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Summer 2020
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FEATURES
Robot-Based Bin Picking Set to Transform Manufacturing Sector
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution nears, companies all over the world will need to prepare for the immense changes coming their way. Machine vision, used in combination with artificial intelligence...
Industrial Machine Vision Adds Depth
Adding imaging depth to vision systems can improve inspection performance, enhance pick-and-place operations, and help vision-guided robots do a better job of avoiding objects. With falling prices...
Calculating Lens Resolution with Precision
There are many different ways to judge the performance of a lens, depending on the application: weight, size, distortion, transmission, and resolution. Of these characteristics, resolution is often...
Anomaly Detection Expands Use of AI in Defect Inspections
The manufacturing industry is being turned on its head as AI and deep learning transform the way goods are manufactured and inspected. The combination of software, new deep learning techniques, the...
EDITORIAL
Global reverberations
As we enter the summer months, so much is still unknown about the coronavirus pandemic’s lasting impact. When will the global economy gain traction? Is the worst over? What will the “new normal” look like? Despite the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic, machine vision companies didn’t stand pat. They staggered their shifts, allowed employees to work remotely, and...
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UKIVA, AIA Events Move Online in Response to COVID-19
In May, the UK Industrial Vision Association’s (UKIVA’s) Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition (MVC) canceled its on-site event and instead featured a multitude of presentations that virtual attendees viewed online. “Our speaker program has always proved popular for those attending previous MVC events; therefore, we wanted to provide an opportunity for exhibitors to continue...
VISION IN ACTION
Vision Verifies Cookie Orders
If expected cookies don’t arrive, customer satisfaction crumbles. But ensuring a happy outcome is often a tall order. Evans Distribution Systems Inc. of Melvindale, Mich., used to manually...
Spotting Fires and Saving Production
A maker of architectural products approached Boulder Imaging, based in Louisville, Colo., with a problem: intermittent fires on a plant floor caused by the production process. As part of...
THE NEWS WIRE
Color-Measuring Device May Speed Processes
A method using the color intensity of light to measure chemical concentrations may soon help speed the processes for developing medications, printers, and other products. A team from Purdue...
Sense Photonics Names Shauna McIntyre CEO
Sense Photonics, a 3D-perception systems manufacturer, has hired Shauna McIntyre as chief executive officer. McIntyre is a 25-year automotive industry veteran who most recently led Google’s...
Researchers Fool Autonomous Vehicle Systems with Phantom Images
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s Cyber Security Research Center found that they can trick the autopilot on an autonomous vehicle to erroneously apply its brakes in response...
Built-In Neural Hardware Allows Image Recognition in Nanoseconds
Researchers at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) have developed an image sensor that can be trained to recognize (in a matter of nanoseconds) certain objects. The image sensor is made from a...
Bohnacker and Eckstein Fill Roles at MVTec
MVTec has filled two leadership positions. Mario Bohnacker will serve as technical project manager, and Christian Eckstein will serve as business developer and partner manager. In his role,...
Researchers Develop Method to Dramatically Reduce Imaging Noise
Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology created a 3D imaging system that uses light’s quantum properties to create images 40,000 times crisper than current technologies. The research...
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The mvBlueCOUGAR-X Gigabit Ethernet camera from MATRIX VISION GmbH is now offered in an IP67C option for use in harsh industrial conditions. The compact device’s waterproofing is...
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Machine Vision Inspection System
The INSPEKTO S70 machine vision inspection system from INSPEKTO is a standalone, self-learning, and self-adjusting device. Powered by Plug & Play technology, the INSPEKTO S70 is an...
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Stereo Vision Camera
The Karmin3 stereo vision camera from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH features 3-MP image sensors by Sony for challenging lighting conditions. The stereo camera acquires accurate range...
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Area Scanner
The RS-SQUARED Area Scanner from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is designed for the Absolute Arm portable measuring arm. Crafted for the high-speed scanning of simple shapes and surfaces,...
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SWIR Camera
The NIRvana HS from Teledyne Princeton Instruments is a SWIR camera that uses the advantages of the second NIR window (NIR-II) window to meet the needs of the scientific, industrial, and medical...
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Digital VIS-SWIR Scientific Camera
The Owl 640 N Digital VIS-SWIR scientific camera from Raptor Photonics Ltd. is designed for imaging in low-light conditions. Using a 640 × 512 InGaAs sensor stabilized to 15° C, the...
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