Primetals Technologies Germany Gmbh

Christopher Ceccarini

Ruth Kirkwood Azmat

Ritesh Manoria

A conveyor element () of a conveyor device conveys bar-shaped products () orthogonal to a longitudinal direction (x) of the bar-shaped products () oriented in a conveying direction (y). A trigger device () provides a trigger signal (S) each time the conveyor element () has travelled a predetermined interval. Based upon the respective trigger signal (S), an image (B) is acquired by a camera (). The image (B) shows front ends of the products () in a respective section of the conveyor element () corresponding at least to the predetermined interval. Based upon the acquired images (B), the number of bar-shaped products () conveyed by the conveyor element () is determined.

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Worcester, MA, United States of America

Christopher Ceccarini