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GKN车轮和结构在过去的4年里已经开始了数百万磅投资，在他们的特尔福德工厂，以世界一流的非公路车轮制造基地。这项投资将使产能增加到每年约30万个车轮，同时增加复杂性。客户对质量的要求也在提高，例如一台新拖拉机的成本在25万英镑左右，表面光洁度是极其重要的。GKN使用一流的电泳涂装，以确保最大的腐蚀保护是给钢轮，但这只是一个方面。车轮上可能还有其他瑕疵，比腐蚀更主观，本项目旨在通过自动化解决这些问题。沿着我们的项目合作伙伴NPL（国家物理实验室）将使用最新的自动化设备开发进行缺陷检测和测量所需的图像处理算法。

GKN Wheels and Structures has over the past 4 years embarked on a multi million pound investment in their Telford plant to a world class Off Highway wheel manufacturing site. This investment will increase capacity to circa 300k wheels per annum with increased complexity.The customers quality requirements are also increasing and with the cost, for example of a new tractor, in the region of £250k the cosmetic finish is of extreme importance.An area where considerable impact can happen is during the paint process. GKN use class leading e-coat finish to ensure maximum corrosion protection is given to the steel wheel but this is just one aspect. There can be other blemishes on the wheel, much more subjective than corrosion, which this project is aiming to address with automation.Along with our project partner, NPL (National Physics Laboratory), will develop the image processing algorithms required to perform defect detection and measurement, using the latest automation equipment.