AI-supported and robot-assisted quality inspection of bakery products

Bolletje, a Dutch premium manufacturer of bakery products like rusk, has automated its quality inspection process. A very compact cell with a camera and a Stäubli TS2-80 HE four-axis robot can inspect up to 1,200 rusks per minute. In addition, the generated data is analyzed using vision AI to support system optimization. The TS2-80 HE, designed for hygienic applications, picks up to 80 products per minute and transfers them to the N.i.O. (reject) conveyor.