The ScanningRuler is a newly released 3D camera from Sick. It is designed to help increase the productivity of vision-guided robotics applications
Rob Coppinger looks at the imaging equipment used on food-processing lines, including hyperspectral systems for classifying fruit and veg, and 3D vision for measuring baked goods
The new Inspector PIM60 vision sensor from Sick aims to offer high-speed part inspection, position detection and in addition intelligent measuring functions plus a flexible web server
Rob Coppinger investigates what it takes to make an accurate colour reading, from software calibration to the colour sensors used
Sick has introduced the MultiLine sensor, which provides a stable and continuous detection signal from the leading to the trailing edge of a product, even when surfaces are glossy, flat or contoured
Sick UK has launched an all-in-one package to develop, build and install integrated Inspector vision sensors under its SystemsPlus service group
Sick has launched a vision sensor in the Inspector family, the PI50
Sick (UK) has launched the Lector 620 code scanner range for reliable 1D, stacked and 2D code identification, traceability and anti-counterfeiting
Sick (UK) has extended the capabilities of its optical linear measurement sensor portfolio with the new OLM200, for high performance materials handling applications
Sick IVP has grown from its roots as a small Swedish CMOS developer to a global player in vision, as Warren Clark discovers
Danny Reed, head of education and skills, PPMA Best, on the charity’s work to increase the number of female engineers
Dominique Bonnisseau and Corinne Tsamba from Tematys advise on the questions technology firms should ask in order to grow their business
AMRC's Integrated Manufacturing Group's work spans robotics and automation, integrated large volume metrology, digital assisted assembly and manufacturing informatics
Greg Blackman visits the University of Sheffield’s Factory 2050 where Rolls-Royce, McLaren and Siemens, among others, are investing in research on digital manufacturing
Greg Blackman asks machine vision firms what strategies they employ when hiring staff
GenDC modular model decoupling data encoding or decoding from its transmission
Stéphane Maurice, GenICam vice chair and director of software development at Matrox Imaging, describes the benefits of GenDC, the latest member of the GenICam standard family
Wolfgang Pomrehn, collaborative robotics product manager at Bosch Rexroth, says deep learning could reduce the engineering effort of introducing new products to a manufacturing line by three quarters
