The Econo-Pak closing machines process filled folding boxes made of cardboard or corrugated board. The folding boxes are filled with food and non-food products beforehand and then closed with hot glue or air. The stable and uninterrupted throughput of the folding boxes is ensured by several upper rotors driven by AC housing motors.
The Pilot AOI system software is the interface for operating systems for automatic optical 3D inspection (3D AOI) and solder paste inspection (SPI) for electronics manufacturing. With version 6.7, users receive a comprehensive update that greatly shortens programming processes.
The first issue of inspect America is out and is all about embedded vision and is published on the occasion of the Embedded Vision Summit. You can expect a market report, an interview with the President of the Edge AI and Vision Alliance, Jeff Bier, and innovative products.
Since 2012, the Embedded Vision Summit has been the leading conference and trade fair for practical computer vision and AI applications in machine vision. This year’s conference, which will again be held in person in Santa Clara, California, boasts 55 exhibitors and 100 presenters. More than 1,000 machine vision experts are expected to attend.
Traditionally, 2D technology was the prevalent approach in the automation of the industrial sector. This has changed with the increasing complexity of applications that need to be automated, and 2D machine vision has gradually been pushed aside by 3D machine vision.
Railroad ties are mainly made of wood. In the production process fluorescent paint helps to determine the wood’s sap side orientation. A combination of red and green bandpass filters from MidOpt ensures that there is sufficient contrast between the fluorescent paint marker and the steel plates that are used to strengthen the wood.
3D sensors for high-resolution geometry and surface measurements detect smallest deviations and measure most precisely.
Using artificial intelligence can be very worthwhile when it comes to identifying the bar codes on goods. Interfering factors can be identified quickly and easily both during commissioning of a system and during operation.
Retrofitting lines in the press industry with vision technology avoids replacements and helps to keep up with the peers.
When getting the most amount of detail from a moving target is critical, system developers are constantly looking for ways to increase framerates without compromising on image quality, ideally at minimal or no extra cost.
Until now, users had to consider numerous aspects when choosing a level sensor: Frequency, media properties, environmental conditions, temperature range, process connection – to name just a selection. There was always a risk of choosing the wrong sensor. A new radar sensor now aims to remedy the situation by making it suitable for all applications.
Perfect timing: As Ethernet APL technology is being launched, users in the chemical industry are also eager to tackle the subject of safety. They’ve looked to the automotive industry, which has relied on the black-channel principle with Profisafe for many years.
Industry 4.0, connectivity and networking are also hot topics in machine safety. From the user’s perspective, there are a number of concepts – each slightly different, but all sharing one thing in common – their use can boost productivity, transparency and flexibility in production.
The challenge for any application is a safety concept that you scarcely notice. Particularly when there is poor visibility. So, at EuroChem in Antwerp, the gigantic conveyor with multiple discharge points, which is the central hub for storing and loading synthetic fertiliser, is now monitored using modern, safe radar technology.
Krones produces systems and machines for making, filling and packaging beverages and liquid food. With the development of edge rollers made of tribo-polymers, Krones achieved its goal to improve its system speed.
How do telecentric lenses work? And how exactly do they differ from fixed focal length lenses? This article introduces the peculiarities and explains why telecentric models are predominantly used in optical metrology.
A hot foil stamping machine was taken to the next level by increasing output and mastering accuracy challenges. This became possible by integrating machine vision, PLC and HMI systems for optimum synchronization.
The world’s first complete, fully hygienic mounting system for imaging components combines a stainless-steel frame design with hygienic camera enclosures.
A special type of synthetic fiber, glass fiber is also known as fiber glass, and is a material consisting of numerous, extremely fine fibers of glass. Its growing use in nonwoven applications has increased the need for accurate, automated inspection.
Built for extreme environments, IP69K certified lights are specifically engineered to withstand everything from prolonged liquid immersion to high-pressure steam cleaning and corrosive washdown solutions.
Instrument Systems’ Drs Frank Münchow and Karthik Iyer explain in an upcoming PhotonicsViews article how to minimize the error budget of a VCSEL test system and provide highly accurate measured values for the eye safety of the laser source.
In a two-part tutorial in PhotonicsViews 1 and 2/2022, Joya Team share their experience of more than two decades with the professional community.
A cobot in combination with a 3D profile sensor and machine vision software has succeeded in saving 15 percent of production costs by automating the handling of luxury Italian porcelain teacups. This success is prompting the companies involved to consider further applications, for example in the food industry.
The 20th EMVA Business Conference kicks off in Brussels on May 12. At the top of the agenda is networking within the European machine vision industry.
CT systems UX20 and UX50 combined both state-of-the-art technology and the results of their open ears for customer requirements. As a result, the system is not only highly functional but also exceptionally user-friendly.
The Laser World of Photonics trade fair will take place from April 26 to 29 at the Munich exhibition center. For the first time, the future topic of quantum technology will have its own stage with the parallel event "World of Quantum".
With a family of stationary barcode readers, logistics specialist Zebra Technologies offers users powerful options for effective material flow. They reduce manual effort and make a significant contribution to ensuring that track-and-trace processes run smoothly.
Based on a novel measurement algorithm and the Mikrotron EoSens 12CXP+ area scan camera, scientists in Taiwan developed a system to reconstruct a 3D model in a continuous scan mode instead of the conventional approach of taking three full-field fringe images sequentially in pause mode.
Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed a fast imaging system to analyze the inner structure of 3D-printed metal parts.
Zygo is constantly researching and refining interferometry-driven optical metrology tools and recognizes that digital holography is gaining significant momentum in the measurement of surface topography due to increases in the speed and data capacity of today’s computers.
CMOS is becoming increasingly popular, but CCD is far from obsolete. When does which image sensor technology make sense and where do both play out their advantages? So far, CCD sensors still impress with higher image quality and lower noise, whereas CMOS sensors score in terms of energy consumption and smear and blooming effects. With more choice of global shutter sensors, CMOS continues to catch up.
An intelligent infrared camera speaks for itself. It talks about its range of applications in thermal process monitoring in industry, as well as certain evaluation functions.
3D vision is increasingly used in conjunction with machine learning in many application areas. The latest COM-HPC modules not only offer these applications significantly higher computing power, but also help with hardware consolidation.
Corning has launched a dicing technology that will allow the company’s laser technologies business to enter the semiconductor application space to further focus on microfabrication processes.
As a leading component manufacturer, Hamamatsu is well aware of the advantages and disadvantages offered by various systems, and the main differences will be explained in the new issue of PhotonicsViews, 1/2022.
