Acuros extended SWIR camera
5 August 2020
SWIR Vision Systems has launched an extended SWIR Acuros HD camera, which increases the usable SWIR band out to 2,000nm
Greg Blackman tries to put a figure on the cost of vision technology
SWIR Vision Systems
The Moon landing was 50 years old in 2019. Zeiss lenses were used to capture this image
The best of 2019
23 December 2019
The last year has been one of consolidation for the machine vision industry, along with a slowdown in the markets that machine vision serves
The sensor of SWIR Vision Systems' Acuros CQD 1920 camera
Saving on SWIR
19 December 2019
Matthew Dale finds that new sensor technologies based on quantum dots are set to bring down the cost of shortwave infrared imaging
SWIR and depth sensors up for Laser World of Photonics award
12 June 2019
Trinamix, SWIR Vision Systems and Emberion have been shortlisted within the imaging and sensors category of Laser World of Photonics’ first innovation award
Graphene sensor at Laser Munich to lower cost of SWIR imaging
10 June 2019
Graphene Flagship partner, Emberion, is launching a VIS-SWIR graphene photodetector at Laser World of Photonics. The technology has been shortlisted for an innovation award at the Munich trade fair
Webcast: New technologies for infrared imaging
The webcast, taking place on 29 May at 3pm BST, will explore the latest equipment for imaging in the shortwave infrared, including narrowband SWIR LEDs and a SWIR camera based on a colloidal quantum dot sensor
Quantum dot SWIR to compete with InGaAs
21 March 2019
The first shortwave infrared camera built on quantum dot sensor technology has been launched by US firm SWIR Vision Systems
Innovative imaging tech shortlisted for Vision Stuttgart award
28 August 2018
Technology that advances 3D imaging, makes lenses more resistant to vibration, turns a CMOS camera virtually into a CCD, and makes SWIR imaging less expensive, are all innovations shortlisted for this year’s Vision Award, to be presented at the Vision show in Stuttgart
Colloidal quantum dot sensor to disrupt SWIR imaging market
23 April 2018
Spin-out firm SWIR Vision Systems is to commercialise colloidal quantum dot infrared sensors, which, the company says, could displace InGaAs technology. Dr Ethan Klem, Allan Hilton, and George Wildeman from the company discuss the performance, fabrication, and cost trade-offs of CQD sensors versus InGaAs
Infrared sensor spin-out firm to lower cost of SWIR imagers
27 March 2018
RTI International, a US non-profit research institute, has spun out a venture company, SWIR Vision Systems, to commercialise RTI’s infrared camera technology
Latest issue
Keely Portway looks at the trials and tribulations of bringing new technology to market, particularly in a pandemic
Prof Dr Bernd Jähne, chair of EMVA 1288 and senior professor at HCI, Heidelberg University, gives a preview of release 4.0 of the EMVA standard 1288
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, on the difficulties the machine vision sector is facing, and why there are still plenty of positives
Vision Ventures’ director Dr Chris Yates on what the future holds for M&A activity in machine vision
As a new academic year begins, Greg Blackman finds out what students taking image processing courses in two universities have in store
Géraldine Andrieux, CEO of Blumorpho
Ahead of the Inpho Venture Summit in October, Blumorpho CEO, Géraldine Andrieux, discusses how startups should approach pitching for venture capital funding in these uncertain economic times
Greg Blackman speaks to Simon Beveridge, managing director of UK-based vision integrator Siga Vision, about installing vision systems during Covid-19
Some of Luminate's third cohort of startups. Credit: Luminate
On 14 September, 10 photonics startups from Luminate's business accelerator will present their technology during The Optical Society’s virtual conference. Greg Blackman asks Luminate MD, Sujatha Ramanujan, how these young companies are coping during Covid-19
Credit: Messe Stuttgart
Greg Blackman gathers opinion from the vision community on the impact the cancellation of Vision Stuttgart has on product releases and connecting with customers
