Cretec Cybernetics
About
About Cretec Cybernetics
Cretec Cybernetics designs machine-vision systems and complete automation cells for inspection, identification and robotic handling. Its engineering work combines 2D or 3D cameras, illumination, image-processing software and robot interfaces, with applications including optical quality control, sorting, depalletisation, bin picking and cobot guidance. The company selects and integrates components around the customer’s parts and line conditions rather than selling one fixed camera product.
A representative deployment for KH Lloreda used MVTec HALCON software and 3D vision to recognise stacked cartons and guide a depalletising robot, replacing an earlier laser-profile approach that limited performance. This reflects Cretec’s place in the workflow: it develops the perception and application logic that converts an industrial arm into a usable production system, then commissions the cell alongside existing conveyors and controls. Cretec Cybernetics was established as a separate business from CRETEC in 2020 and continues to operate from Germany.
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Teledyne Technologies
Inbound - Sensing - Teledyne DALSA 2D and 3D vision systems inspect products on Cretec Cybernetics' automated production line
Source - MVTec
Inbound - Software - MVTec says Cretec Cybernetics implemented a robot-based depalletizing solution using HALCON to recognize and depalletize stacked boxes
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Team
- Alexander Trebing - Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Founded and leads Cretec Cybernetics.
Timeline
Events
- 2024-09-01 - Demonstration - QBIC cuts premium-wheel inspection study time by 50%
A 20-megapixel camera and six-axis robot checked centring, rotation, wheel type, gaps and height differences. The patented method achieved less than 10 micrometres per measurement point and MSA accuracy better than 100 micrometres. Complete inspection cycle time stayed below one minute while the feasibility study finished in half the usual time.
Source - 2023-03-01 - Demonstration - Cretec, FANUC and Teledyne demonstrate automated doughnut production
Cretec provided project management and programming around FANUC robotic automation. A Teledyne DALSA Z-TRAK2 3D sensor scanned up to 45,000 profiles per second for deformation and missing-part detection. A Genie Nano 5GigE camera classified colour and verified shape, returning rejects earlier in the process to reduce waste.
Source - 2022-03-01 - Deployment - Cretec automates 360-degree inspection for five million automotive parts
The line inspected more than 10 parts per minute and was designed for roughly five million parts per year. A robot and 2D/3D vision checked geometry, surfaces, material and weight before five cameras completed all-side inspection. Each part received 21 checks, documented results and automatic OK or reject sorting.
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Relations
Relationships
- FANUC
Robotic Production Line Partner - Cretec integrated FANUC automation in the demonstrated doughnut production line.