In brief

Collect labelled good, bad and marginal parts for each proposed transparent-part reference. Include ordinary acceptable variation and samples close to the agreed rejection boundary, not only obvious defects. Keep the expected decision and relevant region with each sample; use the visible-defect definition guide to settle ambiguous labels before the trial.

For in-line inspection of transparent components, describe the realistic range and how changes in good, bad and marginal sample range affect the result you need.

On the production floor

Turn your production information into clearer decisions — Transparent Part Inspection

Plan transparent part inspection around representative good, bad and marginal samples, line presentation, lighting, reject handling and challenge criteria. Discuss an optical feasibility trial with Oxford Vision Systems. Use this guide to resolve good, bad and marginal sample range before it limits the final system.

Discuss your application
What to record

Good, Bad and Marginal Sample Range: condition, range and effect on your process

Current condition

Keep each sample identifiable through handling, imaging and review. Record its expected category, the condition being assessed and any change in the sample during the study. Where the quality team cannot yet agree the category, retain that uncertainty rather than using the item as an unquestioned pass or fail reference.

Realistic range

Represent the normal supplier, batch, age, environment and upstream-process variation relevant to the inspection. Keep the part reference and production context with the trial record so a result from a selected batch is not assumed to cover the whole production range.

Effect on the system

Record which part and defect references were tested with each background, lighting arrangement, view and presentation condition. If a sample or setting changes, retain the revision with its result; do not combine results from different conditions without identifying them.

Before you contact us

Five questions about good, bad and marginal sample range for your application

  1. Who can confirm this information?Identify the person responsible for good, bad and marginal sample range in production, quality, engineering or operations.
  2. How representative is the sample?Include age, supplier, batch, environment and upstream process state where they affect transparent part inspection.
  3. What is the difficult condition?Include acceptable parts with the strongest normal appearance variation and defective parts nearest the rejection boundary. Challenge both groups under the intended viewing conditions so false rejects and missed defects can be reviewed separately.
  4. How will you judge the result?Agree the method, repetitions, acceptable range, result record and the response if the observed result falls outside the agreed range.
  5. What else must be coordinated?Your final transparent part inspection scope must also account for recipe, reject and line-control interfaces, false-accept, false-reject and challenge criteria, current regulations and the conditions at your site.
Connected details

Review good, bad and marginal sample range as part of the complete system

Question 1

Visible Defect or Measurement Definition for Inspection of Transparent Components

For Good, Bad and Marginal Sample Range: Optics and lighting selection, describe the current position, required outcome, acceptable limits and known exceptions for visible defect or measurement definition for inspection of transparent components. That lets us compare options against your real production rather than one nominal value.

Question 2

Good, Bad and Marginal Sample Range

For Good, Bad and Marginal Sample Range: Optics and lighting selection, describe the current position, required outcome, acceptable limits and known exceptions for good, bad and marginal sample range. That lets us compare options against your real production rather than one nominal value.

Question 3

Part Presentation and Production Speed

For Good, Bad and Marginal Sample Range: Optics and lighting selection, describe the current position, required outcome, acceptable limits and known exceptions for part presentation and production speed. That lets us compare options against your real production rather than one nominal value.

Question 4

Optics, Lighting and Environmental Conditions

For Good, Bad and Marginal Sample Range: Optics and lighting selection, describe the current position, required outcome, acceptable limits and known exceptions for optics, lighting and environmental conditions. That lets us compare options against your real production rather than one nominal value.

Question 5

Recipe, Reject and Line-Control Interfaces

For Good, Bad and Marginal Sample Range: Optics and lighting selection, describe the current position, required outcome, acceptable limits and known exceptions for recipe, reject and line-control interfaces. That lets us compare options against your real production rather than one nominal value.

Question 6

False-Accept, False-Reject and Challenge Criteria

For Good, Bad and Marginal Sample Range: Optics and lighting selection, describe the current position, required outcome, acceptable limits and known exceptions for false-accept, false-reject and challenge criteria. That lets us compare options against your real production rather than one nominal value.