Spellman Japan Relocates

The jury of the Innovation Award 2022 has named winners of its annual awards at LASER World of PHOTONICS (LASER Munich), recognizing six companies that will take home top prizes in seven categories....

INDUS Holding AG has acquired robotics technology company Gestalt Robotics. The company joins INDUS’ engineering segment. Gestalt Robotics is a developer of automation technologies for...

Together with Hamamatsu, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (Fraunhofer ILT) launched an application lab for advanced laser material processing with ultrashort pulsed (USP) laser...

Yaskawa Motoman is expanding its headquarters in Miamisburg, Ohio. The 185,000-sq-ft addition will nearly double the size of the company’s current production space. Yaskawa will add 70...

Chromasens GmbH has expanded its line of allPIXA neo line-scan cameras with 4k- and 6k-pixel resolution options along with 10 GigE Vision or CoaXPress interfaces enabling scanning speeds of up to...

The BOXER-6451-ADP from AAEON offers 10 cores and 12 threads of processing power in a compact 7.48" × 4.37" × 2.5" (190 mm × 111 mm × 63.5 mm) model. The unit contains a...

The latest version of the Sapera™ Vision Software Suite from Teledyne Dalsa includes Astrocyte™ 1.50, its AI training graphical tool, and Sapera Processing 9.50, its image processing and...

The ODT3CL1-2M from Leuze electronic is a laser diffuse sensor that uses time-of-flight (ToF) technology to measure distances in applications such as automated guided vehicles for monitoring the...

Neodymium-doped crystals and glasses such as Nd:YAG (neodymium:yttrium aluminum garnet) have long been used as laser gain materials. Optically pumped, they produce an output wavelength close to 1...

Lenses come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials. They can be made of a single piece of glass or have multiple elements; their surfaces can be spherical, aspheric or cylindrical; they can be...

There are three fundamentally different dispersive phenomena in optical fiber, of which polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is the most complex. In digital multimode fiber systems, a light pulse...

Images are produced by many means: cameras, x-ray machines, electron microscopes, radar and ultrasound. They are used in the entertainment, medical, scientific and business industries; for security...

Answering some common questions new users of optical design and analysis software have are “How accurate are the results?” or “Can I trust the results I get?” and discussing the importance of...

This white paper, titled "Advanced SWIR Spectroscopy for Next-Generation Fabric Identification," addresses the challenges in textile sorting, especially in the context of recycling non-biodegradable...

The ISO 10110 & material cheat sheet assists optical designers in specifying their optical prints according to the ISO 10110 optics drawing standards. This cheat sheet comprises two sections, namely...

Mechanical, Optical, Thermal properties of single crystal Sapphire

Laser designs require tightly controlled and consistent performance from their power supplies. When choosing power solutions for laser processes, the typical influencing factors are the electrical...

As manufacturers replace outdated electromechanical processes with industrial laser technology, it's essential that the systems powering laser applications are purpose-built for maximum usage and...

There is an ever-increasing interest in structural-thermal-optical performance (STOP) analysis for optical systems, in which temperature change and structural loads affect the optical performance....

Imagine optical elements that rival lenses or mirrors superimposed with a precise pattern of microscopic periodic structures. These are diffraction gratings that can be used in a wide range of...

Gallium nitride-based light-emitting diodes (GaN-based LEDs) are semiconductor devices that emit light when an electric current passes through them. These LEDs are constructed using gallium nitride...

GigE, short for gigabit Ethernet, refers to a standard for high-speed Ethernet communication, capable of transmitting data at rates of up to 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), or 1000 megabits per second...

A photomultiplier tube (PMT) is a highly sensitive vacuum tube that detects and amplifies low levels of light. It is widely used in various applications where high sensitivity, fast response times,...

Photovoltaic (PV) refers to a technology that converts sunlight directly into electricity using semiconductors. The term "photovoltaic" is derived from the words "photo," meaning light, and...

Aspheres have allowed optical designers to create systems and products that push the limitations of performance across several fields. In this presentation, we will explain the various processes...

Optical coatings modify the reflectance, transmittance, and absorptive properties of optic substrates to make them much more efficient and functional. From an optical manufacturer's perspective,...

Check out our new video tutorial on how to clean spherical lenses! Our latest video breaks down the step-by-step process for effectively cleaning spherical lenses, ensuring crystal-clear images every...

To celebrate this milestone, we've created a video showcasing the journey to the new design. We invite everyone to #joinus and watch the video now! The new DayOptics image is a testament to our...

A line-scan camera is a type of digital camera designed to capture images one line or row of pixels at a time, rather than a full two-dimensional frame in a single exposure. Learn more about...

The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have guided LaCroix Precision Optics to become the premier precision optics...

Baumer Group is a manufacturer of sensors, encoders, measuring instruments, and components for automated image processing. Baumer combines innovative technologies and customer-oriented service into...

Teledyne DALSA is a part of Teledyne’s Vision Solutions group and a leader in the design, manufacture, and deployment of digital imaging components for machine vision. Teledyne DALSA image...

Cameras are indispensable in automation. With more than 25 years of experience and subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, South Korea and the UK as well as offices in Europe and Asia, IDS Imaging...