New lasers for climate research
How do you measure the temperature of individual atoms at an altitude of ninety kilometers?
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inspect award 2023: Vote now and choose the best innovations
The jury of the inspect award 2023 has nominated ten products each in the categories "Vision" and "Automation + Control". Now it's the readers' turn to vote.
A step towards climate-neutral IT infrastructure
Sustainably reduce energy costs with intelligent power distribution systems
Best Starting Position for Visual Intelligence
The Current Status of Embedded Vision
German 3D Sensor Leader Recruits Seasoned US-Director to Boost Business in North America
Gretchen Alper has taken charge as Automation Technology’s Business Director for North America. She told inspect why Boston is the perfect place to start and what will be the major factors for success.
Embedded Vision: Many good reasons for continued strong growth
The embedded vision market continues to grow strongly. One aspect of this success is based on technical advancements that expand the spectrum of possible applications.
Real 3D From a Single Source
Powerful 3D Package for All 3D Sensors and Numerous Industrial Applications.
Accurate 360° Spherical Imaging
Multiple Pre-Calibrated Sensors Extend the Range of Application
Flawless Ignition Coils for the Automotive Industry
Intelligent Vision Systems Automate the Inspection Process, thus Saving Time
What Excites Me Most is to Act as an Entrepreneur and Drive Growth.”
Interview with Robert Franz, CEO of Allied Vision and the 2D Vision Group at TKH
Where Imaging and Quality Inspection Intersect
Industrial 2D and 3D Imaging Solutions Prove their Reliability in Testing, Error Detection, and Inspection.
Flexible Quality and Process Control of Printed Products
Pharmaceutical packaging products need to be thoroughly inspected during production. An automated print image inspection system ensures conformity with current requirements.
Enabling Terahertz Light-field Imaging Using Fully Integrated Silicon Components
Development of a Modular THz LF Camera
Reassurance for Logistics
A Camera-Based Solution Simplifies the Registration of Incoming Goods in the Electronics Industry.
“The Political Upheavals with China are Pushing our Business”
Interview with Simon Smith, European Director of Aerotech
The next level in computed tomography
Software packages open up new horizons by optimizing X-ray methods for increased detail recognition and considerably higher throughput.
Software package speeds up metrology applications
Get measurement technology up and running within ten minutes
AI-Supported Microstructure Analyses in Metallography
Automated Material Analysis Using Neural Networks
Cameras Ensure Perfectly Placed Heat Sinks
Quality Assurance in Electronics
Fine dust from brake discs – reduced with laser cladding
Laser companies present solutions to counteract the health hazards posed by particulate matter as required by the new EU vehicle emission standard, Euro 7.
Compact x-ray laser begins to shine
National Science Foundation awards 90.8 million dollars to Arizona State University to advance x-ray science.
Crystalline light catchers
New project to advance perovskite-based optoelectronics, such as solar cells, photodetectors, and LEDs.
High-throughput, low-cost surface production
Project LAMpAS presents the first laser system that can achieve controlled topographic characteristics.
ZwickRoell is testing moon dust as a building material for ESA project
Is a moon station from the 3D printer possible?
Embedded World 2023 is waiting in the wings
Preliminary report on the trade fair for embedded systems in Nuremberg
Automated processes for complex Gaussian mirrors
Laser Components has further optimized its processes for manufacturing and inspecting graded reflectivity mirrors (GRMs) – so-called Gaussian mirrors.
Diffractive optical elements for high-power industrial lasers
The new product line expands Coherent’s existing DOE technology consisting of industry leading volume and surface Bragg gratings with applications in communications and medicine.
Quantum clocks in the real world
A consortium led by the University of Amsterdam received a €7.5M Horizon grant to make quantum clocks more robust and compact.
One software and two lasers for three layers
The ATSM project developed an optics module and control software for laser-based production of tribological multilayer systems. PhotonicsViews has the interview with project manager David Pallasch.
3D microfabrication up to the centimeter scale
Nanoscribe’s 3D microfabrication range expands to the macroscale while maintaining particularly complex structures and filigree details
The winners of the inspect award 2022 have been announced
The winners of the inspect award 2022 have been announced. Three products in each of the two categories received awards at the Vision trade show.
“We Foster a Culture of Quick Decision-making and Implementation”
Daniel Seiler has been CEO of camera manufacturer Automation Technology since March 1, 2022. In the interview with inspect, he talks about the corporate culture and his expansion plans to the USA. Seiler also reveals which innovations AT will be showing at Vision.
“Enhanced edge strength for AR waveguide laser singulation”
Corning improves capabilities for augmented reality waveguide eyepiece laser singulation, enhancing edge strength by over 50 %.
Electrifying lasers for the transformer industry
BR Technologies is enabling a transformer manufacturer to cut its insulation paper in a unique way by using lasers integrated in its machines. The SR 15i CO2 laser sources from Luxinar are cutting crepe paper which is used as an insulation layer inside the electrical transformers that are sold to power grid suppliers.
