Features about 'SURFACE'

August/September 2012

Not scratching the surface

Surfaces have a key role, stopping corrosion for one, and Rob Coppinger examines the latest solutions for inspecting this most important of features

August/September 2010

Inspection in HD

Inspecting the various components and production steps that go into ensuring every pixel on an LCD high definition TV - all two million of them - is fully operational is something that cannot be achieved without machine vision, as Greg Blackman discovers

April/May 2009

Scanning the surface

Greg Blackman looks at how surface inspection systems are being used to detect defects and monitor the quality of products such as paper, wood and textiles

December 2007/January 2008

More than the eye can see

David Robson finds that Mother Nature knows best when it comes to designing vision equipment for surface inspection

December 2006/ January 2007

Beneath the surface

Advanced imaging technology is pushing the boundaries of surface inspection applications, as David Robson discovers.