Competition is increasing as manufacturing technology progresses. In order to stay on top of the game, consumer product manufacturers must make products of higher quality, more cheaply, and more quickly than ever before. Increasing labor costs and worker safety issues have added to the demand for automation on the factory floor. Machine vision is used to improve consumer product packaging equipment automation by both manufacturers and their equipment suppliers. Primary Equipment Applications: Material handling Automated assembly equipment Filling Sealing Labeling and marking Secondary packaging and palletizing
