Industrial Parts Counting Solutions
High Speed Counters
Thinking about improving your counting operations?
Sciotex is a leading US Engineering firm developing AI/ML high speed counting machines for the industrial, aerospace, agriculture and scientific research industries. Since 1997, we have supported the most innovative companies in the world with our advanced counting and inspection technology.
- Designed, Programmed, Built and Supported in the USA
1,200,000+ part types counted daily. Contact us about yours today.
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Configurations
- Gravity
- Conveyor
- Benchtop
- Robotic
- Vertical Layer
Successful deployments in
- Aerospace
- Defense
- Nuclear
- Manufacturing
- Science
Product Family
Types of High Speed Counters
PerfectCount Drop Zone Counter
Parts fall through a drop zone and are imaged from two angles, so every piece is counted at up to 2,000 parts per second. Built for high volumes of small parts.
ConveyorCount Conveyor Counter
Cameras above the belt count parts in motion, even when they touch or overlap, and send live counts to your PLC or HMI. Built for counting on a moving line.
BenchCount Benchtop Counter
An operator places parts in a tray under the camera and gets an accurate count in seconds. Built for kitting, small orders, QC sampling and rework batches.
LayerCount Layer and Sheet Counter
A camera counts the visible layers in a stack on a pallet, such as cartons, cardboard, boards, tires and filters. Built for stacked and sheeted product.
Ball Coleman Seed Counter
A drop zone counter made for seed that counts round 1.25 mm pellets at 2,000 per second. Built for agronomic, vegetable and flower seed of all sizes.
Factory Integrated Counting Systems
Any Sciotex counter can be scaled up and built into your line for automated counting and AI optimized counting at multiple stages.
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Which Counter Fits Your Operation?
Why Vision Counting
Benefits of High Speed Parts Counting Machines
Count Individual Pieces Instead of Weighing Them
Every Sciotex counter counts individual pieces with cameras, not weight. That removes the overfill built into scale-based packing and the errors of hand counting, whether parts are falling, moving on a belt, sitting in a tray or stacked on a pallet.
Fast
Drop zone counters reach 1,000 parts per second on round 1.25 mm pellets and 200 per second on larger parts such as ¼-20 nuts.
Reduced Costs
Counting each piece ends hand counting and the overfill that comes with packing by weight. Most applications see a return in as little as a few weeks.
Accurate
Accuracy is better than 99.99% at lower feed rates and stays above 99.5% at hundreds of parts per second for most parts.
Flexible & Easy
Standard drop zone counters handle parts from 0.3 mm to 150 mm, with easy-to-use software for counting and packing. Custom designs are available for other needs.
Sciotex works with the most innovative global organizations
ROI Calculator
Estimate the Performance and Return on Investment
This calculator estimates what a drop zone counter would save in your application. It assumes you pack by scale today and overfill to be safe, that you would use a standard-size counter, and that you target 99.8% accuracy with all errors as undercounts, so you would overpack by 0.2%.
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What the calculator shows
- Vision counting compared with packing by scale
- Savings from the overfill you no longer give away
- Results for a standard-size drop zone counter
How It Works
How Do the Counting Machines Work?
How Each Type of Counter Counts
Drop zone. Parts fall past a high speed camera that images them 35,000 times per second from two angles. The two views let the software separate parts that overlap. See the PerfectCount drop zone counter.
Conveyor. Cameras above the belt detect and track each part as it passes, and send the running count to a PLC or HMI.
Benchtop. A camera images parts placed in a tray and returns a count in seconds.
Layer. A camera views a stack on a pallet and counts each visible layer.
Counts Any Shape or Material and Measures Size Distribution
Drop zone counters work with disks, balls, rods, parts with holes and complex shapes. Transparent glass, polished metal and many food items count just as well. A dedicated seed counter version is available.
Because each part is seen from two views at right angles, the software also reports the three-dimensional size distribution of the parts in real time.
Buyers Guide
What Size Model Do I Need?
Our buyers guide explains the drop zone models we offer and which technology suits which parts. We can also walk you through it in a demo or a call.
Beyond the standard models, we build custom drop zone, conveyor and robotic counting systems. For a deeper look at counting methods, part types and how to choose, read our guide to industrial counting systems.
What the buyers guide covers
- The drop zone models Sciotex offers
- Which counting technology suits which parts
- Custom drop zone, conveyor and robotic options
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Count Every Piece Instead of Estimating by Weight
Many packing operations estimate part counts by weight. Part size and material density vary, so packers overfill to be safe, and that giveaway adds up. Compare the two methods in our guide to counting scales and automated counting.
A vision-based counting machine counts every piece individually, at over 1,000 parts per second for 1.25 mm pellets. Sciotex counters range from table-top models to fully integrated systems, and are designed, built and supported in the United States.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a high speed counter?
A high speed counter is a machine that counts individual parts with cameras and image analysis software instead of estimating the count by weight. Sciotex builds them in drop zone, conveyor, benchtop and layer configurations.
How fast can a high speed counter count?
Drop zone counters reach up to 2,000 parts per second. As examples, round 1.25 mm pellets count at 1,000 per second and ¼-20 nuts at 200 per second.
How accurate is vision-based counting?
Accuracy is better than 99.99% at lower feed rates and stays above 99.5% at hundreds of parts per second for most parts.
What part sizes can be counted?
Standard drop zone counters count parts from 0.3 mm to 150 mm. Conveyor, benchtop, layer and custom systems cover other parts and stacked product.
Which type of counter do I need?
Use a drop zone counter for high volumes of small loose parts, a conveyor counter for parts already moving on a line, a benchtop counter for kitting and QC sampling, and a layer counter for stacked product on pallets.
Can a counter connect to my packaging line?
Yes. Any Sciotex counting system can be integrated with automated packaging, manufacturing and quality operations, and conveyor counters send live counts to a PLC or HMI.
Can I test my own parts?
Yes. We run free online demos with your own parts or with samples from our library.
Does my data stay on-premise?
ConveyorCount and BenchCount use AI developed in-house in the US and do not rely on third-party APIs or cloud storage, so part and product data stays on-premise.
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Book a free counting demo with your own parts or samples from our library.
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