FLEXI PHOTOSHOOTER – HORIZONTAL is the model designed to take photos of slab placed in a horizontal position. It is installed along the polishing line, before the nylon spreader, on a dedicated roller conveyor or on the slab inspection roller conveyor, or, possibly, on the unloading roller conveyor. It can also be installed in standalone solutions served by slab loader/unloader.

FLEXI PHOTOSHOOTER – HORIZONTAL is composed of a plant and a software formed as follows:

A)The plant consist of:

  • Camera for taking high resolution photos
  • Camera housing
  • Lighting system equipped with LED lamps
  • Aluminum metal structure to support the camera and the lighting system
  • PC with touchscreen monitor
  • PC cabinet
  • Electrical wiring
  • Cover of the planttop
  • Slab stop photocell
  • Barcode reader (Optional)

 

B)Software component

  • Camera Control(
  • PhotoPRO (contouring, size and slab customization)
  • Software SISY (SISY – Slab Inspection System)

Overall, the software component performs the following functions:

  • Taking the photo
  • Measurement of the photographed slab
  • Contouring of the photographed slab
  • Positioning of the photographed slab on an artificial background that can be customized with the company logo and equipped with self-centering metric rulers
  • Interaction with barcode (if any)
  • Possibility of remote slab inspection

When the slab reaches the shooting roller, all the information relating to its identification is entered on the service monitor screen:

  • Customer Code
  •  Customer Name
  • Material Name
  • Block Number
  • Slab thickness
  • Number of the slab being photographed. The slab numbering can be automatic incremental or decremental.

This information can be entered manually by the operator on the service monitor screen or automatically acquired by the shooting software if the barcode reader (optional) is present, which allows it to be drawn directly from the warehouse management system.
Once in position, the slab is stopped for a few seconds by the photocell and the camera takes the photo automatically without the need to set the camera according to the color of the plate. Alternatively, the shot can be taken by the operator by clicking on a button on the service monitor.

FLEXI PHOTOSHOOTER – HORIZONTAL responds to the technological innovation criteria underlying STONEIMAGE company policy