Sick expands the Ruler3000 family to include the Ruler3002, 3004, and 3010
Sick has launched three new cameras for 3D inspection and measurement tasks. According to the developers, these latest products will provide improvements in speed and precision. With the addition of the new mid-range variant, these new cameras will improve the Ruler3000 family’s field of view to between 26.6mm and 1,680mm, down to the heights of 0.8μm micrometres.
Key information:
- Sick adds the Ruler3002, 3004, and 3010, to the Ruler3000 family of cameras for 3D inspection and measurement tasks.
- The new additions are more compact than previous models and feature high-powered blue 3R lasers.
- Developers claim that with the three new cameras users can inspect electronics and consumer goods assemblies, printed circuit boards, and semiconductors.
Sick launched its original Ruler3000 camera two years ago, with developers claiming that it combines the image quality of Sick’s Ranger3 streaming camera but with the convenience of a built-in laser, pre-selected optics, and factory-calibrated fields of view. Since its launch, the Ruler3000 has allegedly solved various 3D application challenges from inspecting railway tracks, windmill blades and tyre walls to measuring and portioning meat products.
Joining the Ruler3000 family are the Sick Ruler3002, 3004, and 3010. The new additions aim to open up the high performance of the original system by guaranteeing fields of view down to 26.6mm. Each of the new cameras also features a high-powered blue 3R laser, which allows for the rapid exposure times required to capture the smallest three-dimensional details at rapid production speeds. These expanded compact dimensions should enable the Ruler3000 family to now inspect electronics and consumer goods assemblies, printed circuit boards, and semiconductors, that require the minutest of details.
According to the sensor solutions provider, the Sick Ruler3000 achieves high levels of repeatability on light, reflective, and metal surfaces. The new Surface+ technology aims to add another image dimension, which aims to reveal any tiny scratches on smooth, shiny metal surfaces (e.g., battery housing). Additionally, the cameras can capture 3D images, reflectance, and scattered light measurements in a single scan at speeds up to 46KHz.
Sick’s Ruler3000 camera also claims to be able to distinguish differing material properties while also having good light sensitivity and high dynamic range (HDR), the latter of which hopes to optimise inspections independent of contrast. According to the developers, the cameras should be ideal for instances including the verification of shapes and positioning during robot dispensing of glue beads in the assembly of consumer goods.
Key specs of the Sick Ruler3002, 3004, and 3010:
- Improved completeness, correct component positioning, height, and flatness measurements to aid critical quality inspections.
- All three new cameras boast more compact dimensions compared to other Ruler3000 products. For example, the Ruler3004 measures 129.5x60.3x100mm.
- Powered by Sick’s CMOS sensor and innovative ROCC (Rapid On-Chip Calculation) technology.
- Extracts the true 3D shape of an object, disregardless of contrast or colour.
- All three cameras process up to 15.4Gp/s to enable up to 7000 full-frame 3D profiles per second.
- The new launches feature a user-friendly Stream Setup interface, and Sick GenIStream API which facilitates programming for C# and C++ users.
- Fully compatible with GigEvision and GenICam, providing plug-and-play access to third-party software like Halcon and LabVIEW.
- Users also receive full access to Sick’s AppStore software platform, which includes a wide range of image-processing tools and application examples.