LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 24, 2013 — The IQ7 laser speckle reducer from Power Technology Inc. reduces local interference and unwanted intensity patterns to improve laser imaging quality in machine vision applications such as beam homogenization, 3-D scanning, metrology, microscopy and interferometry. The device diffuses the laser’s coherent beam to reduce speckle and offers 1°, 10° and 20° emission angles. It is available in digital or analog modulation in wavelengths from 405 to 808 nm. Custom versions are...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct. 22, 2013 — Phase One Industrial has released a forward motion compensation (FMC) option that enables the iXA aerial camera system to fly more days under less than optimal light conditions. The new solution uses time delay integration (TDI) technology to...

NORTH SUTTON, N.H., Oct. 22, 2013 — Labsphere, a Halma company, has introduced the illumia®plus series LED- and light-measurement systems for lighting manufacturers. The device is equipped with proprietary mobile Integral light-measurement software, which allows users to...

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2013 — Deposition Sciences Inc.’s new line of laser damage threshold (LDT) optical coatings features LDT levels up to 25 MW/cm2 for use with diode, diode-pumped solid-state and gas lasers. The coatings are suitable for a variety of component...

PHOENIX, Oct. 21, 2013 — The LaserU Settings Calculator by LaserBits Inc. helps users determine the correct settings needed to engrave a job. After the name of the laser manufacturer, the wattage and the substrate are entered, the calculator gives speed and power settings...

HUDSON, N.H., Oct. 17, 2013 — New fiber couplers from Laser Components USA Inc. facilitate the coupling of light from free-beam lasers into a quartz fiber. Using a mounting flange, the coupler is directly attached to the laser. It can couple laser beams up to 10 mm in...

WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 17, 2013 — Teledyne Dalsa, a Teledyne Technologies company, has added the GEVA 3000 to its line of vision systems for applications on the factory floor. The 0º to 45º fanless design reduces downtime and maintenance associated with deploying...

HARPENDEN, England, Oct. 16, 2013 — The new 508 Perfect Vision by Craic Technologies, offered by Elliot Scientific, adds UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometry and imaging to legacy microscopes for numerous nondestructive laboratory and manufacturing microanalysis applications. These include...

II, Finland, Oct. 16, 2013 — The ColdAb Series 4 thin-film deposition system from Picodeon Ltd. Oy is designed for pulsed laser deposition (PLD) of oxides, metals and several composites in volume manufacturing. The system delivers industrial-scale PLD coating production...

UNTERSCHLEISSHEIM, Germany, Oct. 16, 2013 — Mikrotron GmbH’s EoSens CoaXPress 3CXP, 4CXP, and 25CXP digital high-speed cameras enable new applications in quality assurance and process optimization, including laser triangulation, 3-D inspection and process control in printed circuit...

VICTOR, N.Y., Oct. 15, 2013 — Bristol Instruments has introduced the 157 Series optical thickness gauge for manufacturers whose development and production processes require precise thickness information about materials such as specialty plastic films, medical membranes and...

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 14, 2013 — The DFS2X line of programmable incremental encoders from Sick Inc. are suitable for packaging, printing, roll-diameter sensing and general manufacturing applications requiring precise positional feedback or speed monitoring. The 16-bit...

WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 12, 2013 — BitFlow Inc. has introduced the Karbon-CXP2 two-link frame grabber for one two-link camera or up to two single-link cameras in smaller vision systems. The device offers video acquisition speeds up to 6 Gb/s and will send control commands and...

FARMINGTON, Conn., Oct. 10, 2013 — The TruLaser Cell 3000 five-axis laser machine from Trumpf Inc. cuts and welds 2-D or 3-D components, including nonferrous metals, for high-volume production applications in job shops, automotive subcontracting and medical device manufacturing and...

BERLIN, Oct. 9, 2013 — AdlOptica GmbH’s refractive Focal-πShaper 9_532q, optimized for 532-nm lasers, transforms a round Gaussian laser beam into a square focused spot with almost 100% efficiency for micromachining applications. The compact device can...

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 8, 2013 — The MPS-SV series vertical translation stages from Aerotech Inc. offer 0.05-µm minimum incremental motion and are engineered for applications ranging from laboratory research to production processes. The two models, MPS50SV and MPS75SV,...

GREENVILLE, Del., Oct. 6, 2013 — Galil Motion Control has added the DMC-30016 to its Pocket Motion controller series. The device combines a single-axis motion controller with a 1.4-A-per-phase stepper drive in a compact unit. It offers higher performance, better power...

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 3, 2013 — New Focus, a Newport Corp. brand, has released the 8743-CL, a two-channel integrated closed-loop picomotor controller and driver. The single-box device can be manually controlled with the company’s 8758 hand control pad, or...

MAINZ, Germany, Oct. 3, 2013 — Dilas has introduced its fiber-coupled, multibar diode laser module for applications such as cladding, brazing, hardening and heat-conduction welding. With its fiber interface, it can be combined with many commercially available processing optics....

POOLE, England, Oct. 2, 2013 — BOFA International Ltd. has released the iQ, an intelligent operating fume extraction system that monitors the status of a prefilter and combined main filter. Preblockage warnings provide operators with ample time to prepare for a filter...

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 2, 2013 — The MagniStar line of C-mount bi-telecentric lenses from Navitar Inc. is suited for industrial measurement and inspection applications requiring improved precision and depth of field. The first two lenses in the series feature magnifications...

OBERSULM, Germany, Oct. 1, 2013 — The IDS Gigabit Ethernet board-level uEye LE industrial camera series is now available with a high-resolution 5-megapixel CMOS sensor from Aptina for microscopy, industrial inspection and machine vision environments. The compact device...

BOZEMAN, Mont., Oct. 1, 2013 — The WTCP5V5A thermoelectric temperature controller from Wavelength Electronics combines pulse-width-modulated control with improved temperature stability for portable, airborne and other space-constrained temperature-control applications. It...

SUHL, Germany, Sept. 30, 2013 — Machine vision company iiM AG is expanding its Lumimax product line with various LED mounting solutions for industrial component integration. The holders are designed mainly for applications with small operating distances up to 500 mm, such as code...

ELMIRA, N.Y., Sept. 26, 2013 — The Suprema 1000M cylindrical grinding machine from Jones and Shipman, a subsidiary of Hardinge Inc., features self-teach programming software for applications in tool-room, batch or high-volume production. Larger wheel diameters provide...