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...
June/July 2021

Vial statistics
Greg Blackman explores quality control measures taken to make the glass bottles filled with vaccines
Fulfilling vision’s potential
With logistics experiencing huge growth, Keely Portway considers business opportunities for vision companies in warehouse automation
Final call for digital flight maintenance
Matthew Dale takes a bird’s eye view of aircraft inspection, where drones equipped with vision are replacing manual checks
Calibration across the spectrum
Leslie Lyons, business development manager for light metrology at Pro-Lite Technology, says spectral camera calibration needs a spectrally tunable light source
Start small and start quickly with AI: advice from Automate Forward
Greg Blackman reports from the Association for Advancing Automation's latest digital show on the advances being made using AI for industrial inspection

Latest issue
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
Clever manipulation of light is allowing researchers to image deeper into tissue to ultimately further our understanding of the brain. Abigail Williams investigates
Automation, lighting regimes, and hyperspectral imaging are unlocking vertical farming’s full potential, finds Benjamin Skuse
There’s a renaissance underway in shortwave infrared imaging as thin-film photodetectors come online. Tim Hayes reports