Machine Vision Demo: Test With Your Own Workpieces
A buyer's guide to requiring a machine vision inspection station demonstration on the buyer's actual industrial workpieces, with practical questions for the RFQ, demo, and acceptance test.
Make the demonstration run on your own workpieces, not the supplier's sample set. A vision station that inspects a clean reference part tells you little about your production reality, so write this into the RFQ: the supplier must demonstrate with material you supply, drawn from normal production.
Ask how many pieces the demo will use and whether good and reject parts are both included. At a stated production speed of 30–40 pcs/min, confirm the demo runs at that rate rather than a slower show pace. Request that detection results be logged per piece so you can compare them with your own known-good and known-bad labels.
For the acceptance test, define pass and fail criteria in advance and agree who judges borderline parts. Ask what lighting, lens, or fixture changes are expected for your workpiece, and whether those are included. The catalog reference values—850 × 750 × 1,720 mm and 150 kg—describe the station's footprint and weight; confirm they match the configuration offered for your material.
Before requesting a quote, confirm with the supplier which of your workpieces can be demonstrated, how many samples are needed, how results are recorded, and what happens if the demo does not meet the agreed criteria.