Bead inspection can assess visible continuity, width, position and surface height. Images of opaque adhesive cannot directly verify internal bubbles, bond strength or leak-tightness. Quality inspection and robot dispensing-path correction are separate integration tasks; path correction needs calibration, control interfaces and process validation.
How to validate
Evaluate adhesive colour, transparency, curved-surface occlusions, dimensional limits and curing changes. Use leak or other functional tests for sealing performance. Large vehicle or battery-pack beads need a dedicated station rather than a standard P5 or P5D PCBA configuration.
This is a general industrial-vision evaluation guide, not a delivered IRIS ANT PCBA AOI case study or a standard machine configuration. The station must be qualified for the parts, optics and automation requirements.
Project evaluation checklist
- Define the item, visible inspection surfaces and minimum defects; separate appearance, internal structure and electrical or functional checks.
- Prepare verified good, defective and borderline samples across lots; separate training and acceptance sets.
- Report escapes and false calls by defect class, with review workload, complete cycle time and repeatability.
- Confirm program versions, permissions, retention and traceability fields; approve production only after trials pass.
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