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 January 2015


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BUSINESS
Olmec-UK Machine Vision Project Earns Innovation Award A multifunctional eight-camera, two-stage inspection system developed by Olmec-UK of Barton-upon-Humber, England, has garnered the Processing and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA) award for Most...
Edmund Optics Announces Three Promotions Edmund Optics Inc. of Barrington, N.J., has named new directors for its imaging, optics and sales units. Gregory Hollows, former director of machine vision technology at Edmund Optics, will lead the...
Fraunhofer, NextIn Collaborate on Wafer Inspection System The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) and NextIn Inc. of South Korea have entered into a collaborative relationship for the evaluation of a defect inspection system. As part of...
Mikrotron Chooses Russian, Swedish Distributors Mikrotron GmbH’s high-speed recording cameras will now be distributed in Russia by Sedatec Ltd. of Moscow and in Sweden by Precision Technic Nordic of Stockholm. Mikrotron develops digital...
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Combining Lasers Leads to More Flexible Pulse Control Every laser has its limitations in terms of repetition rate and pulse characteristics, but bringing five lasers together in one system could make those limitations vanish. A device developed at the...
Fiber Sensors Go Inside Hot Machining Processes Fiber optic pyrometers that can get into places that other heat sensors cannot could help metal parts manufacturers cut down defects and breakdowns. Researchers at Carlos III University of Madrid...
FEATURES
Picking a Camera, for Control and Profit Seeing is believing – and seeing is also control, in the case of industrial applications. An example is anti-sway technology from SmartCrane. Software from the Poquoson, Va.-based company provides control of crane motion. This technology allows safe moves at maximum-rated speed every time with minimal operator training, according to the company. Sway can arise because a load may be picked...
PRODUCTS
Machine Vision Software MVTec Software GmbH has announced a new version of its Halcon machine vision system for Android mobile devices. The software may be used to develop apps for object or text recognition, for example, optical character recognition (OCR) programs for reading power meters via smartphones. Other possible applications include recognition of street signs and license plates, as well as parts...
MVTec Software GmbH
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CO2 Detection Camera A new thermal camera from Flir Systems provides an optical alternative to traditional sniffers used to detect carbon dioxide leaks. The GF343 can scan broad areas quickly and from safe...
FLIR Systems
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Smart Cameras Vision Components’ VC-F smart cameras are designed for use with intelligent transportation systems, including automatic license plate recognition, quality inspection and production control. ...
Vision Components GmbH
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Fiber Recoaters Fujikura’s FSR fiber recoaters provide extensive programmable features, including an automatic resin pumping system. With LED curing lamps and easy-to-exchange molds, the FSR-05, FSR-06...
AFL
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Portable LED Work Light The EPL-TFM-150LED-RT-100-CPP516 from Larson Electronics is a portable LED work light mounted to an adjustable aluminum frame. It produces 12,000 lumens of light while drawing 150 W of power,...
Larson Electronics LLC
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CMOS Cameras JAI’s Spark SP-2000 series of 20-MP CMOS cameras is now available with CoaXPress and USB3 Vision capabilities. The four models, in monochrome or color, give users a choice of a...
JAI Inc.
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Gel Analysis System The omniDoc from Cleaver Scientific integrates illumination and imaging components for documentation and analysis of fluorescent and colorimetric gels. It comes equipped with an auto-exposure... Request info >
Handheld 3-D Laser Scanner The Freestyle3D handheld 3-D portable laser scanner from Faro Technologies Inc. scans up to a distance of 3 m and captures up to 88,000 points per second with 1.5-mm accuracy. Applications...
FARO Technologies
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Structured Light-Generating Laser The newest StingRay structured light-generating laser from Coherent Inc. produces up to 50 mW of output with ±75 percent line uniformity in the blue (450 nm) wavelength. It is suited for...
Coherent Inc.
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