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Whether it's via keyboard entry or a barcode reader, the Ricoh SC-10 can accept and check string data.

This can be used to check for parts that have no visually distinguishable features, such as hard disks with different capacities. The part number can be checked to ensure the right one has been fitted.

This data can also be logged as part of the digital audit trail, so it can simply be used just to log the serial number of the part being assembled.

The pattern recognition tool is one of the Ricoh SC-10's most important tools and covers the majority of the applications it can be used for. Examples include:

• Packing applications where the presence of a certain number of parts needs to be present within a box.
• Checking the correct label has been affixed to a part.
• Ensuring a connector has been positioned in the correct orientation.

When the pattern recognition is coupled with the sequence checking process, the SC-10 becomes a very powerful tool in ensuring assemblies are carried out correctly. Examples of this include:

• The presence and correct orientation of a part that may be hidden or obscured in later steps of the assembly.
• Ensuring a components stability by checking the screws have been used and tightened in the right order.