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