Trade fair highlight 31. March 2026
The new Inline Vision & Weld System with Marking-on-the-Fly (IV&WS Marking)
1st place in the “Stamping Technologies” category at the Blechexpo best-Award 2025 and the next generation of vision inspection systems for optical quality control of punching strips.
The new Inline Vision & Weld System with Marking-on-the-Fly (IV&WS Marking) inspects punched parts for dimensional accuracy and surface defects. It automatically removes defective parts from the strip, welds the strip back together, and marks each individual part for complete traceability. The integration of all these process steps into a seamless system is unique in the market.
Unplanned downtime in punched part production is costly. Thanks to the Inline Vision & Weld System (IV&WS 512) from Kistler, production continues even when a defective part is detected. This is made possible by the combination of optical quality inspection with precise cutting and laser welding technology (Cut & Welding) in a single, seamless system. The Inline Vision & Weld System fully automates the removal of NOK (defective) parts from the punching strip and subsequently reconnects the strip using Nidec SYS’s wobble laser welding. The process ensures that only OK parts remain on the punched part coil – without manual intervention that could interrupt production or potentially damage surrounding OK parts.
“The integration of multiple production steps into a single system saves valuable production space, which manufacturers can then use for peripheral devices with longer autonomy times,” says Edgar Wuchrer, Business Development Manager at Kistler. “Inline Vision & Weld enables 100% inspection and marking of punched parts in the smallest possible space.”
The new Inline Vision & Weld System with Marking-on-the-Fly (IV&WS Marking) inspects punched parts for dimensional accuracy and surface defects. It automatically removes defective parts from the strip, welds the strip back together, and marks each individual part for complete traceability. The integration of all these process steps into a seamless system is unique in the market.
Unplanned downtime in punched part production is costly. Thanks to the Inline Vision & Weld System (IV&WS 512) from Kistler, production continues even when a defective part is detected. This is made possible by the combination of optical quality inspection with precise cutting and laser welding technology (Cut & Welding) in a single, seamless system. The Inline Vision & Weld System fully automates the removal of NOK (defective) parts from the punching strip and subsequently reconnects the strip using Nidec SYS’s wobble laser welding. The process ensures that only OK parts remain on the punched part coil – without manual intervention that could interrupt production or potentially damage surrounding OK parts.
“The integration of multiple production steps into a single system saves valuable production space, which manufacturers can then use for peripheral devices with longer autonomy times,” says Edgar Wuchrer, Business Development Manager at Kistler. “Inline Vision & Weld enables 100% inspection and marking of punched parts in the smallest possible space.”
Kistler Straubenhardt GmbH
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