Scanning the surface.

The article examines the effectiveness of surface inspection system in detecting defects and monitor the quality of the products, including paper, wood and textiles. The system is used to monitor products that are manufactured in continuous blocks with no definitive end point. Meanwhile, Patrick Koropatnick, product manager at Papertech Inc., says the challenge for a vision system is not only to detect a specific defect on the fast moving equipment, but also to find where the defect originated.