ring light, operator screen |
| Budget | from $2,600 |
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Electronics
Electronics production
What wasn’t working.
For a board, completeness means components and their solder. A missing or misaligned element from 0.15 mm can't be inspected reliably by eye on a moving line.
What we installed.
A high-resolution camera that checks every board against a reference: are all components present, correctly positioned and acceptably soldered. A new board revision comes out — a new reference is created, the station isn't rebuilt.
What changed.
Placement and solder defects are visible separately from other rejects. Board revisions keep changing — the station keeps working.
| Task | board completeness: components + solder from 0.15 mm |
|---|---|
| Variability | board revisions — a reference per revision |
| Setup | 12 MP camera, lighting |
| Budget | from $1,600 |
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Automotive
Automotive glass shop
What wasn’t working.
Dozens of glass models, each with its own set of elements, all of which must sit exactly where they belong. The classic trap: tune the inspection for one model — and it falls apart on the next.
What we installed.
Cameras with polarizing filters and angled lighting — and above all, a recipe library: every glass model has its own ready set of verification settings. A model change on the line is a pick from a list, not a re-tune.
What changed.
Element-position verification works across the whole range; a new glass model is added as a recipe in the library. It's the clearest possible answer to "what happens when the product changes".
| Task | element positions, dozens of models |
|---|---|
| Variability | a recipe per model — switched from a list |
| Setup | monochrome cameras, polarizing filters, angled lighting, recipe library |
| Budget | from $21,000 |
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Pharma
Pharmaceutical packaging
pharmaceutical packaging at a verification station
What wasn’t working.
Pharma packaging adds a code on every carton to the completeness question: it has to be verified and recorded. By hand that's slow and error-prone.
What we installed.
A code verification station: a reader, a sensor and automatic delivery of the result into the records system — the human is out of that chain.
What changed.
Every package now has a digital verification trail, and manual entry — with its errors — left the process.
| Task | package verification + a record in the system |
|---|---|
| Setup | reader, sensor, records integration |
| Budget | from $3,400 |
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TEST YOURSELF
12 items in the kit. You have 3 seconds.
That's exactly how long the line operator gets. Ready?
That's exactly how long the line operator gets. Ready?
A 3×4 fixture tray with tools, one cavity empty
It's not about how attentive people are — this kind of check simply isn't for eyes. Send a photo of your kit: we'll show you on video how the camera checks it.
demo kit; the check time is typical for a smart-camera completeness station
3 seconds
What was missing?
FOUND 11 OF 12 · missing: cavity 7 (middle row) · verdict: INCOMPLETE · check time: ~60 ms
It's not about how attentive people are — this kind of check simply isn't for eyes. Send a photo of your kit: we'll show you on video how the camera checks it.
Spot on. Now, honestly: you looked at ONE kit with full attention. An operator may already be checking their hundredth this shift.That's normal: 3 seconds for 12 items is not a job for a human. For a camera it is: it compares the kit against the reference in a fraction of a second — every kit, all shift long.
demo kit; the check time is typical for a smart-camera completeness station
FREE CHECK ON YOUR SAMPLES
Send the kit — we'll show how the camera checks it
Two photos are enough to start: one complete kit, and one intentionally incomplete — just take a couple of items out. The full test runs on physical samples.
- Verification video
your kit on the bench: complete, missing an item, and with one item misoriented.
- A one-page engineering report
what we catch, with what equipment, what the station is made of, roughly what it costs and where the risks are.
- Preliminary quote
a specific bill of materials and entry-level figures.
- The "Product recipe matrix" template
how to store kit variants and switch between them. A table you'll find useful whoever you buy from.
- The "Preparing your line for machine vision" checklist
what to check on your side before installation.
faster? message a photo of the station or the kit — you'll get a preliminary verdict
"Our product keeps changing" — we know. That's exactly what we build for.
Five things we verify in every assembly task.
Changing kits
We treat two situations separately. Switching between known variants is picking a recipe from a list — your line lead does it. Introducing a new product means creating a reference and tolerances — we train your line lead on that at launch. But if the viewing angle or the light changes — that one's on us.
Look-alike parts
Confirming a part is present isn't enough. We verify it's THE part — by geometry, color or marking.
A partly hidden part
Sometimes neighboring parts block the view. We choose the angle and the number of cameras for your actual tray — not for a perfect catalog picture.
Nuisance stops
Inspection strictness is tuned during the pilot together with your process engineer: how much caution is acceptable is your call, and we show what each option gives.
An operator in a hurry
Wherever possible, the response is non-disruptive — an on-screen prompt, not a full line stop. Where an error must not advance — a process interlock blocks that specific step.
Answer four questions about your assembly — we'll tell you which station solves it and what happens when the product changes.
From a sensor to multi-zone verification
"Present / missing" — MV-SC1008M vision sensor
sensor ~$120–170; turnkey station — from ~$900One check, the fastest possible start.
- SIZE
- 38×38 mm · 40 g
- fits the tightest station
- OUTPUT
- line signal
- "part present / part missing" — no computer needed
Completeness station — MV-SC3050XM smart camera
camera ~$850–1,100; station — from ~$1,600The "assembly kit" case level.
- SENSOR
- 5 MP · global shutter
- sees the whole tray at once
- TOOLS
- presence · count · position
- the entire kit check with one camera
- FOCUS
- autofocus
- refocuses on changeover, no manual lens adjustment
- BODY
- IP67
Operator screen — MV-VT2000 panel PC
~$400–580the image, the verdict and the "cavity 7 is empty" prompt on one screen; connects up to 4 cameras.
Several verification zones
from ~$6,500checks along the assembly flow, recipes, a feed into records — from ~$6,500.
Screen 8 · catalog-models
Popular models for assembly checks
Click a model to open its card with specs right here, on top of the page.
How deployment works at your plant
A reference kit.
You send samples or photos: the complete kit and the typical assembly mistakes.
Variants and recipes.
Together we map out which kits you run and how often they change — that's the draft of your future recipe library.
The error scenario.
We agree on what happens when something's missing: an operator prompt, a blocked step, or a record in the system.
Pilot and launch.
Strictness is tuned on your line, and your line lead learns to switch recipes independently.
What we take on
Switching between ready recipes — your line lead, trained at launch. Adding product variants within the validated camera view — also your line lead, after training. Engineering review is only needed when the fixturing, camera angle or lighting changes.
Who we are
from supplying a camera to launching a turnkey station.
Factory-direct supply
equipment ships straight from the Hikrobot factory; stock items arrive in about two weeks by air.
the person who tested your kit is the person who commissions your station.
Remote support for international commissioning
we bench-test on your samples, then support your site team or local integrator with remote tuning and training.
TEST ZONE
Customer-sample test bench
We test production samples under a camera, record the run, and send an engineer’s report. Free, in 2–3 business days.
recently on the bench
- June — flour-mill samples: report sent
FAQ
Our product changes every month — what about re-tuning?
A new product variant is a new recipe: reference photos plus tolerances. Your line lead creates it — we teach that at launch. Engineering involvement is only needed if the station's mechanics themselves change.
How many false blocks will there be?
That's tuned during the pilot. A tighter threshold — more caution; a softer one — more risk of letting an error through. The decision is yours, and we show what each option gives — on your own samples.
Operators will push back — they're being watched.
A properly built station watches the KIT, not the person: the "cavity 7 is empty" prompt helps the operator, it doesn't police them. How to present it to the shift — we'll share what's worked; we've been through this more than once.
Case packing with a changing layout?
Yes. A packing layout is just another recipe: the layout changes, the line lead picks a different recipe.
Delivery times?
Popular cameras and sensors are factory stock — in-stock items typically arrive by air in about two weeks, depending on destination and customs. Rare items are made to order, and then the date is fixed in the quote.
Who will call?
A vision engineer, via the channel you chose.
Will the line have to stop?
The test runs at our bench on your samples. Installation goes into your maintenance window.
Where should we send the assessment of your assembly task?
A video of your kit being verified, an engineering report and a quote — plus the recipe matrix and the line-prep checklist. All of it 2–3 business days after your samples arrive. If the task is solved by a $150 sensor instead of a $6,500 station — that's what we'll say.
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