28.06.2022 – The software developers at Aerotech have realised Automation1, a motion control platform that can integrate the entire periphery. It is intended to gradually replace the previous Aerotech control platforms A3200, Ensemble and Soloist.
With the release 4.0 of the EMVA 1288 standard last year, new terms of use came into effect. Now the transition period has expired and all users of the old one have to apply for a new license. In addition, all members of the GenICam working group must re-register after June 30, 2022.
27.06.2022 – The Vibro Go is a vibration measuring device specially developed for mobile use.
Zebra Technologies has completed the acquisition of Matrox Imaging.
24.06.2022 – Inspection specialist PFE Limited uses Flir Thermal Studio thermal imaging software to inspect industrial processes.
24.06.2022 – Users now have access to the universal measuring software Zeiss Calypso 2022 with a focus on ruled geometry
23.06.2022 – The optoelectronic fibre optic sensors Optocontrol CLS1000 are used for position controls as well as for position and presence detection.
22.06.2022 – Lucid adds Jupyterlab development environment to Arenaview for testing, validating and prototyping camera features and system performance
21.06.2022 – Creaform, a business unit of Ametek, expands the Handyscan Scan 3D Silver series with two more high-performance scanners, Handyscan Scan 307 Elite and Handyscan Scan 700 Elite.
20.06.2022 – Allied Vision enables the realisation of GenICam-based image processing applications with CSI-2 cameras.
15.06.2022 – At Embedded World 2022, Solectrix showed Hive, a development environment for entry-level real-time modelling in image data processing, a digital 3D upgrade for stereo microscopes and features for the Proframe frame grabber system.
The jury of the inspect award 2022 has nominated ten products each in the categories "Vision" and "Automation + Control". Now it's the turn of the readers of WileyIndustryNews to choose the best innovations in machine vision and optical metrology of 2022.
The European Machine Vision Association EMVA is calling on researchers and developers to contribute to the 5th European Machine Vision Forum.
Specimone is a spectral imaging platform that can be used to create sorting applications without programming or in-depth knowledge of hyperspectral imaging.
12.08.2022 – The 47-MP Atlas10 camera features Sony's IMX492 rolling shutter CMOS sensor, which offers 8240 x 5628 pixel resolution, a 4/3-inch sensor size, and operates at 22.6 fps with 10-bit ADC.
For customized applications in optical machine monitoring of plants, Vision & Control now also offers the development of individual optics.
08.06.2022 – Boost cameras with sensors from Onsemi's XGS series and Basler F-Mount Lenses form a comprehensive hardware solution for applications with high demands on resolution and field of view, such as in factory automation and the electronics sector.
Software release 2.6 for the AI vision system IDS NXT focuses in particular on simplified app creation.
07.06.2022 – For many industrial inspection tasks in the non-visible range, SVS-Vistek has swir and UV industrial cameras as well as polarization cameras in its product range.
07.06.2022 – The manufacturer and supplier of optical components now also has athermal image processing lenses from Techspec in its portfolio.
07.06.2022 – With the integration of Sony's IMX487 UV-sensitive global shutter CMOS sensor, Matrix Vision is expanding the application possibilities of the GigE Vision cameras in the MV Bluecougar family.
Intensive tests ensure that electric car or smartphone batteries are really safe. To do this, the energy storage units are stressed beyond the load limit and observed by high-speed thermal imaging cameras when they burn up or explode. In this way, astonishing insights can be gained.
A metrology manufacturer has equipped a video microscope for research and industrial quality assurance with a larger field of view and higher illumination quality.
A Raman mini-spectrometer module is designed to detect Raman-active molecules with greater accuracy, higher selectivity and in a broader wavelength range than other mini-spectrometers. This is to be made possible by more powerful laser optics and an improved detection unit.
Imaging distributor adds Midwest Optical Systems (Midopt) filters and optical solutions to its portfolio.
At Control 2022, a clamping technology supplier showed users and partners from the world of measuring and testing technology all the new developments since the last event of this kind.
Optical inspection of fiberglass nonwovens for medical and construction products focuses on detecting defects and unevenly distributed fibers, which could impair durability or filter effectiveness. The camera-based inspection system combines the detection and visualization of defects to quickly identify their causes.
Recording temperatures quickly and accurately and evaluating the data within a few seconds using artificial intelligence is important for fever screening, for example, to protect the residents of a senior citizens' residence from corona infection. This system is based on an industrial infrared camera.
Automation in production and warehouse logistics requires flexible solutions that do not create unnecessary complexity. Devices that can perform different tasks and thus reduce the integration effort are ideal - such as camera-based vision sensors.
Machine vision technologies contribute to a high level of quality in all process steps of semiconductor manufacturing. Which concrete application scenarios of industrial image processing are conceivable in the production and inspection of semiconductors and what relevance does the software have in this context?
While the topic of embedded vision is not new, new opportunities are emerging with hardware developments. The following article provides an overview.
A new and promising technique for industrial applications is the use of near and short wavelength infrared light (NIR and Swir) to obtain information that is not visible to the human eye. In many cases, the information acquired at these wavelengths complements data from the visible spectrum (350 to 750 nm). This article defines that NIR wavelengths are in the range of 750 to 900 nm and Swir wavelengths are in the range of 900 to 2,500 nm.
Despite artificial intelligence, automation and additive manufacturing, inspection systems remain essential to industrial production. What is changing above all are the components. Quality assurance must therefore transform, for example in the direction of robot-assisted automatic 3D measurement systems.
Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is an integral part of quality control. Recently, hyperspectral cameras have also been used for the efficient reprocessing of construction timber.
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.
