Industry 4.0 route
The 'fourth revolution' in industry promotes and demands visionary perspectives: Intelligent sensors record a wide range of data and are more than just simple switches for controlling industrial production processes.
read more...Image Processing
read more...Machines can learn too
Assistance systems and cameras have long been supporting people in industrial visual inspection and quality assurance as an 'artificial eye'. However, modern machines should not only image, but also understand what they see.
read more...Ready for the change
The USB 3.0 interface is now considered mature and is spreading at high speed. A plea for a change in the field of industrial image processing.
read more...The aims of the 'Imaginghub' online portal
Basler has launched the 'Imaginghub', an online portal dedicated to the topic of embedded vision. Sebastian von Holdt, Product Manager at Basler, explains what it is all about.
read more...App exposes ingredients
An app developed by Fraunhofer researchers allows users to look directly inside objects and displays their ingredients. This allows apples, for example, to be examined for pesticide residues.
read more...The eyes of Industry 4.0
Machine vision technology is becoming increasingly important on the road to Industry 4.0: it provides the data required for process optimization, increased efficiency, preventive maintenance and human-robot collaboration.
read more...Image processing trade fair Vision 2016
Another record number of exhibitors and visitors
The Vision trade fair closed its doors with a record number of exhibitors and visitors: 441 exhibitors from 28 countries and almost 10,000 visitors from 58 countries were represented. At the last Vision two years ago, there were 432 exhibitors and a good 8,700 visitors - also a record.
read more...Cognex acquires
Cognex is expanding its expertise in 3D image processing with the recent acquisition of two companies specializing in this technology.
read more...First European conference for embedded vision
Next year, the first European conference on embedded vision will celebrate its premiere in Stuttgart. This was announced by EMVA Managing Director Thomas Lübkemeier at a press conference at the Vision trade fair.
read more...Alternative to line scan cameras
Mitsubishi Electric has launched a high-speed version of the contact image sensor (CIS) marketed under the name 'Line Scan Bar'.
read more...USB 3.1 for industrial image processing
In January 2013, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) announced a new USB 3.0 specification with a transfer rate of 10 Gbps instead of the previous 5 Gbps. Oliver Senghaas from IDS explains what can be expected from this for industrial image processing.
read more...Image processing showcase
Vision, the machine vision trade fair taking place in Stuttgart from November 8 to 10, will provide a comprehensive overview of the range of machine vision services. More than 400 exhibitors - 57% of them from abroad - will come together here.
read more...Record sales in 2015
The German machine vision industry achieved record sales of EUR 2 billion in 2015, an increase of 9% compared to the previous year - according to figures from the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association.
read more...New products for Vision 2016
The trade fair organizer of the Vision machine vision trade fair is expecting over 400 exhibitors this year. Computer&AUTOMATION shows a selection of what they will be presenting on their stands in a picture gallery.
read more...Installation in confined spaces
The USB 3.0 single-board camera series UI-359xLE from IDS is suitable for installation situations where space is at a premium and, according to the supplier, offers the highest resolution currently available on the market with the 18-megapixel 'AR1820HS' sensor from Aptina.
read more...High thermal sensitivity
The T1020 thermal imaging camera from Flir is particularly suitable for industrial thermography.
read more...Also delivers 3D evaluations
The EyeVision software from EVT now also supports the 3D camera 'RealSense' (R200) from Intel. The 3D special command set makes it possible to record and process point clouds with the Intel sensor; it is also possible to work with a grayscale image.
read more...Compliant with the GigE Vision standard
MaxxVision is expanding its camera portfolio with two GigE Vision cameras from Sony with 2.4 and 5 megapixels, equipped with the Sony Pregius global shutter CMOS sensors 'IMX249' and 'IMX264' from the XCG-CG series.
read more...For embedded applications
BCON is an interface developed by Basler for connection to LVDS-based vision technology.
read more...Expanded to include measurement tool
Matrix Vision presents the mvBlueGemini Release 1.3.
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