CONTENTS

EDITORIAL
Global Sourcing
Gabriele Jansen

TOPICS
Cross-media, Comprehensive and Concise
The INSPECT Buyers Guide 2010

INSPECT Panel Discussion: 3D Vision and 3D Metrology
All You Ever Wanted to Know about 3D - Technologies, Applications, Benefits

Camera Roadmap
International Technology Trend Survey for Industrial Vision Cameras

STANDARDS
The Only Real-time Machine Vision Network Protocol
Interface for High Bandwidth Applications: Camera Link
Jeff Fryman, Steve Kinney

Transparency for Industrial Cameras and Sensors
Objective Specification of Vital Camera Data: EMVA 1288
Prof. Dr. Bernd Jähne, Patrick Schwarzkopf

Camera Network of the Future
Reduced Hardware Count and Increased Interoperability: GigE Vision
Jeff Fryman, Eric Carey

Interconnection Made Easy
Generic Interface for Cameras: GenICam
Dr. Friedrich Dierks, Patrick Schwarzkopf

Ensuring Optical Image Quality
Interface between High Resolution Cameras and Lenses: Lens Mount Standard
Kazuhiro Igarashi, Yutaka Yamaguchi

Comparing Apples with Oranges
The Need of a Machine Vision Software Benchmark
Dr. Wolfgang Eckstein

BUYERS GUIDE
Germany - Austria - Switzerland
Location Map and Company Profiles

Europe
Location Map and Company Profiles

North America
Location Map and Company Profiles

World
Location Map and Company Profiles

Cameras & Image Sensors

Consulting, Marketing, Education & Other Services

Illumination & Lighting Systems

Framer Grabber

Microscopes, Endoscopes & Equipment

Optical Metrology

Optics

Processors, Interfaces, Cables, Peripherals

R & D

Software

Vision Sensors, Smart Cameras & Embedded Systems

Vision Systems, Turnkey Solutions, Integration Services

Product Showcases

CONTENTS

COVERSTORY
Good Milk from Happy Cows
Time of Flight Imaging Enables Automated Milking
Dr. Walt Pastorius

EDITORIAL
Brainstorming 1969
Gabriele Jansen

TOPICS
Successful Partnership
Interview with Frank Grube, CEO Allied Vision Technologies, and Christof Zollitsch, CEO Stemmer Imaging

News
Poll
Event Calendar
Online

A Dose of Vision
Optimistic Mood at the 22^nd Vision Trade Show in Stuttgart
Stephanie Nickl

Topics with Impact: All You Ever Wanted to Know About 3D
INSPECT Panel Discussion at Vision 2009

World Coordinates under Control
Image Processing Basics: Camera Calibration
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Johann Salzberger, Managing Director Micro-Epsilon

VISION
Real-time 3D Reconstruction with GigE Vision
High Speed GigE Camera Used in Real-time 3D Structured Light System
Laurette Perrard

3D Data from Time Delay Measurement
Time of Flight - How It Works
Christian Waizenegger

In the Spotlight
Lighting for 2D and 3D Imaging
Thomas Rampertshammer

One Step Ahead
3D Scanner for the Custom-made Shoe
Michael Gibbons

The Force of Attraction
3D Object Recognition and Motion Control
Fabian Bäz-Oberhäuser, Benjamin Kolb, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Schwarz

With a Special Flavor
Standard Machine Vision System Excels Beyond Standards
Christoph Kunz

AUTOMATION
Augmented Reality Instead of Eye Drops
Optical Tracking for Data Eyeglasses of Medical Training Simulator
Meike Hummerich

Modern Warriors
Giving Robots Real-time 3D Vision for Dangerous Missions

Across Siberia
3D OCR Guarantees Traceability of Railway Wheels
Horst Horvath

Simply the Better Contacts
Inline 3D Inspection for a 100% Control of Plug Connectors
Alexander Piaseczki

CONTROL
Cost Optimization of Tube Manufacturing
Applying Cutting-edge Measurement Equipment to Improve Efficiency
Jutta Thiel

A Long Way
3D Metrology in Shape and Geometry Analysis
Harald Rein

CONTENTS

COVERSTORY
Software Development Breaking New Ground
Configuration Replaces Programming
Raoul Kimmelmann

EDITORIAL
Climbing Up
Stephanie Nickl

TOPICS
Treasure Hunt in Stuttgart
INSPECT Discovery Tour at Vision 2009

Reader's Corner
Conquering the Tower of Babel

News
Poll
Event Calender
Online

Topics with Impact: All You Ever Wanted to Know about 3D
3D Vision and 3D Metrology in the INSPECT Panel Discussion

Looking Ahead
New Machine Vision Solutions and Trends at Automatica 2010

Relaxed Technical
Kappa Summer Symposium in Northeim

Bright Prospects
Vision 2009 Ties in with Previous Successes

Preview Trade Show Vision Special

Viewpoint
From Academic to Businessman
Dr. Savvas Chamberlain

Controllable Time
Image Processing Basics: Real-time
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Dr. Savvas Chamberlain, Chairman of the Board, Dalsa Corporation

VISION
Package Deal
More than Just Cameras - the Complete Solution for GigE Vision
Carsten Wehe

Smart, Smooth, Strong
Next Generation Smart Camera for Factory Automation
Steve Geraghty

Making Science Fiction Fact
Futuristic Computer Interaction through Stereoscopic Vision
Arnaud Destruels

Take on Color
1-Chip CCD Cameras Compute Colors from Luminance Values
Dr. Henning Bässmann

Speed Booster
Networking Technology Doubles the Speed of GigE Interfaces
Laurette Perrard

Vision System Modeling
Vision System Design Using CAD Software
Matthias Voigt

Award-winning Concept
Smart Camera Purely FPGA Based

The Definition of a Megapixel Lens...
Andreas Kronwald

A Tremendous Potential...
Flexible Topology in GigE-Vision Systems Opens up New Possibilities
Andreas Schaarschmidt

AUTOMATION
Modular, Efficient, Versatile
Platform Strategy for Automated Material Handling
Dr.-Ing. Frank Grünewald

Salt of the Earth
All New Special Platform for System integrators at Vision Trade Show

The Needle in the Haystack
The Quest for Tiny Flaws on Large Surfaces
Dr. Erhardt Barth, Sascha Klement, Fabian Timm

Optimal Combination
Sensor Solutions for the Photovoltaic Production
Thomas Hall

CONTROL
Small, Smaller, Pico
Industrial Metrology Makes Use of Pico Projectors as Optical 3D Sensors
Robert W. Kuhn

Light Messages
Electroluminescence Analysis Rises Quality of Thin-film Solar Cells
Raf Vandersmissen

CONTENT

COVERSTORY
It´s all a Matter of Position
5 MPixel USB Cameras Support Precision Work in Laser Technology
Thomas Schmidgall

EDITORIAL
Harald Grobholz

TOPICS

Secrets Unveiled
Technology Trend Survey for Industrial Vision Cameras

News

Having an Edge
Image Processing Basics: Edge Detection
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Viewpoint: Crisis Management
Gabriele Jansen

Visionaries
Interview with Dr. Klaus-Henning Noffz, CEO Silicon Software

VISION

Camera Cubes
Compact Camera Heads and Cost-effective Cabling
Dr. Reinhard Borst

From Analog to Digital
Digital-Technology - the Future of Machine Vision
Yvon Bouchard

Netbook Vision
Alternative Configurations of Vision Systems Featuring USB Technology

Best of Both Worlds?
FireWire and GigE Racing for the Pole Position
Ingo Lewerendt

AUTOMATION

Glass Tube Inspection
A Customer-specific System for Manifold Use
Dr. Erik Marquardt und Dipl.-Ing. Eckard Eikelmann

A Funeral Parade for the Frame Grabber?
INSPECT Expert´s Survey about the Future of a Component

CONTROL

Laser beam-quality improves
Digital Wavefront Sensors Measure Laser Beams
Igor Lyuboshenko

Detecting invisible Faults
Quality Assurance by X-ray Tomography, Thermography, Shearography and Terahertz
Dr.-Ing. Norbert Bauer