Isotronic’s VialChecker multi-camera quality control machine. Credit: Isotronic and IDS
Vial statistics
8 June 2021
Greg Blackman explores quality control measures taken to make the glass bottles filled with vaccines
PHARMACEUTICALS
MVTec’s Halcon software library includes a deep learning OCR tool with pre-trained fonts from a wide range of industries. Credit: MVTec
Code critical
3 August 2020
Matthew Dale explores vision solutions for code reading and inspection in pharmaceutical production
Keeping track of pharma regulations
26 June 2019
Matthew Dale explores how machine vision integrators are responding to new demands in the pharmaceutical industry
Pills packaged to perfection
24 August 2015
Greg Blackman looks at where vision technology is used on pharma packaging lines, from blister pack inspection to track-and-trace
Fighting falsified medicines
3 November 2013
Rachel Berkowitz discovers that, to comply with the EU Falsified Medicines Directive, pharmaceutical serialisation and authentication solutions have to be based on machine vision
Latest issue
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A roundup of some of the latest embedded vision technology
Glass inspection normally involves different illumination methods. Credit: MSTVision
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
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Tim Reynolds finds out how vision and AI algorithms are making cities safer
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, on how the mechanical engineering sector could be affected by the war in Ukraine
Credit: Intel
Greg Blackman examines the importance of Tower foundries to machine vision sensor firms, following Intel’s acquisition
