Machine Vision Solutions
Kelgray delivers machine vision barcode reading and inspection systems that protect throughput, traceability, and quality.
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Machine Vision Solutions Overview
Machine vision uses cameras and image-processing software to automatically identify, read, measure or inspect products on a production line, replacing manual checks with fast, consistent, camera-based decisions. Kelgray designs and integrates machine vision solutions for UK manufacturers who need to automate barcode reading, product verification or quality inspection without slowing down their line.
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Who This Is For
Machine vision is worth considering if any of the following applies to your production line:
- You currently rely on manual visual checks for defects, missing components or correct assembly, and want to remove human error and inconsistency.
- You need to read and verify barcodes or codes at speed, including damaged or poorly printed codes that handheld scanners struggle with.
- You need documented, auditable inspection records for quality or regulatory purposes.
- You want a single technology partner across both identification (scanning) and inspection needs.
What Machine Vision Solutions Cover
Kelgray’s machine vision solutions combine industrial cameras, lighting and image-processing software to automate visual tasks that would otherwise require a human eye, at speeds and consistency levels manual checks cannot match. Systems are engineered around your specific product and line, from camera selection and lighting setup to the inspection or reading logic itself.
Our two core machine vision services address different needs. Automated barcode scanning uses vision-based readers to identify and verify codes on products, cases or pallets, including codes that are damaged, low-contrast or poorly positioned, where handheld or fixed-beam scanners often fail. Quality inspection systems use vision to detect defects, verify correct assembly, check fill levels, confirm labels and packaging are correct, and flag any product that does not meet specification, all in real time as products move down the line.
Every system we design integrates with your existing conveyor, PLCs and line-reject mechanisms, and includes full training, support and maintenance, so vision technology becomes a reliable, long-term part of your quality and identification process rather than a standalone add-on.
Why Machine Vision Solutions ?
Dual Expertise
We cover both identification (scanning) and inspection under one roof, so you get a coordinated solution rather than piecing together separate suppliers.
Tailored Camera & Lighting Design
Every product and environment is different. We select and configure cameras and lighting specifically for your product’s material, colour and surface finish.
Real-Time, Auditable Results
Our systems make pass/fail decisions in real time and can log results for traceability and quality audits.
Full Integration & Support
Vision systems connect directly to your line’s PLCs and reject mechanisms, backed by over 50 years’ experience and ongoing UK-based support. To automate reading and verifying barcodes specifically, see our Automated Barcode Scanner Solutions. To automate defect detection and quality checks, see our Quality Inspection Systems.
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Client Testimonials
Don't Just Take Our Word For It...
Lester Controls has relied on Kelgray for many years. The support they provide is exceptional, and their extensive product knowledge places them at the forefront of the industry. We look forward to continuing our partnership for many years to come.
Having partnered with Kelgray for over 20 years, we have consistently experienced exceptional product knowledge, reliability, and service. They remain a trusted supplier we confidently rely on.
Kelgray provide ILG with outstanding value and quality, supporting our multi-site nationwide requirements. Their service and support is reliable, affordable, and always delivered on time.
Our Frequently Asked Questions
Here are all of the answers to your most common questions around Machine Vision Solutions:
If your main challenge is reliably reading and verifying codes, especially damaged or poorly printed ones, our Automated Barcode Scanner Solutions is the right starting point. If your challenge is detecting defects, checking assembly or verifying fill levels and packaging, our Quality Inspection Systems is the better fit. Many of our customers use both together, as the same camera infrastructure can often support each function.
We work across food and drink, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, FMCG, manufacturing and logistics, wherever products move along a line and need to be identified, verified or inspected automatically. Camera, lighting and software configurations are adapted to each industry’s specific products, packaging and regulatory requirements.
Using a single supplier for both barcode scanning and quality inspection means shared camera and lighting infrastructure can often support both functions, integration with your line and software is handled once rather than twice, and you have a single point of contact for support, maintenance and future upgrades, rather than coordinating between separate vendors.
Machine vision performs visual checks far faster and more consistently than manual inspection, since it does not tire, lose concentration or vary between operators. It can also detect defects invisible to the naked eye at line speed, catch issues too small or too fast for a person to spot reliably, and log every result for traceability.
Yes. Our systems are designed to integrate with your existing conveyors, PLCs and control software, and can trigger automatic rejection of non-conforming products without manual intervention, so vision becomes part of your line’s normal operation rather than a separate manual step.
We provide installation, calibration and training for your team, ongoing technical support, and maintenance contracts covering servicing and updates, so your vision system continues performing accurately as your products or packaging evolve.
Specialist Machine Vision Solutions Options
Advanced machine vision systems for automated barcode scanning and precision quality inspection, helping manufacturers improve traceability, reduce errors and maintain consistent production performance.
Quality
Inspection Systems
Reliable vision quality inspection that catches label, print and packaging defects before products leave site.
