by Farabi Nishi
LED StripE: The Selmatec Solution to visual clarity in industrial plants
With countless components moving simultaneously in a factory, workers must quickly and accurately identify defective products for manual rejection. However, in the midst of busy operations, it is easy for errors to occur, leading to either false rejections or defective items slipping through unnoticed.
To streamline this process, Selmatec introduces the LED StripE, our patented LED strip designed for efficiency, enhancing visibility, improving tracking, and optimizing manual quality control. Unlike conventional LED strips, the LED StripE is engineered specifically for industrial use and the needs of our customers.
A Smarter Alternative to Standard LED Strips
Traditional LED strips lack the optimized set-up that we configured for your convenience. In contrast, Selmatec’s patented LED StripE is designed with three main features:
- Real-Time Synchronization: Working in-sync with QA systems, the LED StripE displays colors that always follow each product on the conveyor belt. This dynamic tracking ensures that workers can quickly spot rejected items without confusion.
- Customizable Color Coding: While the standard setup uses green to indicate accepted items and red to flag defective ones, you can select any colour for your plant. This ensures compatibility with different production line requirements. Color combinations can also be matched to the specific component, for example to mark laboratory parts to be ejected separately.
- Accessibility Features: To support workers with color vision deficiencies, the “not OK” signal can be set to blink instead of displaying a fixed color, allowing all employees to confidently read the system.
- PC-independent: The LED StripE supports various operating modes, but always works via a specially developed microcontroller that is designed as a very compact top-hat rail model.
- Open Interface: The controller can be connected and operated via Ethernet or digital I/O to Selmatec or other systems. OPC UA and ProfiNet interfaces are optionally available.
One of the key advantages of the LED StripE is its ease of installation. Unlike complex monitoring systems that require significant downtime, this solution is designed for quick deployment with minimal disruption to production. If you are already using Selmatec solutions, the process is even faster thanks to our modular and scalable designs.
By eliminating guesswork in defect identification, the LED StripE ensures a smoother and more reliable quality control process. Whether you operate in the automotive, food processing or packaging, we invite you to upgrade your production line today. Reach out to our experts and find out the best way to implement it in your plant.