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In packaging,vision of making process is difficult due to high speed of machines. The setting of box erecting is tedious. The origin of filling hazards tedious is often unknown. Some performances on line are not reproducible. To visualisate, decompose and analyse the fast moving phenomenons which are causing packaging troubles, the French Paper and Board Research Institute has obtained video NAC eouinment (200 pictures/sec.). An articulate stand able to move on a carriage is designed to facilitate shooting on machine. An elaborate image analysis is undertaken to find the characteristics of the hoards which are necessary to optimize making the folding box erection on the packaging lines. Actual image analysis with computer systems are large, expensive and necessitate a specific program for each problem. Important equipment are actually used exclusively for special fields. For packaging field where machines and products are diversified we have developed an easy electronical technique for picture analysis. This technique is suitable for all kinds of processes or defects, visualised by high speed video from video shooting on machine. The processes and the manufacture incidents are analysed, controled with a cell on video screen. The light intensity variations are detected and writed on self-recording apparatus. Materials move, their forming modifications and the moves of machine elements are expressed like "signature". All changes on "signature" show hazardous or reproducible variations according to defects of manufacture processes. A short time event, visible on few images only is located with normal or slower speed of the magnetic tape according to the importance of variation. This technique is used to measure in real time the packaging deformations on line. Ease for use, speed of setting and quantity of data are operating qualities of efficient image analysis.
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