October/November 2014

Grabbing a share of future markets
Despite perceptions that the market for frame-grabbers is in decline, Silicon Software's future appears bright. Tim Gillett meets CEO Klaus-Henning Noffz
Keeping up with fast frame rates
As cameras become faster, Jessica Rowbury discusses some of the challenges in reaching high speeds while also improving the image quality
Lighting the way
Greg Blackman finds that advanced lighting control is yielding big benefits for machine vision engineers
Imaging in depth
3D imaging is gaining importance in machine vision, but it is the consumer markets where a lot of the technology development is taking place, as Tom Eddershaw finds out

Latest issue
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