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Meta Vision Systems Inc.
8084 Trans Canada Highway
St-Laurent, QC H4S 1M5 Canada
Phone: 514-333-0140
Fax: 514-333-8636
Recent Content on The Fabricator for Meta Vision Systems Inc.
- From The Fabricator
Laser sensor designed for robotic arc welding
- Oct 9, 2014
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
Meta Vision Systems offers the SLS ARC laser sensor for robotic arc welding applications. It is suitable for seam finding and real-time weld seam tracking in all of the typical welding processes, including high-current GMAW and FCAW. The sensor offers fully automatic image quality optimization,...
Exploring the versatility of laser vision systems
- By Stephen Thacker
- Aug 28, 2014
- Testing and Measuring
- Article
For tube and pipe applications, laser vision systems are commonly used for seam tracking on the mill, but they are useful for many more applications—such as edge bevel measurement; strip width measurement and centering verification; mill process control; and coating control. For pipeline construction, they can verify the integrity of end face bevels and weld bead profile measurements.
- From The Fabricator
Sensing changes in automated welding
- By Andrew Short and Stephen Thacker
- Sep 7, 2012
- Automation and Robotics
- Article
Can automated welding be a useful tool in the random world of fabricating, where material make-up is inconsistent and weld-prep results in non-aligned edges? With a vision system, automated welding indeed can be the right tool for the right application.
- From The Fabricator
Laser guidance system for SAW includes noncontact tracking of true root position
- Feb 17, 2011
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
Meta Vision Systems has introduced a new version of its VistaWeld laser guidance system for increasing the speed and accuracy of SAW in longitudinal pipe mills. The new version includes noncontact tracking of the true root position and built-in look-ahead compensation as standard features. The...
- From The Fabricator
Meta Vision Systems appoints North America sales director
- Jun 9, 2009
- Automation and Robotics
- News Release
Meta Vision Systems Inc., Montreal, a designer and manufacturer of laser- and camera-based systems for automating production processes, has appointed Stephen Thacker as director of sales for North America.
Before joining the company, Thacker was director of sales for StockerYale Canada.
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