Industry 4.0: powered by vision, smart factories are coming
In a post-pandemic world, the need for efficient, optimised factories has never been greater, finds Andrei Mihai
In a post-pandemic world, the need for efficient, optimised factories has never been greater, finds Andrei Mihai
Greg Blackman reports on the progress being made in Industry 4.0, as discussed during the EMVA conference
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
Matthew Dale discovers how emerging imaging technologies could make our roads safer and help manage congestion
Siemens is developing software that will control and monitor London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone, integrating data from ANPR cameras and other sensors
Working for Siemens and the Technical University of Munich, Tolga Birdal received the 2016 European Machine Vision Association's Young Professional Award in June
Tom Eddershaw looks at the latest vision technology for monitoring traffic, including systems designed to make cyclists safer on the roads
Securing an intravenous line in a patient can be a painful procedure if the nurse is unable to find a vein. Now, imaging devices are becoming available that use infrared light to make veins easier to locate, as Jessica Rowbury discovers
Government schemes for manufacturing and automation are out there, says Brian Holliday, divisional director, Industry Automation at Siemens - you just have to know where to look
Siemens Industry Automation Division has launched the Simatic MV440 1D/2D code readers, suited to reading data matrix codes, such as direct part marks (DPMs) on objects under difficult ambient conditions.
Advances in sensors that capture images like real eyes, plus in the software and hardware to process them, are bringing a paradigm shift in imaging, finds Andrei Mihai
A new automated approach is helping engineers in vision technology and forensics to identify rare traces, which can be essential in solving a crime
Integrating AI and augmented reality into imaging and machine vision for automated inspection tasks paves the way for faster, more efficient manufacturing, finds Abigail Williams
Camera and AI-equipped agricultural robots that can till, weed, pollinate and harvest are revolutionising farming, discovers Benjamin Skuse
Optical accelerators are enabling a new generation of powerful hyperspectral cameras, writes Professor Andrea Fratalocchi, of KAUST and Pixeltra
Imec’s Wouter Charle on how compact hyperspectral imaging cameras have huge potential once integrated into stringent clinical workflows