A combination of vision, sensor and deep learning technologies are creating extraordinary developments in retail, writes Matthew Dale
Keely Portway investigates the latest advances in 3D vision equipment, and how they could open up new industrial imaging applications
Machine vision technology is improving quality control in automotive manufacturing, writes Andrew Williams
Greg Blackman speaks to Torsten Wiesinger at Lucid Vision Labs, one of the newest industrial camera manufacturers on the block
A group at the University of Bologna is trying to make images from Grand Theft Auto more realistic so that they can act as training data for neural networks. Greg Blackman listens to Pierluigi Zama Ramirez’s presentation at the European Machine Vision Forum in Bologna in September
Petra Gospodnetic at Fraunhofer ITWM describes her work building a virtual image processing environment to simulate the design of an inspection system
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
Andreas Franz, CEO of Framos
As Framos turns 40, we talk to the firm’s CEO, Andreas Franz, on diversifying into vertical markets outside factory automation
Earlier this year, Terry Arden stepped down as chief executive of LMI Technologies. We caught up with him to see what has changed during his 18 years with the company
Jan-Erik Schmitt
Jan-Erik Schmitt of Vision Components compares embedded vision today with that of 25 years ago when the firm was founded
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Manufacturing firms must help inspire young engineers as production plants embrace digital technologies, Matthew Dale finds
David Giltner
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, discusses whether these two seemingly different career paths can successfully overlap
Hardy Mehl, chief financial officer at Basler
We speak to Basler’s Hardy Mehl on industry consolidation, embedded vision, and operating in Asia
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Isabel Yang from the China Machine Vision Union gave an update on the vision market in the country during the EMVA business conference
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Greg Blackman reports on the progress being made in Industry 4.0, as discussed during the EMVA conference
Dirk Engelbrecht, CEO of Andugo
Greg Blackman speaks to Dirk Engelbrecht who is bringing the automation value chain together through his online platform
