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Vision Spectra - Autumn 2021


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Polarization Cameras Get Ready for Prime Time Polarization can remove glare in vision systems and improve imaging through transparent materials such as glass. This capability is beneficial for surface inspection of film thickness or tilt angle. It is also critical for spotting contaminants in products, when contaminants closely resemble the contents of plastic bins or impurities in pharmaceuticals. Inspecting for impurities can often be...
The Pandemic Highlights Vision-Based Inspection in the Pharmaceutical Industry By nature of what is at stake, pharmaceutical and medical industries have developed much stricter standards compared to most other sectors. From day one, quality control and track-and-trace processes...
Harsh Environments Call For Athermalized Imaging Lenses All matter expands and contracts in response to changes in temperature — imaging lenses are no exception. Standard-design lenses developed for machine vision systems perform well in...
The Merits of Processing Data at the Edge Versus in the Cloud Embedded vision, whether it involves the ability to capture still images or video, is the biggest source of data available today, as more and more devices become part of the Internet of Things. In an...
Ruggedization Future-Proofs Lens Designs As machine vision applications have expanded rapidly beyond the controlled environments of the factory, so too has the need for ruggedized lens designs that are able to meet more diverse and nuanced...
Editorial
Selective upload Embedded vision, whether it involves capturing still images or video, is one of the biggest sources of data available today, as more devices become part of the Internet of Things. This has opened up exciting new possibilities for home automation and smart home technology, along with security and personal assistance. The key enabler is the introduction of new AI-powered processors, allowing for...
Vision in Action
3D Laser Scanning Improves Wheat Yields Wheat is the world’s most planted crop, accounting for more than 40% of global protein intake. Helping wheat growers to increase yields, then, is a logical focus to ensure that the...
Vision Chronicles Charter Boats’ Catch of the Day The old saying that teaching someone to fish leads to a lifetime of food needs updating. With today’s machine vision technology, imaging the fishing catch can result in a lifetime of savings...
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VISION Show, Leading Trade Fair for Machine Vision, Returns to Stuttgart Machine vision professionals from around the world will gather at Messe Stuttgart in Germany next week for the return of the VISION Show, Oct. 5-7. The biennial show was canceled in 2020. “As the world’s leading trade fair has not taken place for three years, we are looking forward to a ‘coming home’ atmosphere,” VISION project manager Florian Niethammer told...
The News Wire
Algorithm Helps Autonomous Vehicles to Recognize Terrain in All Seasons An algorithm developed at Caltech enables autonomous vehicles to determine their location simply by looking at the terrain around them. For the first time, the technology works regardless of season,...
Excelitas to Acquire CMOS Camera Developer PCO AG Photonics technology company Excelitas Technologies Corp. will acquire PCO AG — a designer, developer, and manufacturer of scientific CMOS cameras for biomedical and high-speed industrial...
A3 Creates AI Technology Strategy Board The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has created a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Strategy Board. The board is part of an initiative to promote education and adoption of the...
Researchers Create Video from a Single Image A team at the University of Washington has developed a method capable of turning static images of fluid motion into animated videos. The method makes it possible to animate flowing material, such as...
AI Method Enables Controllable Image Synthesis A method that controls how AI systems create images has applications for autonomous robotics and AI training. The method builds on the techniques (or AI task) of conditional image generation to give...
EMVA Elects Board The general assembly of the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) elected its nine-member board of directors for the upcoming three-year term. The board will consist of Arnaud Destruels, Sony...
Snap Inc. to Acquire WaveOptics, Announces Updated Smart Glasses Snap Inc., the maker of the Snapchat app, will acquire the Prism Award-winning British AR technology company WaveOptics. The $500 million acquisition is Snap’s largest to date. It aims to...
CEA-Leti Unveils Autonomous Imager CEA-Leti has unveiled an autonomous imager technology that is able to activate smartphones and small appliances through facial recognition or other specific patterns, using 10,000× less power...
Graphene-Based Tracking System Could Streamline Autonomous Vision A real-time 3D tracking system developed at the University of Michigan may one day replace lidar and cameras in autonomous technologies. The system combines transparent graphene-based light detectors...
Retroreflective Material Helps Robots to Analyze Surroundings A material developed and introduced by researchers at the University of Luxembourg will help robots analyze and understand their surroundings. The material relies on hardened retroreflective spheres...
Products
Sensor Ring The RingCIS sensor ring from Tichawa Vision GmbH is part of the CIS-Profile-Scan product family, providing quality assurance of the outer sides of tubes, profiles, and pipes. The smallest...
Tichawa Vision GmbH
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Surface and Image Analysis Software The Mountains® 9 software platform from Digital Surf is designed for surface and image analysis. Version 9 includes MountainsSpectral® for correlation and spectroscopy analysis, as well...
Digital Surf
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Quad Linear CMOS Sensors The Tetra series of low-cost, high-performance quad linear CMOS sensors from Teledyne e2v are ideal for food sorting, recycling, logistics, pick-and-place, document scanning, and other machine vision...
Teledyne e2v France
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Industrial Cameras uEye FA industrial cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH are suited for demanding environmental conditions such as those in factory automation. The 12-MP IMX226 and 20.44-MP IMX183...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Integrated Servo Motors Select SC and MC series ClearPath integrated servo motors from Teknic Inc. now feature g-Stop Anti Vibration Motion Profile sculpting. The motion profile technology allows for fast moves...
Teknic Inc.
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Smart 3D Cameras The rc_visard series of smart 3D cameras from Matrix Vision GmbH is designed for machine vision and robotic applications. With the rc_reason software suite, the cameras were developed for...
MATRIX VISION GmbH
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Autofocus USB Camera The See3CAM_160 from e-con Systems Inc. is a 16-MP autofocus USB 3.0 color camera based on the SONY IMX298 CMOS image sensor with a built-in image signal processor. The compact, single-board...
e-con Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
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Depth Camera The D455e depth camera from FRAMOS GmbH is a plug-and-play camera based on Intel® RealSense™ technology. With a 95-mm baseline, the D455e enables high depth accuracy at large working...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Autofocus Zoom Camera The Harrier 40x AF-Zoom Camera from Active Silicon Ltd. is a compact and cost-effective autofocus-zoom module with 40× optical zoom in a 101 × 54 × 64-mm footprint. The camera...
Active Silicon Ltd.
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Machine Vision Lenses The Xenon-Jade series of lenses from Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH (Schneider-Kreuznach) is designed for 1.2-in. sensors. The five lenses feature speeds of f/2.8 and focal lengths of 12,...
Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH, Industrial Solutions
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Scratch Inspection System The WI-2200-360° Scratch Inspection System from Xiris Automation Inc. is designed for tube and pipe manufacturing. Four Class 2 laser triangulation sensors have been specifically designed...
Xiris Automation Inc.
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High-Speed 3D Sensor Module The cx4090HS sensor module from AT - Automation Technology GmbH is part of its C6 series, providing sensor speeds of up to 26 kHz, a resolution rate of 4,096 measuring points/profile, and a data...
AT - Automation Technology GmbH
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LWIR Camera The Ceres T 640 high-performance thermographic long-wave infrared (LWIR) camera from Xenics NV is dedicated to thermography with high-accuracy and stable performance. With a Dione OEM core, the...
Xenics
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Camera Reference Design Kit The THSCU101 Camera Reference Design Kit from Thine is a 13-MP Phase-Detection Auto-Focus (PDAF) USB Video Class (UVC) kit addressing a wide range of embedded, machine vision, and streaming camera...
THine Solutions Inc.
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Line Scan Cameras The Linea™ Lite family of line scan cameras from Teledyne Imaging are built for a wide range of machine vision applications, with a 45% smaller footprint than the original model. The...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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HD SWIR Camera The SenS 1280V-ST HD SWIR camera from New Imaging Technologies features a 1280 × 1024-pixel sensor at 10 μm. The camera operates with a USB 3.0 output. It is bundled with GUI –...
New Imaging Technologies (NIT)
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