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

CONTENT

COVERSTORY
GigabitEthernet
or the Return of Frame Grabbers
Michael Noffz

EDITORIAL
Harald Grobholz

TOPICS

Machine Vision in the UK
Don Braggins Presents the UK Vision Scene

News

Child's Play
Image Processing Basics: Shape Detection
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Global Player
Interview with Brian Kyte, Director Alicona UK

Viewpoint: Success Factors
Gabriele Jansen

Visionaries
Interview with Keith Attwood, CEO e2v

VISION

High Accuracy in UV
Telecentric UV Lenses for Highest Image Resolution
Claudio Sedazzari

New Opportunities of Machine Vision Software
How Newest Machine Vision Technology Helps Users
Dr. Lutz Kreutzer

AUTOMATION

Graded Quality
Machine Vision for Textile Inspection
Mark Shelton

Renaissance of Production Base Germany
Machine Vision Creates Flexible Robot Cells
Daniel Eisenhardt

Sensor + Test
Conference 2009

Defects Fast Recognized
Making Chatter Marks Measurable
Florian Hofmann

CONTROL

Hot Freight
Automatic Ladle Condition Monitoring

Control 2009
Opening Up New Dimensions

Laser Tracker for Aircraft Construction
Plant Construction and Steel Building

Investigating the Material World
New Capabilities in the Study of Corrosion

CONTENT

COVERSTORY
(De)Centralization
Smart Cameras Are More than Only Stand-alone Systems
Uwe Furtner

EDITORIAL
Harald Grobholz

TOPICS

The Pyramid's Wide Base
INSPECT Vendor Survey Vision Sensors, Smart Cameras and Embedded Systems

News

Everything Is in Motion
Interview with Bill Silver, Vice President Cognex

The 23rd Control Is Right on Course!

Hopes Are High for Automatica 2010

Fan of Rays
Optical Metrology Basics: Spectral Sensors
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Michael Engel, CEO Vision Components

VISION

Smart Cameras of the Next Generation
Innovation Focus on User Needs
Werner Partl

Real-time Immersive Experiences
Optical MotionTracker for AR and VR Applications
Michael Gibbons

Distortion-free Rendering
The History of Telecentrics
Wiebke Marzahn

Eyes Wide Open for Innovation
Smart Cameras for Real-time Image Analysis
Prof. Dr. Andrew Clarke

Getting the Lighting Right Is Half the Battle
Vision Sensor Reads DataMatrix Codes on Reflecting Glass Plates

AUTOMATION

Too Little, or Too Much?
Imaging Vision Sensors Measuring Salt Filling Levels of "Bad Reichenhaller Markensalz"

100 % Inspection - 100% Purity
Smart Cameras Revolutionize Bottle Inspection
Dr. Joseph A. Sgro

Message in a Bottle
Smart Camera Ensures Traceability in Bottle Manufacturing
Raoul Kimmelmann

Fatigue-free at the Steel-Mill
Vision System Monitors Strip Steel Production
Ronald Krzywinski

Extra Virgin
Color Vision Sensor for Olive Sorting
Michael Beising

CONTROL

3D Topography Concisely Recorded
System to the Evaluation of Surfaces
Dr. Thomas Schüßler

Dream Wedding
Göttingen Technology Days 2009

CONTENTS

COVERSTORY
Quality Is Everything - Everything Is Quality
Compact Inspection System for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Kamillo Weiß

EDITORIAL
Anorexia?
Gabriele Jansen

TOPICS
Extensive and Explicit
EMVA Market Survey Provides Basis for Strategic Planning
Andreas Breyer

Reader's Corner
Machine Vision Demystified

News
Poll
Event Calendar
Online

Viewpoint
The Future Lies in Openness
Michael Engel

Comparing Apples to Oranges
Self-service Scales Auto-detect Fruits and Vegetables with USB Cameras
Daniel Seiler

Vision 2009
Messe Stuttgart Announces Positive Signs

Frozen in Time
Image Processing Basics: Moving Objects
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Ignazio Piacentini, CEO ImagingLab

VISION
Is the Discussion on Digital Interfaces Done Yet?
Interview with Vlad Tucakov, Director of Sales and Marketing, Point Grey Research

Three Steps to Full Parameterization
Coating Inspection on Injection-molded Parts Set up by Intuition
Wolfgang Pomrehn

Mirrored Quality
Deflectometry Opens up Broad Field for Surface Inspection
Antonio Ballester

AUTOMATION
High Throughput at the Relay Station
Vision System Gauges Distances between Relays' Contacts

Sustainable Quality Assurance
Line Up of Inspection Systems for Solar Cell Production
Guido Eberhardt

Please Read this Leaflet Carefully ...
Vision Sensors Detect Incorrect Sheets in Print Finishing
Rainer Bönick

CONTROL
Ingots under Control
Geometry Inspection of Silicon Ingots for Solar Wafer Production
Siegfried Kalhofer

Gentle Glow
Photovoltaic Cell and Module Inspection Using Electroluminescence Imaging
Marcin Barszczewski, Christian Felsheim

Benef'cent Is the Might of Flame, When o'er It Man Doth Watch, Doth Tame
ACTech Reduces Costs and Time by 3D Co-ordinate Measuring Technology
Andreas Knoch

CONTENT

COVERSTORY
Near to REM ... and More
Surface Analysis with Materials Microscopy

EDITORIAL
Gabriele Jansen

TOPICS

News

Performance of Inspection Systems
Factors Influencing Automated Defect Identification
Dr. Ralph Neubecker

Stuttgart Springtime
Control 2009

Put in Perspective
Optical Metrology Basics: Telecentric Lenses
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Dr. Rainer Ohnheiser, CEO, Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH

VISION

Millions of Mirrors
Technology and Applications of Digital Light Processing
Alfred Jacobsen

Pixel Highway
Move Large Volumes of Data
Ronny Walther

Green Mobility
Quality Control of Cylinder Wall Surfaces for Engine Optimization
Andreas Hermann

AUTOMATION

Precision out of Gold City
Methods for High-precision Optical Measurement
Dr. Helge Moritz

Wrap Up
Precise 3D Stereo Measurement at 900°

Perfect Interaction
3D Robot Guidance, In-line Measurement and Data Analysis Secure Quality in Body-in-White Production
Robert Werny

Outsourcing
Contract Measurements with Image Processing
Dipl.-Ing. Joachim Kimmerle

CONTROL

Heat Flux Thermography
From Laboratory System to Industrial Application
Dr. Christoph Döttinger

Automatic Focus Adjustment
Piezo Drives for Microscopy
Dipl.-Phys. Steffen Arnold, Ellen-Christine Reiff, M.A.

New Possibilities
Laser Tracker Simplifies the Inspection of Large Castings
Andreas Petrosino

For Highest Surface Grade
All-round Quality Assurance of Drill and Milling Tools
Mag. Astrid Krenn

Perfect Surfaces
Automated Objective Surface Inspection Station with High Flexibility at Daimler AG
Dipl.-Phys., MBM Hubert Lechner

High-precision and Non-contact
Circularity and Radial Run-out Measurement with Multi Sensor Monitoring
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Schmitt, M. Sc. Guilherme Mallmann

CONTENT

COVERSTORY
Retrofit Design Dragon Style
Easy Conversion to Modern LED Line Lights
Michael Schneider

EDITORIAL
Gabriele Jansen

TOPICS

Beyond the Noise
Putting Camera Standard EMVA 1288 to Use
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Mathias Dotzel

News

Online Portal for Machine Vision and Optical Metrology
Relaunch in June 2009 Offers New Valuable Features
Markus Caspari

Scanning Buildings Fast and Wide
3D Laser Scanners Register Offices and Shop Floors with Wide Range

25th Anniversary of Fanuc Vision
Long-term Strategy Pays Off

Clean Slate
Image Processing Basics: The Background
Prof. Dr. Christoph Heckenkamp

Visionaries
Interview with Dr. Jürgen Geffe, Managing Director of Vision & Control

VISION

Custom-made Off-the-Shelf
User Interface of Machine Vision Software in Automated Inspection
Christian Demant

Well-lit
Correct Lighting Increases Reliable Detection in Industrial Automation

Minority Report
Futuristic Interface Technologies by 3D Vision
Martin Profittlich

AUTOMATION

In the Mold
3D Quality Inspection of Cast Parts
Dipl.-Ing. Ricardo Rodrigo

High-Tech for Farm Equipment
Yield Increase and Quality Improvement in Robot Welding by Usage of Laser-Vision-Systems
Jean-Paul Boillot, Jeffrey Noruk

CONTROL

In the Pole Position
Optical Measuring System Determines Geometry of a Differential Gear Casing
Dipl.-Ing. Falko Puschitz, Prof. DI Dr. Friedrich Bleicher

Continuing on the Road to Success
Control 2009 - First Impressions and New Products