Apparatus and method for coating and inspecting objects

An apparatus for coating and inspecting objects comprising:

• a conveyor to receive a plurality of objects;
• at least one applicator located along said conveyor to apply a coating material to a portion of the objects;
• a removal assembly located along said conveyor after said at least one applicator for removing the objects;
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• an inspection system located along said conveyor after said at least one applicator but prior to said removal assembly for inspecting the objects against a predetermined inspection criteria to determine to reject or pass the inspected objects and to actuate said removal assembly to remove the inspected objects from said conveyor that are passed and to leave the inspected objects that are rejected on said conveyor to subsequently exit said conveyor.

An apparatus for coating and inspecting objects comprising:

• a magnetic conveyor to receive a plurality of objects;
• at least one applicator located along said conveyor to apply a coating material to a portion of the objects;
• a removal assembly located along said conveyor after said at least one applicator for removing the objects;
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• an inspection system comprising at least one camera, a light source, and a camera controller communicating with at least one camera located along said conveyor after said at least one applicator but prior to said removal assembly for inspecting the objects against a predetermined inspection criteria to determine to reject or pass the inspected objects and to actuate said removal assembly to remove the inspected objects from said conveyor that are passed and to leave the inspected objects that are rejected on said conveyor to subsequently exit said conveyor.