Process Vision, LLC

Process Vision, LLC, has been engaged in vision consulting since 2004. The OptiCount was one of the development projects undertaken by PV. It was driven by the move to sale-by-count in corn and soy, and the need to have fast and reliable count per pound information to assure that the seed counts in the package were correct. Development began in 2008 and the first patent application was submitted in 2009. With many years in the vision business, we knew that system could do much more. With growing emphasis on product variability, we saw increasing need for quantifying the size, shape and mass variability within a lot of seed. One of the basic design concepts from the initial OptiCount development was that the product should be imaged in a uniform position so that meaningful comparisons could be made. The backlit stage is the ideal platform to achieve this objective and is a key element in the OptiCount technology.