Landesmesse Stuttgart calls the balance sheet for the 2020 financial year the "worst result in the company's history". The restrictions of the corona pandemic led to a more than halved turnover and a fat minus in the result. Similar figures are also expected for 2021. But the organizer of Vision trade fair is optimistic that physical trade fair operations can at least begin again from September.
Following successful cooperation in numerous automation projects, Vision Machine Technic Bildverarbeitungssysteme (VMT), and the special machine manufacturer Cadkon are joining forces in the form of a partnership. From now on, the companies will coordinate their automation solutions for laboratory automation as well as pharmaceutical and medical technology more closely.
The new functions of an operating light, such as an adjustable color temperature and a variable light field diameter, got the test engineers into hot water: they simply could not be verified with conventional measurement technology. Therefore, together with a light measurement specialist, they developed a new test stand including a partially automated measurement process.
The lab’s LPKF ProtoLaser U4 processes a wide variety of materials, even HF.
After a strong increase in business figures in the first half of 2021, Stemmer Imaging is raising its sales and earnings forecast for the full year. Accordingly, the machine vision company is increasing its sales target by almost 11 percent and its earnings forecast by a good 50 percent.
Company forms nucleus of the new machine vision solutions division of Atlas Copco.
Expert system replaces time-consuming analysis.
With immediate effect, Michail Klimkovic becomes Managing Director of Ximea s.r.o., based in Marianka, Slovakia.
A sharp-edged aperture for eliminating side lobes from superoscillatory waves.
ABB has acquired Asti Mobile Robotics Group (Asti), a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR). Their automated guided vehicles are used in many industries, including automotive, food and beverage, and consumer goods.
The Dutch company Van Raam, based in Varsseveld, produces special bicycles that enable people with limited mobility to enjoy independent mobility. It manufactures its products according to the individual needs of the future owners. Many components are therefore manufactured as one-offs with different shapes and dimensions. With an automatic 3D scanning system, the engineers can efficiently meet the high safety and quality standards.
The understanding of microscopy increases significantly after working with the new device.
Optical combs and InP PICs get the most out of optical fiber networks.
Fraunhofer IOF gets more space for quantum research.
Optics with multifunctional nanostructures for light guidance and scattering.
Diffractive optical elements (DOE) platform by NILT is ready for mass production.
AEI Hannover scientist receives international award for doctoral thesis.
PhotonicLEAP awarded over €5M in European funding
New method to reveal properties of transparent crystals.
Comprehensive “clinic-on-the-wrist” integration combining hardware, application firmware, and cloud analytics.
Dual band stabilisation technique cancels the problem of temperature and strain fluctuations.
IIM's cable measurement division has a new sales manager in Martin Hruška. He was most recently with Vision & Control in Suhl.
What is a person doing right now and what conclusions can be drawn from it? This recognition and understanding of human actions is the main function of a new software library based on machine learning that researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA have developed. Its main advantage is its easy adaptability to new application scenarios.
Intelligent measuring system automatically corrects deviations in laser machining in the µm range, thereby avoiding defective work.
Photonics specialist had co-founded spectroscopy company Avantes and led it as CEO until 2020.
Visual data has grown volumetrically – artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming overwhelming amounts of video into timely and actionable intelligence at a rate like never before. AI-powered cameras at the edge enable smartphone, automotive, computing, industrial, and IoT devices to redefine the way they process, restore, enhance, analyze, search, and share video and images. On-device integrated AI-camera sensor co-processor chips with their built-in high-processing power and memory allow the machine- and human-vision applications to operate much faster, more energy-efficiently, cost-effectively, and securely without sending any data to remote servers.
In their joint silicon photonics project, Imec, ASM Amicra, and Sivers Photonics have reached a significant milestone.
Conversion of infrared images to the visible with transparent semiconductor nanocrystals.
While many modern quality assurance methods are insufficient, hyperspectral imaging can improve various aspects, and also facilitates recycling for the sake of environmental protection.
Accelerate commercialization of photonic products into quantum technology and space markets.
Infrared camera and 3D sensor manufacturer Automation Technology has two new distribution partners for the U.S. market: From now on, Viper Imaging will act as a system integrator for AT infrared cameras and 3D sensor technology. Pembroke Instruments will focus on the distribution of AT products in the semiconductor and electronics sector. Further steps into the North American market are to follow.
Laser diode drivers and power supplies are complementing the portfolio of Baden-Baden-based high-power laser technology supplier
A four-stage hygiene concept is designed to ensure the safety of exhibitors and visitors at Vision 2021. Thus, participants must either be recovered, vaccinated or tested. In addition, masks are compulsory. Spacing through wider aisles and an increased exchange of fresh air are also part of the concept. 250 exhibitors have registered so far.
