Contents

COVERSTORY

Cast Off!
Baumer GigE Cameras Help to Build Ultra-modern Cruise Liners
Jens Klattenhoff

EDITORIAL

Mind Games
Gabriele Jansen

TOPICS

Quality Assurance in 25 Different Ways
Review: Fraunhofer Vision Technology Day 2010 in Stuttgart

Green Vision - Driving Factor for a Green Future
The INSPECT Expert Panel at Vision 2010

Main Focus: Vision Solutions
After Last Year's Success: Extension of the Integration Area at Vision 2010

News
Event Calendar
Online
Poll

Illuminating the Design Process
Product-centric Simulation Enables Virtual Defect Detection
Günther Hasna

Eldorado for Visionaries
Vision 2010 from November 9 till 11 in Stuttgart

Dynamic Noise
Image Processing Basics: Sensitivity
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Vlad Tucakov, Director of Sales and Marketing, Point Grey Research

VISION

Symphony of Lights
From Fiber Optics to High Power LED Ring Lights
Michael Schneider, Ellen-Christine Reiff

Camera Innovations
The Great INSPECT Camera Survey Preceding Vision 2010

Wherever the Journey Goes
New CMOS Sensors Conquer CCD Applications
Daniel Seiler

Highly Coveted
GigE Line Scan Cameras in Sorting Machines Identify Valuable, Recyclable Raw Materials
Eva Tischendorf

In the Footsteps of Da Vinci
New Class of Camera Systems Simplifies Machine Vision Integration
Dr. Vasant Desai

Technology for Champions
Robust Protective Enclosures for Underwater Cameras
Peter Neuhaus

A New Level
High-speed Invariant Pattern Matching
Dr. Pedram Azad

Software Trends: Where Will the Journey Lead?
INSPECT Survey among the Software Providers at Vision 2010

AUTOMATION

What Teeth, Cars, Ice Cream and Sausages Have in Common ....
Versatile Use of 3D Cloud of Points Analysis

The Good into the Pot, the Bad into the Crop
20 Years of Sorting and Inspecting with Machine Vision
Dr. Albert Schmidt

Reaching the Goal Faster
Machine Vision Solutions for Solar Cell Production
Jan-Erik Schmitt

Intelligently Connected
Quality control with Intelligent Image Processing on Embedded Controller
Jan Latzko

Defect Detected - Defect Averted
100% Inline Surface Inspection Guarantees Long Life of Fuel Pumps
Oliver Seebach

CONTROL

A Better Alternative
Expert Discussion on the Usage of High Resolution Optical Metrology on the Factory Floor

For an Ideal Interaction
White-Light Interferometry Inspects Pump Components
Konrad Dengler

Making the Invisible Visible
Prism-based Multispectral Camera Technology
Richard Meester, Sander de Jonge

Insights into Hidden World
Fiber Optical Based Metrology for High-Precision Form Measurement
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Schmitt, Guilherme Mallmann, Dr. Frank Depiereux

Contents

COVERSTORY

Tracing Deviations
USB 2.0 Camera Detects Centering Errors of Optical Lenses
Ulli Lansche, Michael Geier

EDITORIAL

Success and Constancy
Gabriele Jansen

TOPICS

Machine Vision in Europe Returns to Growth
Most European Vision Companies Unharmed by the Crisis Year
Andreas Breyer

10 Years of INSPECT
A Decade of Highlights in Machine Vision and Optical Metrology

Machine Vision in Iran
Market Situation, Entry Barriers and Opportunities from an Inside Perspective
Kasra Ravanbakhsh

News
Event Calendar
Online

Vision in Sight
Vision 2010: Leading Global Trade Fair with Attractive Supporting Program

Vision China 2010
Machine Vision Trade Fair in the Growth Country China

No Martini, No Party
Image Processing Basics: Illumination
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Viewpoint
10 Years of INSPECT: Yesterday, Today and Way Ahead
Kamillo Weiß

Visionaries
Interview with Wilhelm Stemmer, Managing Director of Stemmer Imaging

VISION

A Smoother Pebble...
Cognex's Bill Silver on the Future Developments in Machine Vision

Perfect Book
Dewarping Curved Pages through Book Scanner with 3D Measurement
Michael Gibbons

Camera Alliance
Interview with Jürgen Hartmann and Andreas Schaarschmidt

Another Cuppa Tea?
The Visual Perception of Service Robots
Jan Jonckheere

AUTOMATION

The Holy Grail
History of Bin Picking
Adil Shafi, Jürgen Bosse

Packaging's Potency
Interview with Birger Becker, Mettler-Toledo

Turning the Blades
Consistent Life Cycle Monitoring Concept for Gas-Turbine Blades
Helmuth Euler

CONTROL

How to Lose Weight and Gain Importance
1960 to Date: The History of Industrial Thermal Imaging
Doug Barry

With Precision into the Race
Leica Absolute Tracker Gives Red Bull Racing Wings
Andreas Petrosino

A Perfect Profile
Optical Laser Sensors Measures Metal Strips' Thickness Profile
Siegfried Kalhofer

COVERSTORY

Battling Windmills?
High-performance Platform for Computation-intensive Machine Vision Applications
Raoul Kimmelmann

EDITORIAL

Vision(s) of the Future
Gabriele Jansen

TOPICS

Looking Machines
Automatica from June, 8 until June, 11, 2010, in Munich, Germany

Big in Japan
ISS 2010: Image Sensing Show in Yokohama, Japan

10th Optatec in Frankfurt, Germany
International Trade Fair for Optical Technologies Components and Systems

Event Calendar

News

Online

Poll

"I Have a Dream"
Automation Technology Opens up Bin Picking Solutions
Holger Hofmann

Reader's Corner
Market Report on 3D-Metrology for German Automotive and Supplier Industries

EMVA 2010: European Machine Vision Adventure
International Machine Vision on a Journey across Europe

Contour Tracking
Image Processing Basics: Contour-based Pattern Matching
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Dr. Norbert Stein, Managing Director and Sole Shareholder of Vitronic

VISION

Million-seller on the Advance into Machine Vision
USB 3.0: Promising in Market Penetration and Convincing in Technical Merits
Michael Gibbons

Baptism by Fire for Vision System
Vision System Automates Fire Extinguisher Container Production
Claude Kuhnen

Avatar Out of Bavaria?
3D Tools and Movie2 Are Two of the New CVB 10.2 Features

Powerful Combination
Line Scan Cameras with CMOS Sensors: Reduced System Noise and High Read-out Rates
Tim Miller

AUTOMATION

Tight Integration of Robotics and Vision
Market Changes Require Flexible Manufacturing
Ignazio Piacentini

Exact Seams
Contour Curve Detection for Robot Path Correction
Dr. Werner Neddermeyer, Ralf König

Safety on the Roads
Tyre Tread Depth Measurement in Moving Traffic
Dr. Michael Bach

Clearing the Box Smartly
Bin Picking: The Masterpiece of Robot Automation
Alexander Hollinger

The Sun's Power
Product Overview: Equipment for Photovoltaic's Production

CONTROL

Towards the Sun
Active Thermography Improves Quality of Solar Cells
Tobias Kröger

Elevated Temperature
Automated Infrared Thermography for Industrial Processes

Not visible?
Product Overview: Thermography and Infrared

COVERSTORY
Polarizing Technics
Advances in Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy

EDITORIAL
From Healing and Destroying
Stephanie Nickl

TOPICS
The Vision Show in Boston, USA
North America's Machine Vision Trade Show and Conference

Euro ID in Cologne
Cross-sector European Trade Fair for Automatic Identification

Quality and Efficiency for the Factory Floor
24th Control: International Trade Fair for Quality Assurance

News
Event Calendar
Online
Poll

Free Interchange of 3D Measuring Data
X3P - a Flexible, System-independent Open Source Data Format
Dr. Georg Wiora, Prof. Dr. Jörg Seewig

Radiant Presence
Optical Metrology Basics: Radiometry
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Dr. Ralf Christoph, CEO and Owner of Werth Messtechnik GmbH, Germany

VISION
Extended Range, Lowered Cost
Next Generation Camera Interface: HSLink
Mike Miethig

Perfect Start on the Fast Track
Tubular Frame Profile Detection for Plastic Windows
Ralf Baumann

New Dimensions in Inline Surface Inspection
3D Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Open up New Potential
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Ernst, Rainer Obergrußberger

Line by Line Stereo
Metrological 3D-Stereo with Line Scan Cameras
Karin Donner

Flexible Positioning and Strong Hold
Knuckle Joint - Not Only - for Precision Positioning of Light Sources
Markus Riedi

Unique Requirements Attractively Met
Micro Video Lenses Increase Machine Vision Applications Range
Oliver Barz

AUTOMATION
High-speed, High-tech, Profiling
Laser Sensor Innovations Improve Tyre Manufacturing
Dr. Walter Pastorius, Martin Sanden

Everything under Control?
Self-sufficient Inspection System for Brake Disc Control
Holger Lübcke

Vision Sensors Can Save Lives
Successful Introduction of Vision Technology in IV Set Production
Andreas Döring

Revolutions in Manufacturing
Robot Based Quality Inspection for Metal Machining
Gunter and Reinhard Otto

Light at the End of the Tunnel
Combination of Intelligent Illumination and Machine Vision Ensures Reliable Automated Defect Detection
Klaus-Peter Dose

On the Right Track
Fully Automated Inspection System for OLED Patterns
Dr. Günter Weber

CONTROL
Perfectly Bottled
Process Optimization through High-speed Imaging
Christoph Seger

Perfect Fit
Non-contact Handheld Gap and Flush Measurement
Dr. Albert Niel

Non-contact
Product Overview: Optical Coordinate Measuring Technology

Deep Insights
3D THz Imaging in Quality Control
Dr. Torsten Löffler, Dr. Holger Quast

An Eye for Detail
Product Overview Microscopy

Malignant Cells?
Spectral Image Processing and Improved Image Contrast Facilitating Diagnosis
Birgit Rader-Brunner

COVERSTORY
Snapshot
Reliable Reading of Barcodes and Data Matrix Codes in Motion
Werner Partl

EDITORIAL
Success Factors
Gabriele Jansen

TOPICS
Viewpoint
Commentary on the Situation of the Industry
Thilo Brodtmann

News
Online
Event Calendar
Poll

Machine Vision China
Established Machine Vision Show in China's Expo City

VTX Birmingham
Platform for Machine Vision in UK and Ireland

Hannover Messe
"Efficiency - Innovation - Sustainability"

From Camera Parameters to World Coordinates
Image Processing Basics: Camera Models
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with David Dechow, President of Aptúra Machine Vision Solutions

VISION
On the Fast Lane
The New Super High-bandwidth Interface Standard: CoaXPress
Colin Pearce

The Right Choice
Key Questions for Camera Selection
Nathan Cohen

Does GigE Vision Make Life Really Easier for the End User?
Optimal Customer Support through GenICam
Daniel Seiler

Panorama View
360 Degree View Ensures Efficient Part Inspection
Claudio Sedazzari

Everlasting Marking - Reliable Identification
Reliable Decoding of Dot-marked Signs Even on Challenging Surfaces

AUTOMATION
Ensuring Competitiveness through Machine Vision
Leading Edge 3D Bin Picking Solution for the Casting Industry
Thor Vollset

Surface Inspection in Real-time
Inspection Solutions for Online Quality Control of Castings
Thomas Simon

Painless Puncture
Optical Quality Control of Infusion Sets
Martin Schumacher

Fresh from the Oven
Inspection of Technical Ceramics in Furnace Processes
Christian Wölz

Found Despite the Camouflage
Layout Independent Fault Detection of Circuit Boards by AOI Systems with Angled-view Inspection
Jens Kokott

CONTROL
Rotating Tubes
Length and Speed Measurement for Non-contact Quality Inspection of Tubes
Dr. Heinrich Steger

Good Quality?
InGaAs Image Sensor Hybrids for Industrial Applications
Christian Lochmann

In the Accelerator
Visual Control of Welding Processes
Oliver Stoll

Mastering Challenging Requirements
Accuracy of Fuselage Panel Machining Is Ensured by 3D Laser Scanner
Christophe Gabeau