Kyocera has further expanded its range of high-intensity white light sources. To make them more attractive for use in industrial applications, the manufacturer has increased the service life of its 500 lumen chips to 10,000 hours.
Framos introduces a technology for transmitting camera data over a single coaxial cable using the GMSL2 protocol on the Jetson AGX Xavier platform.
MVTec is launching a plugin for the Intel distribution of the Openvino Toolkit. This means that users of MVTec software products can now use AI accelerator hardware that is compatible with Intel's Openvino Toolkit.
The hr49, hr51 and hr65 industrial cameras from SVS-Vistek offer users a wide range of applications with their combination of high resolution, global shutter and modern interfaces.
Allied Vision has introduced the Alvium 1800 SWIR camera models with Sony's Senswir sensor technology. According to the manufacturer, the Alvium SWIR core modules are currently the smallest industrial-grade, uncooled, low-power short-wave infrared (SWIR) cameras available on the market, suitable for building compact OEM systems for embedded and machine vision applications.
Vecow and Blaize have jointly introduced the ECX-2400 AI computing system. The ECX-2400 leverages the Blaize Graph Streaming Processor (GSP)-based Xplorer AI accelerator to deliver AI performance with higher system reliability, lower power consumption and faster time to market.
With the launch of Ensenso S, IDS shows that the use of industrial-grade 3D technology does not have to be expensive. The 3D camera is particularly suitable for 3D applications that require budget-friendly, easy-to-integrate and industrial-grade camera technology.
Pleora Technologies has announced a new edge processing solution that simplifies the provision and training of in-depth learning-based classification, segmentation and object recognition functions for quality inspection.
Ricoh's new series of 5MP lenses was developed for use with cameras in the 2/45 "format with a resolution of 3.45 μm and is not only optimized for high resolution and high contrast, but also for use in harsh and long-lasting environments industrial systems. The range consists of 5 lenses with focal lengths of 8, 12, 16, 25 and 35 mm, to which a 50 mm lens will be added in 2021.
With the System X C.130, the VisiConsult engineers have implemented a customer request. From space travel came the need for a mobile solution for the inspection of extremely long rocket assemblies. The assemblies are 17 m long, the hardware is almost 2.4 m high and consists of a roller frame on which a C-arm with X-ray source and detector are mounted.
Keyence is expanding its measuring technology portfolio with another measuring device, so that all components from microscopic up to 10 meters in size can now be easily measured in production. In addition to the LM optical coordinate measuring system, the IM digital measuring projector and the XM digital test station, the WM mobile 3D coordinate measuring machine has been on the German market since September 2020.
With the new PMD Profiler, ifm presents a new sensor for contour detection that can be optimally used for quality assurance tasks directly in the process. Compared to other methods, the new contour sensor is easy to set up and insensitive to stray light.
Adaptive Vision Studio is a powerful graphical environment for machine vision engineers. It contains a comprehensive set of more than 1000 effective, ready-to-use image analysis filters for 2D and 3D quality inspection applications.
Active Silicon offers a line of autofocus zoom cameras that offer multiple outputs and are suitable for a variety of budgets. The Harrier 10x AF Zoom Camera is a compact camera option with low power consumption, real-time Full HD video output and 10x optical zoom. It measures just 43 x 44 x 62.4 mm and weighs just 112 g. Equipped with a 2MP Panasonic progressive scan CMOS sensor, the camera delivers LVDS video and has an EX-SDI (compressed video) output option that allows for a longer cable.
Rigol presents a new 2-channel mid-range oscilloscope from the Economic series with a large 7 ”color screen.
Manner has presented a new series of torque flanges for large engines. For high nominal torques in the field of large engines, wind power, ship engines and gas turbines, the Xtremax torque flange series offers a measurement solution for increasing performance and efficiency in order to comply with standards and implement various other measurement tasks.
With Loggitolab, Delphin presents a compact and handy tabletop device. It has either laboratory and / or thermal miniature sockets for the tool-free connection of any current / voltage and temperature signals. Loggitolab is available in the variants Loggitolab Logger and Loggitolab USB.
MSR has presented a mini data logger for shock and vibration. It is able to carry out 1,600 measurements per second in the area of acceleration (shocks, vibrations) in all three axes for six months.
With its first combined humidity / temperature sensor, Turck enables cost-efficient condition monitoring on site and in the IIoT; Can also be integrated particularly easily via the IO-Link interface.
The inductive, high-pressure-resistant sensors from Contrinex now have an IO-Link interface in PNP NO versions at no extra charge. As a result, sensor applications in high pressure environments can benefit from the control and monitoring functions of Industry 4.0 implementations. At the same time, maintenance costs are reduced and system availability increased.
According to the manufacturer, the new uniaxial ASC QF acceleration sensors are characterized by a low noise density, high shock resistance and ultra-flat design. The capacitive ultra-low-noise sensors not only enable Measurement While Drilling (MWD) in drilling applications, but also the fine adjustment of active damper systems and high-precision noise reference measurements.
The new crm + level sensors from Microsonic are equipped with an IO-Link interface in version 1.1. In addition to the measured distances, the IO-Link interface also transmits identification, status and diagnostic values. Limit levels or switching points can be easily set with IO-Link.
The high-precision magnetic absolute rotary encoders of the Ixarc series from Posital will soon also be available with a BiSS C interface. The encoders with this open source high-performance interface are predestined for the commutation and position feedback of brushless DC motors.
The capacitive measuring system Capancdt CST6110 records speeds of up to 400,000 rpm in drives, on rotor blades or on position marks of shafts and measures speeds of conductive materials such as metals and non-conductive materials such as ceramics or plastic.
The entire portfolio of Maxxdrive helical and bevel helical gear units from Nord Drivesystems offers high output torques from 15 to 282 kNm, divided into 11 sizes.
Piezomotor presents a small actuator for applications in medical technology, in laboratory and in production automation. The linear drive does not require a gearbox and is always in demand where engineers have to get by with little installation space.
Wittenstein is now part of the Ctrlx World - a partner world for everything to do with the Ctrlx Automation automation system from Bosch Rexroth.
As an extension or to retrofit the Altivar frequency converter, Schneider Electric has launched a new Safety Card, with which additional safety technology can be saved.
With the modular gearboxes of the new Neco series, Nabtesco is now making robot technology accessible to classic mechanical engineering. The ready-to-install servo gears achieve a high level of precision with a hysteresis loss of 0.5 arc.min and are extremely robust thanks to the double-bearing eccentric shafts and the bearing-mounted drive shaft.
Bonfiglioli launches its new Drive Diagnostic App, which supports users in working with Bonfiglioli frequency converters and servo drives.
The highly efficient stepper motors of the AZ series with mechanical absolute value sensors from Oriental Motor have now been supplemented by new drivers with Profinet.
As a plug-on unit for EKF CPU cards, the SCX-PCIE module enables two backplanes to be coupled, thereby expanding CompactPCI Serial systems to up to 16 slots for peripheral cards.
For the reliable and cost-efficient protection of conveyor systems and machines, Pilz is expanding the product family of position and proximity switches with the new, compact rope pull switch Psenrope mini. The variant of the Psenrope rope pull switch enables functional processes to be switched off by manual actuation and thus represents an economical solution for the emergency stop function.
Echoring expands the performance potential of the radio-based control of driverless transport systems (AGV).
Machine operators can now seamlessly transfer the control of their machines from the main visualization to their mobile devices. With a new function of the B&R visualization Mapp View, you can move freely while you work and always have the information you need at your fingertips.
