Durgin and Crowell Lumber Company Inspects Surface Defects in Wood Paneling and Siding

Durgin and Crowell Lumber Company Inspects Surface Defects in Wood Paneling and Siding

Bodkin Design & Engineering designed a machine vision solution that helps Durgin and Crowell Lumber Company’s quality control staff detect imperfections on the surface of the boards caused by the manufacturing process. Called the Surface Finish Inspector, the solution allows the mill’s quality control staff to view the boards on computer monitors located in the control room, on the plant floor, Darrah’s office, and elsewhere. The Surface Finish Inspector stores images until the last hour of operation each day, so mill personnel can go back and review defects.

In this article in Vision Systems Design, the technology involved is described in detail along with refinements that needed to be made during implementation.

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