Circuit boards get closer inspection
30 March 2016
Machine vision is playing an increasing role in the inspection of consumer electronics, as Beth Harlen discovers
Greg Blackman explores the efforts underway to improve connectivity in factories
ELECTRONICS
Electric potential
21 December 2012
Rob Coppinger looks at the inspection systems found on electronics production lines, both visible and X-ray variants, and finds that, when it comes to manufacturing electronics, throughput is everything
Sizing up electronics
2 November 2009
Greg Blackman looks at some of the imaging requirements for electronics inspection
Keeping pace with electronics
14 March 2008
David Robson on the challenges of applying vision to ever smaller and more complex electronics
The ABC of PCBs
9 March 2007
David Robson reviews recent applications of vision systems in electronics applications
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An Illustration of the surface of PAN fibres (left) and carbon fibres after spreading (right). Credit: Fraunhofer IGCV and Chromasens
Work is underway to build a vision system to detect defects in webs of composite materials
