CONTENT

COVERSTORY
(De)Centralization
Smart Cameras Are More than Only Stand-alone Systems
Uwe Furtner

EDITORIAL
Harald Grobholz

TOPICS

The Pyramid's Wide Base
INSPECT Vendor Survey Vision Sensors, Smart Cameras and Embedded Systems

News

Everything Is in Motion
Interview with Bill Silver, Vice President Cognex

The 23rd Control Is Right on Course!

Hopes Are High for Automatica 2010

Fan of Rays
Optical Metrology Basics: Spectral Sensors
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Michael Engel, CEO Vision Components

VISION

Smart Cameras of the Next Generation
Innovation Focus on User Needs
Werner Partl

Real-time Immersive Experiences
Optical MotionTracker for AR and VR Applications
Michael Gibbons

Distortion-free Rendering
The History of Telecentrics
Wiebke Marzahn

Eyes Wide Open for Innovation
Smart Cameras for Real-time Image Analysis
Prof. Dr. Andrew Clarke

Getting the Lighting Right Is Half the Battle
Vision Sensor Reads DataMatrix Codes on Reflecting Glass Plates

AUTOMATION

Too Little, or Too Much?
Imaging Vision Sensors Measuring Salt Filling Levels of "Bad Reichenhaller Markensalz"

100 % Inspection - 100% Purity
Smart Cameras Revolutionize Bottle Inspection
Dr. Joseph A. Sgro

Message in a Bottle
Smart Camera Ensures Traceability in Bottle Manufacturing
Raoul Kimmelmann

Fatigue-free at the Steel-Mill
Vision System Monitors Strip Steel Production
Ronald Krzywinski

Extra Virgin
Color Vision Sensor for Olive Sorting
Michael Beising

CONTROL

3D Topography Concisely Recorded
System to the Evaluation of Surfaces
Dr. Thomas Schüßler

Dream Wedding
Göttingen Technology Days 2009