CONTENT

COVERSTORY
Retrofit Design Dragon Style
Easy Conversion to Modern LED Line Lights
Michael Schneider

EDITORIAL
Gabriele Jansen

TOPICS

Beyond the Noise
Putting Camera Standard EMVA 1288 to Use
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Mathias Dotzel

News

Online Portal for Machine Vision and Optical Metrology
Relaunch in June 2009 Offers New Valuable Features
Markus Caspari

Scanning Buildings Fast and Wide
3D Laser Scanners Register Offices and Shop Floors with Wide Range

25th Anniversary of Fanuc Vision
Long-term Strategy Pays Off

Clean Slate
Image Processing Basics: The Background
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Dr. Jürgen Geffe, Managing Director of Vision & Control

VISION

Custom-made Off-the-Shelf
User Interface of Machine Vision Software in Automated Inspection
Christian Demant

Well-lit
Correct Lighting Increases Reliable Detection in Industrial Automation

Minority Report
Futuristic Interface Technologies by 3D Vision
Martin Profittlich

AUTOMATION

In the Mold
3D Quality Inspection of Cast Parts
Dipl.-Ing. Ricardo Rodrigo

High-Tech for Farm Equipment
Yield Increase and Quality Improvement in Robot Welding by Usage of Laser-Vision-Systems
Jean-Paul Boillot, Jeffrey Noruk

CONTROL

In the Pole Position
Optical Measuring System Determines Geometry of a Differential Gear Casing
Dipl.-Ing. Falko Puschitz, Prof. DI Dr. Friedrich Bleicher

Continuing on the Road to Success
Control 2009 - First Impressions and New Products