Railroad ties are mainly made of wood. In the production process fluorescent paint helps to determine the wood’s sap side orientation. A combination of red and green bandpass filters from MidOpt ensures that there is sufficient contrast between the fluorescent paint marker and the steel plates that are used to strengthen the wood.
3D sensors for high-resolution geometry and surface measurements detect smallest deviations and measure most precisely.
04.05.2022 - Lucid Vision Labs presented the Helios 2+ Time-of-Flight camera at Control.
Using artificial intelligence can be very worthwhile when it comes to identifying the bar codes on goods. Interfering factors can be identified quickly and easily both during commissioning of a system and during operation.
Retrofitting lines in the press industry with vision technology avoids replacements and helps to keep up with the peers.
When getting the most amount of detail from a moving target is critical, system developers are constantly looking for ways to increase framerates without compromising on image quality, ideally at minimal or no extra cost.
04.05.2022 - In order to improve quality assurance processes, users of Extend 3D solutions can add dynamic tool tracking to the projective display.
04.05.2022 - Aerotech’s Hex150-140HL is a miniature six-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) hexapod positioning system that provides precise translation in the X, Y, and Z directions and rotation about each of these axes.
04.05.2022 - ICP Germany is launching the PD11TGS 3.5-inch embedded board.
04.05.2022 - Verisurf presented version 2022 of its measurement software of the same name at Control.
04.05.2022 - Polyrix put the Polyscan surround 3D scanner at the centre of its trade fair presentation at Control.
03.05.2022 - Shape deviations and defects in shiny components are almost impossible to detect with the naked eye. That's why Specgage 3D sensors from Isra Vision use deflectometry to inspect surfaces fully automatically.
04.05.2022 - At control in Stuttgart, Senswork presented the 3D measuring system Z-Scan for the first time at the Fraunhofer special show “Contactless Measuring Technology”.
The company presented its products from the fields of industrial radiography and computed tomography (CT) as well as visual inspection and ultrasonic testing.
The new 64-channel OmniScan X3 tester brings enhanced features and performance to Olympus' field-proven phased array testers.
With the Flex lighting series from MBJ, users have a choice of beam, incident or transmitted light illuminators, the size of which they can determine in 100-mm steps.
In addition to smart components, sensors and imaging technologies for OEM intralogistics projects Vision Components presents the emitrace driver-assistance system from Retenua which is designed for demanding industrial environments.
29.04.2022 - With the industrial cameras of the FXO series, SVS-Vistek has an alternative in its program that guarantees short-term availability due to the strong regional structure of partners and suppliers as well as a high in-house production depth.
28.04.2022 - Lucid Vision Labs has announced the launch of Atlas Swir IP67-rated 1.3 MP and 0.3 MP cameras.
28.04.2022 - Fujifilm introduces the Fujinon HF-XA-1F series for demanding applications.
27.04.2022 - Framos extended its sensor module ecosystem with the FSM-IMX678.
27.04.2022 - Emergent Vision Technologies introduces the 10MP HZ-10000-G camera. Through the 100GigE QSFP28 interface, the camera can reach 1000 fps.
Physik Instrumente achieved a 27 percent increase in sales in fiscal year 2021. The Karlsruhe-based company also started 2022 with the highest order intake in the company's history.
19.04.2022 - With the new TO44 series, Vision & Control is expanding its Blue Vision family with three telecentric measuring lenses with an object field diameter of 44 mm.
19.04.2022 - Several new features are now available to users of the all-in-one embedded vision system IDS NXT ocean.
How do telecentric lenses work? And how exactly do they differ from fixed focal length lenses? This article introduces the peculiarities and explains why telecentric models are predominantly used in optical metrology.
A hot foil stamping machine was taken to the next level by increasing output and mastering accuracy challenges. This became possible by integrating machine vision, PLC and HMI systems for optimum synchronization.
The world’s first complete, fully hygienic mounting system for imaging components combines a stainless-steel frame design with hygienic camera enclosures.
A special type of synthetic fiber, glass fiber is also known as fiber glass, and is a material consisting of numerous, extremely fine fibers of glass. Its growing use in nonwoven applications has increased the need for accurate, automated inspection.
Built for extreme environments, IP69K certified lights are specifically engineered to withstand everything from prolonged liquid immersion to high-pressure steam cleaning and corrosive washdown solutions.
14.04.2022 - Scanlab develops new system concepts for laser applications such as laser welding of bipolar plates and additive manufacturing (metal 3D printing).
14.04.2022 - Inspekto has equipped its AI-controlled image processing system S70 with a new software system. The system enables full control over quality assurance processes without users having to commission customized projects from external experts.
Bitflow introduced BF-Python, an application programming interface that allows engineers with Python experience to capture images from frame grabbers.
Active Silicon launch their first IP/Ethernet autofocus zoom camera, bringing IP networking capability to their Harrier line of cameras and interface cards.
At this year's Control, Klingelnberg is presenting, among other products, the P 40, a measuring system that combines tactile and optical measuring technology.
