OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000002760

Food product stacker with machine vision inspection and methods for the use thereof

Published: 2026-09-15T19:15:10.587513Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002760
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A food product stacker includes a support moveable between a support position
and a release position. A machine vision system includes an imaging device and
a processor. The imaging device has a field of view encompassing the support
platform and is configured to capture an image of the substrate supporting the
food product on the support platform, to process the image and determine a
position of the substrate on the support platform, and to provide an offset
output signal corresponding to the position of the substrate on the support
platform. A stacking conveyor is positioned support and is configured to
receive the substrate and food product when the support is moved to the
release position. The stacking conveyor is moveable in response to the offset
output signal. Methods of stacking substrates supporting a food product are
also provided.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000002760
Published 2026-09-15T19:15:10.587513Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002760