Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB
In the area of inspection and visual inspection, Fraunhofer IOSB develops systems and equipment in the field of optical bulk material sorting for various industrial tasks, e.g. for sorting dried foodstuffs, heat-resistant and leaded glass, plastic and rubber granulates, industrial minerals, gemstones and diamonds. The basis for this is the development of optimized material feed components, the selection of optimal sensor solutions for image acquisition in different spectral ranges and the development of hardware-supported real-time algorithms for image processing and evaluation. Based on material analyses, problem-specific and efficient sensor solutions can be developed for different tasks. One focus of research here is on inadequate or unsolved sorting issues, such as for black plastics, optical bulk material sorting or material separation for fine fractions.