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The Adept Team

Windows-Based Automated Inspection Software

Sherlock 7 is an advanced machine vision software designed for systems integrators and end users. It can be easily configured to solve a wide variety of automated inspection problems.

Sherlock 7 machine vision software is a "point & click" design environment and provides an extremely rich suite of proven tools and functionality that have been deployed in thousands of installations worldwide.

iPD's Sherlock 7 is designed with iPD's "ease-of-use" philosophy and so can be used to develop applications in very short times giving integrators the advantage of reduced development costs and reduced time to market.

Sherlock 7 machine vision software has many tools and functions including advanced pattern finding tools for object alignment and robot guidance; measurement tools; calibration tools for lens distortion; analysis tools such as blob analysis and edge counting; colour tools for monitoring, classifying, sorting and tracking; barcode and optical character reading tools; scripting tools; I/O tools; maths tools and many many more.

Sherlock 7 machine vision software operates on Windows-based Desktop or Industrial PC's and with IPD's Vision Appliances which are compact, fully integrated multi-camera vision systems. When used with Sherlock Vision Appliances can provide full colour or mono imaging, in-built opto-isolated I/O, real-time reject queuing and timing and all other features required of a high performance vision system.

iPD's Sherlock 7 Machine vision software Features:

• Packed with image pre-processors and machine vision algorithms
  
• supports user customised plug-ins
  
• Enables a full programming environment with variable assignment, control loops, subroutines etc and fully featured debugging
  
• Extensive communication options such as Ethernet PLC, Modbus etc
  
• Point & Click programming
  
• Ability to customise operator interface with VB and .Net.
  

iPD's Sherlock is represented and fully supported in Australia and New Zealand by Adept Electronic Solutions and is used in a wide variety of applications to provide quality assurance and control in manufacturing. Be it identifying and rejecting defective parts on a conveyer or guiding a robotic arm doing spot welds. Armed with proven machine vision software tools in a "point & click" interface, no programming is required and the development, testing and commissioning of a vision system is rapidly facilitated.

iPD's Sherlock 7 automated quality inspection program allows you to identify and correct problems before your customers find them. Sherlock 7 will help you improve customer satisfaction, increase productivity and reduce production costs. In addition, it offers you the flexibility to adapt with your changing inspection needs and protect your technology investment.

More information is available via Adept's website - iPD Sherlock 7 Machine Vision software

For more information or to purchase please contact Adept Electronic Solutions at www.adept.net.au Tel Sydney (02) 99792599 Perth (08) 92425411 Melbourne (03) 9823 6272