the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Managing Innovation
Fritz Awig Vice President, Engineering and Operations February 28, 2014
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the vision to innovate, the technology to excel the vision to innovate, the technology to excel Managing Innovation Fritz Awig Vice President, Engineering and Operations February 28, 2014 the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Fritz Awig Vice President, Engineering and Operations February 28, 2014
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Pressco entered the High-Speed Vision Inspection Market in 1983 Company was founded in 1966 as an engineering-oriented machine tool distributor Today we are considered an innovation pioneer in advanced on-line, computer automated vision inspection and process analysis products and services
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
To be the World Leader in engineered on-line Sensing and Process Analysis products and services which delight customers while applying Biblical principles of ethics.
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Our 56,000 sq ft facility houses Engineering, Manufacturing, Research, Sales & Marketing, Service, Training and Support organizations 18,000 sq ft is dedicated to technical support and new product development
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Pressco Technology Inc. is the proud
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Pressco began exporting in 1988 and has installed over 7,200 systems in 78 countries around the world
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Closures 13% Filling 8% Metal Container Beverage 36% Metal Container Food 13% Plastic Container 16% Other 14%
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Vision Inspection Requirements (circa 1980):
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the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
First vision inspection system ever installed in the metal container industry
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
performance Metal Container Market
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Filling Market
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Right Approach Right Environment Right People Right Recognition Right Relationships
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
functional, system level problems
can be challenged)
market needs
Right Approach
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Specifications, etc)
revolution
problem)
evolution
Right Approach
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
No bad ideas Let everyone contribute Be willing to listen Be flexible
Management isn’t always right
Controlled freedom Challenge & encourage Break down barriers
Right Environment
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Horrible image! Not enough edges! Not enough contrast! Can’t be done! Reduce the field of view Apply dark field illumination Rotate the image Pre-filter the image Apply contrast enhancements >95% read rate
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Cluttered and haphazard
Orderly and methodical
Right People
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Novel
Does it represent a new approach that wasn’t
Utility
Can the design be leveraged to solve other problems?
Standard
Can standard equipment be utilized?
Problem Difficulty
How difficult was the problem to be solved?
Impact
How important was this problem to Pressco or the customer?
Software Algorithm Departmental Process System Architecture
Right Recognition
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Cluttered and chaotic
Right People
Orderly and methodical
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Invite others to see their progress Encourage Follow up regularly Know your people
and their families
Be available Show enthusiasm & interest MBWA
Right Relationships
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
INDIVIDUAL TEAM BARRIER Optimizer™
“Management is always right”
Draw Mark Filter
Problem unresolved for 20 years
Series IV-D Plus
System architecture won’t support it
Reject FIFO
Encoder pulse = part position
BMID (Phase 1)
“We know the market”
BMID (Phase 2)
Horrible image
CSE Issues Database
Do things the way we’ve always done them
Pocket Correlator
System architecture limitations
E Series Modules
No time to do it right
icon
No market need
iCAM
Didn’t meet market requirements
FHCP-3X
Not enough time
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
Right Approach Right Environment Right People Right Recognition Right Relationships
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel
the vision to innovate, the technology to excel™