Inspecting tortillas on a high-speed packaging line. Credit: Scorpion Vision
Packaging lines are becoming more automated thanks to vision, especially lines processing food and fresh produce, as Abigail Williams finds out
Omron has announced that Fernando Colás, who has been with the company for 37 years, has been named CEO of its industrial automation business in EMEA
The HD-1500 from Omron can handle payloads of up to 1,500kg, making it possible to automate tasks that would normally need a forklift truck. Credit: Omron
Susan Curtis explores the burgeoning world of autonomous mobile robots
Hyperspectral imaging can be used to check for blemishes on food packaging lines. Credit: Brillopak
Matthew Dale finds out how vision is enabling smaller batch sizes to be processed on packaging lines
MVTec’s Halcon software library includes a deep learning OCR tool with pre-trained fonts from a wide range of industries. Credit: MVTec
Matthew Dale explores vision solutions for code reading and inspection in pharmaceutical production
Voelker Controls, with its expertise in motion control, pneumatics, robotics, machine vision and sensors, has been appointed a distributor Omron automation products for the Southern Ohio market
Omron will be showing the new FHV7-series smart camera
Warehouses are becoming highly automated facilities that rely to a large extent on vision, as Abigail Williams discovers
Omron has released the FHV7-series smart camera combined with illumination and image processing functionality for advanced vision inspections
Omron has opened eight new innovation labs in Europe. The labs give manufacturers an idea of the benefits of a connected, automated and intelligent factory, optimised with the latest automation and robotics technologies
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Deep learning has helped to make great strides in machine vision technology, but there are additional data-centric tools that can help new applications come to life. Find out more...
CCD374 for Sentinel-4 Earth observation satellite. Credit: ESA
The different requirements of industrial and space imaging have led to distinct sensor development paths that diverge and intersect in interesting ways, as Benjamin Skuse finds out
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Clever manipulation of light is allowing researchers to image deeper into tissue to ultimately further our understanding of the brain. Abigail Williams investigates
One of SweGreen's eight vertical farm units that it operates across Sweden. Credit: SweGreen
Automation, lighting regimes, and hyperspectral imaging are unlocking vertical farming’s full potential, finds Benjamin Skuse
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There’s a renaissance underway in shortwave infrared imaging as thin-film photodetectors come online. Tim Hayes reports
