Machine vision‐based quality control systems for the automotive industry

Focuses on the JL Automation Company of Sunderland, a major supplier of both turnkey and OEM solutions for the quality control of components for the automotive industry. The company is relatively unique in that it develops both its own hardware and software for the machine vision applications. This allows JL to design low‐cost solutions for OEM markets and advanced high technology turnkey systems as one‐off projects for high‐volume products. Describes some of their core machine vision products and applications.