Flir’s strategic move into machine vision
With the acquisition of Point Grey, Flir Systems has made a strategic move in the machine vision sector, argue Dr Eric Mounier and Pierre Cambou at market research firm Yole Développement
With the acquisition of Point Grey, Flir Systems has made a strategic move in the machine vision sector, argue Dr Eric Mounier and Pierre Cambou at market research firm Yole Développement
Working for Siemens and the Technical University of Munich, Tolga Birdal received the 2016 European Machine Vision Association's Young Professional Award in June
Matthew Dale looks at how thermal imaging is improving solar plant inspection
Beth Harlen looks at how the accessibility of imaging technology has impacted the evolution of geographic information systems
Greg Blackman investigates the rise of embedded vision and finds that advances in computer hardware are set to revolutionise factory automation
A roundup of some of the latest embedded vision technology
Tim Hayes provides a window into how to find defects in glass
Mathias Bochow, GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam, is working on the Trace project to track marine plastic. Credit: Frank Schweikert, Aldebaran Marine Research & Broadcast (www.aldebaran.org/en/)
Abigail Williams speaks to scientists tracking marine plastic using satellite spectral imagery
Tim Reynolds finds out how vision and AI algorithms are making cities safer
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, on how the mechanical engineering sector could be affected by the war in Ukraine
Greg Blackman examines the importance of Tower foundries to machine vision sensor firms, following Intel’s acquisition