Inspection Rewinds Step Up to the Plate

Another significant improvement in inspection rewind equipment has come by way of better embedded micro controller-type technology, said Ron Suenram, product manager - web guiding & inspection, Fife Corp. "The embedded micro controller has greatly improved over the last several years," he said. "These improvements have allowed better image processing, which has enabled us to move away from PC-type technology. The benefit with embedded micro controller-type technology is that you have more control over design. As we all know, PC-type technology is heavily influenced by Microsoft and Intel, which can change several times over the typical life of a product. These changes make product support and backwards compatibility very difficult and/or next to impossible for suppliers of video web inspection systems."