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Matrix Vision presents the mvBlueGemini Release 1.3.
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Matrix Vision presents the mvBlueGemini Release 1.3.

Screenscan-RD (Reflected Distortion) from Isra Vision should make it possible to objectively quantify the reflective properties of curved vehicle glass.
Machine vision is a key technology in automated industrial processes - with a growing focus on the user-friendly handling of systems. One trend is the convenient creation of professional machine vision applications using image-based software.

In future, Point Grey Research will be part of Flir Systems. The company is a manufacturer of digital cameras for applications in industry, medical technology, biotechnology, traffic engineering, biometrics, geo-information systems and people counting.
Applications in which the working distance between the object and the camera system changes frequently are a challenge for image processing solutions. Cameras with variable-focus lenses speed up the focusing process here.
In earthquakes like the recent one in Italy, every minute counts for rescue workers. However, they often lack the right equipment to safely enter damaged buildings, for example. Engineers at TU Kaiserslautern have now developed two robots to support helpers.
Barcodes and alphanumeric codes enable companies to serialize their products and make them traceable. Optical inspection systems automatically monitor the correctness of the marking.

In the run-up to the Vision trade fair in Stuttgart (8.11. to 10.11.), the VDMA referred to the excellent figures for industrial image processing in Germany: 2015 saw record sales and the industry's growth is set to continue unabated this year.

Stemmer Imaging generated sales of EUR 83.7 million, almost 10% more than the previous year's EUR 76.6 million, in its 2015/16 financial year, which ended on June 30, 2016.

The VDMA Machine Vision department and the OPC Foundation want to develop a Companion Specification for the integration of machine vision systems into data communication via OPC UA - and have signed a corresponding declaration of intent.