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Compact camera solutions

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.

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More Sony sensors available for 10GigE camera series

The first models in the MV-Bluecougar-XT camera series were equipped with the IMX530 (24.6 MP), IMX531 (20.4 MP) and IMX532 (16.2 MP) high-speed sensor models from Sony's Pregius S Gen4 CMOS series. With IMX535 (12.4 MP), IMX536 (8.1 MP) and IMX537 (5.1 MP) additional sensors are now available.

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Custom potentiometers

Megatron adapts its precision potentiometers to the needs of the application. Together with the customer, the optimal product is determined as part of the consultation. The services include optimizing the mechanical and electrical properties of the potentiometers, adding components and assembling cables and connectors.

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Self-configuring I / O modules

The two new ASi-5 modules BWU4230 and BWU4231 from Bihl and Wiedemann are designed in protection class IP67 and each have 16 I / O. Depending on the application, up to 16 digital inputs or outputs are possible, for example in the form of a connection of 12 distance sensors and four valves in a packaging machine.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Contributions • Machine Vision

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.

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Contributions • Machine Vision

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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News • Machine Vision

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".

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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.

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