VISUAL METAL PANEL QUALITY DETECTION BASED ON CUTTING EDGE

The invention is directed at a method for determining the quality of a foamed unit (1), wherein the foamed unit (1) is produced by forming solidified foam (2), wherein a foamed unit edge (5) is formed by cutting through the foamed unit (1), wherein a camera (7) captures an image (8) of the foamed unit edge (5), wherein the image (8) is analyzed to detect defects (9) in the foamed unit edge (5) and wherein quality information data (11) describing the detected defects (9) is generated based on the analysis of the image (8). The method is characterized in that the foamed unit (1) is produced by a production apparatus based on production parameters (17), which production parameters (17) comprise production variables (18) measured by production instruments (20) during the production of the foamed unit (1) and/or production settings (19) input to the production apparatus, wherein based on the quality information data (11) updated production settings (21) are generated, preferably, that the updated production settings (21) are input to the production apparatus, wherein the updated production settings (21) are generated by applying the quality information data (11) and the production parameters (17) to a calculation model (22), which calculation model (22) provides a computational relationship between the production parameters (17) and the quality information data (11), preferably, that a computer system (10) generates the updated production settings (21) by applying the quality information data (11) and the production parameters (17) to the calculation model (22), in particular, that the calculation model (22) is saved on the computer system (10).The invention is also directed at a corresponding system for determining the quality of a foamed unit (1). L'invention concerne un procédé permettant de déterminer la qualité d'une unité expansée (1), l'unité expansée (1) étant produite par la formation d'une mousse solidifiée (2), un bord (5) d'unité expansée étant formé par une découpe à travers l'unité expansée (1), une caméra (7) capturant une image (8) du bord (5) d'unité expansée, l'image (8) étant analysée pour détecter des défauts (9) dans le bord (5) d'unité expansée et des données d'informations de qualité (11) décrivant les défauts détectés (9) étant générées sur la base de l'analyse de l'image (8). Le procédé est caractérisé en ce que l'unité expansée (1) est produite par un appareil de production sur la base de paramètres de production (17), lesquels paramèt