New safety door system with guard locking
The Psenmech safety door system with guard locking is now available from Pilz. With this system, Pilz offers an economical basic solution for the safe monitoring of movable safety guards.
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Elastic double joint bearing
With the igubal GPZM coupling rod, igus is now introducing a double spherical plain bearing that is not only lubrication and maintenance-free, but also 20 percent more flexible than the conventional solution thanks to a new housing material. This tightly encloses the ball stud, prevents the ingress of dirt and increases the reliability of the moving application.
Embedded PC for intelligent warehouse logistics
The new Embedded PC series DA-1100, DC-1100, DI-1000, DX-1100 and DS-1200 from Compmall cover all areas of application. They have a CPU bandwidth from Intel Celeron (Apollo Lake) to Intel Xeon (Coffee Lake) as well as a fanless design and a wide temperature range.
New global shutter AF zoom block cameras
Active Silicon has introduced new autofocus zoom cameras. This includes the Harrier 36x AF-Zoom, in which the manufacturer has combined a powerful 36x optical zoom lens, a Sony CMOS sensor with global shutter and a large selection of video outputs. These 1080p / 60 block cameras are suitable for a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications.
IRSX infrared camera series with smart technology
With its smart infrared camera series IRSX, AT-Automation Technology offers a solution for intelligent temperature image processing. Developed as an all-in-one solution, the Smart-IRSX is an autonomous imaging sensor and a real all-rounder for temperature monitoring in every industrial environment.
Camera series expanded
Allied Vision is expanding its Alvium 1800 CSI-2 camera series with 3 camera models. The new models are equipped with CMOS sensors from Sony, which are valued in the image processing industry for their high image quality and high frame rates.
3D sensor for electronics inspection
To improve the inspection process in the electronics industry, AT - Automation Technology has added a function called Multipart to its 3D sensors. This allows up to ten features to be output simultaneously, regardless of pixel format or algorithm.
The Self-calibrating Printer
Large batches are increasingly being replaced by short runs – and this also applies to labels. To keep changeover times and waste low, the Danish press manufacturer Nilpeter relies on a vision system that is fully integrated into the line.
3D surface measurement system for defect detection
With Topmap, Polytec has established a series of optical 3D surface measurement technology that is suitable for rapid and reliable quality control with regard to surface quality and geometric parameters. It measures and documents every workpiece.
inspect award 2022: The winners
The presentation of the inspect award 2022 took place at the Vision trade fair - on a smaller scale than usual, but still with overwhelming glamour compared to the Lockdown 2020. Awards were presented for the best innovations in industrial machine vision and optical metrology. Thus, the journey to Stuttgart was worthwhile for the attendees not only because of the Vision.
A brilliant restart
For the first time in three years, the machine vision industry made its pilgrimage back to Stuttgart for Vision. It all took place on a smaller scale - fewer exhibitors and visitors than in 2018 - but the joy in view of the reunion outshone everything.
Vision 2021: Expanded portfolio of CXP-12 cameras and interface cards
Basler is expanding its CoaXPress 2.0 product portfolio with additional CXP-12 camera models from the Boost series. In addition, there are two multi-channel CXP-12 interface cards and corresponding components.
Vision 2021: Three camera series from low to high-end
Camera manufacturer IDS will show four vision systems at Vision 2021, three of which are new: the UEye XCP, Ueye XLE and Ueye Warp10 cameras and the Ensenso S 3D sensor.
Evotron: "Machine Vision Forum" at Motek 2021 will take place again
UPDATE: Due to organizational reasons, the forum is unfortunately cancelled this year.
New slide scanner microscope presented
With Axioscan 7, Zeiss presents the next generation of its slide scanner for the automatic digitization of microscope samples.
Murrelektronik opens up new business field for vision systems
With its vision installation solutions, the specialist for decentralized automation technology offers customized solutions for industrial image processing.
Vision 2021: Thermal imaging cameras and 3D sensors
Optical metrology supplier Mu:v will be presenting modules for optical quality detection, among other things, at Vision 2021.
Microscope optics instead of cooling the infrared camera
Specially developed for use in non-destructive testing, the infrared camera with microscope optics from AT - Automation Technology offers advantages when it comes to inspecting the smallest components, such as electronic components.
Vision 2021: 1D/2D Code Scanners Simplify Industrial Decoding
Wenglor Sensoric releases 19 new models of the C5PC 1D/2D code scanner series. In particular, the simple installation via Plug & Play, but also the intuitive, browser-based user interface Weblink or the uniform interface concept across all scanners open up many application options for users.
System-on-Module supports the latest SoC FPGAs
Aries Embedded presents the compact and highly integrated System-on-Module (SoM) "Miami MPSoC" from Topic Embedded Systems in Central Europe. The Miami MPSoC combines MPU, CPU, GPU, VCU and FPGA on one SoM and is ideal for all applications that use the combination of application processor and FPGA.
Models for the short-wave infrared range
Allied Vision has integrated the SenSWIR InGaAs sensors from Sony into its Goldeye camera series. This means that the cameras are sensitive both in the visible and in the short-wave infrared range (SWIR).
Compact cameras with Pregius S sensors
Baumer is expanding the CX series with the 4th Sony CMOS sensor generation Pregius S up to 24 megapixel resolution. Thanks to a pixel size of only 2.74 µm and backside illumination pixel architecture, very high resolutions with recorded image quality and improved sensitivity for stable image evaluations are available in a compact 29 × 29 mm design.
Mounting kits in metric version
Autovimation has improved its Swivellink Mounting Kits: They are now also available in a metric version.
New Halcon version released
MVTec has presented the new version 21.05 of the machine vision standard software Halcon. It integrates new features in the area of deep learning and matching, as well as further developments of the subpixel barcode reader, deep OCR and the integrated development environment HDevelop. With Halcon 21.05 Progress, users benefit from even more robust machine vision processes and improved usability.
Special page for the Vision 2021 trade fair
The perfect preparation for a visit to Vision 2021 includes a comprehensive preview report with all the essential information on the machine vision trade show, as well as the product highlights and trade show news. The links within the text lead to the respective sections, which are regularly updated and thus always have something new to offer. And don't forget: Free trade show tickes are available with the code "inspect-is-visionary".
Beam splitter for industrial applications
Laser Components has developed a beam splitter in which the combined beam of a frequency-doubled laser is split in such a way that 50% of the two wavelengths are split off even with different polarizations.
CoaXPress-over-Fiber
Euresys is promoting the CoaXPress-over-Fiber Bridge protocol. It is also designed to enable the benefits of CoaXPress for applications where traditional copper coaxial cables are reaching their upper limits in terms of speed, total bandwidth, weight and distance.
New LED lighting with iBlueDrive technology
With immediate effect, Polytec is the exclusive distribution and service partner of the Spanish LED lighting manufacturer DCM. The portfolio of the engineering-driven company includes over 30 lighting series and nine light colors.
3D image quality for high-speed applications
With the Ruler 3020, Sick has presented the first 3D streaming camera of the new generation. The highlights of the camera are its high speed and measurement accuracy - the ideal prerequisites for high-speed applications.
AI-capable intelligence for robotics applications
Xilinx has introduced the new Versal AI Edge series. It enables rapid AI innovations from the edge to the endpoint. With 4 times the AI performance per watt compared to GPUs and 10 times the computing density compared to adaptive SoCs of the previous generation, the Versal AI Edge series offers a scalable and flexible portfolio for distributed intelligent systems.
Lens series for 1.2 inch sensors
Schneider-Kreuznach presents the new, robust Xenon-Jade lens family for 1.2-inch sensors. The five lenses with a luminous intensity of 2.8 and focal lengths of 12/16/25/35/50 mm are suitable for pixel sizes up to 2.4 µm and can therefore be used particularly well in combination with the Sony sensors IMX253, 420/425 and 530/540.
Inspection objectives and industrial microscope systems
Excelitas Technologies and Qioptiq will present their latest products and system solutions in the fields of inspection lenses and industrial microscopy at Vision 2021 at booth 10-G44.
Vision 2021: Smallest CMOS sensors with global shutter
Teledyne e2v introduces the Topaz series of industrial CMOS sensors with 1.5 and 2 MP resolution. These sensors, in 1920 x 800 and 1920 x 1080 pixel formats, use low-noise global shutter pixel technology to enable high-performance solutions and compact mobile designs for many applications.
Vision 2021: Digitization solution for high-end microscopy
The focus of Solectrix' presence at Vision 2021 will be Sinascope, a versatile platform for digital 3D microscopy. Whether as an upgrade kit for analog stereo microscopes or as a stand-alone camera system, Sinascope offers 3D image quality in 4K resolution.
3D laser profile sensor with two cameras
With AltiZ, Matrox Imaging has introduced a 3D laser profile sensor which, through the use of two integrated cameras, ensures maximum precision and minimizes scan gaps.
