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April/May 2014

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You are the passport

10 April 2014

Jessica Rowbury looks at how imaging and machine vision technologies could one day make ticketless air travel a reality

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The colour of money

10 April 2014

Tom Eddershaw finds that, with new polymer banknotes entering circulation in various countries, colour imaging systems that offer extended sensitivity into the infrared and ultraviolet are needed to inspect the printed money

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The logic of vision

10 April 2014

After more than four decades in the vision business, Datalogic products are in use all around the globe. Tim Gillett reports

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Keeping European production competitive?

10 April 2014

Greg Blackman finds that, in a world where large-scale manufacturing is now predominantly located in Asia and emerging markets, Europe still has a lot to offer when it comes to inspection equipment and quality control

February/March 2014

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The smartphone generation

6 March 2014

With Image Sensors 2014 approaching, Rachel Berkowitz looks at the debt that industrial cameras owe to mobile phones

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All in vein

6 March 2014

Securing an intravenous line in a patient can be a painful procedure if the nurse is unable to find a vein. Now, imaging devices are becoming available that use infrared light to make veins easier to locate, as Jessica Rowbury discovers

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Lighting up the future

6 March 2014

Diversity and flexibility has been key for Lumenera, which is expanding fast after 12 years in business. Tim Gillett reports

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Driving road safety

6 March 2014

Tom Eddershaw looks at the latest vision technology for monitoring traffic, including systems designed to make cyclists safer on the roads

December 2013 / January 2014

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One billion pixels, one billion stars

13 December 2013

From the ESA Gaia mission to survey one billion stars, which is due to launch this month, to photographing the sun, Greg Blackman looks at some of the imaging technology used in astronomy

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Special delivery

13 December 2013

With Christmas fast approaching, staff at distribution hubs of retailers as well as the postal service will be working exceptionally hard. Tom Eddershaw investigates how machine vision can help automate processing packages at distribution centres to get presents delivered in time for Christmas

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Guiding sight

13 December 2013

Bin-picking remains a challenge for industrial robots, not least because of the difficulties in locating the object with vision technology, as Jessica Rowbury discovers

October/November 2013

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Industrial ideas meet consumer needs

3 November 2013

Systems developed for applications such as inspecting electronic components are finding their way into sports coverage, real estate, marketing and gaming. Siân Harris finds out why

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ITAR under attack

3 November 2013

Will reforms to the ITAR lists that control US exports of defence-related technologies make it easier for US companies to export? Greg Blackman investigates

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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

Vision Yearbook 2013/2014

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State of play

8 October 2013

What are the key talking points for the vision industry as we move into 2014? We asked a number of industry experts for their views on the current state of the industry and the year ahead

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Europe and US under the spotlight

8 October 2013

Manufacturing across the globe has been hit hard in recent years and machine vision companies have had to diversify to stay profitable. Three industry bodies - the EMVA, VDMA and AIA - share their views on the current state of the vision market and the important developments taking place in Europe and North America that could ultimately affect vision firms

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Caught on camera

8 October 2013

Warren Clark charts the 25-year history of Basler, one of the largest camera manufacturers in the industry

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Setting standards

8 October 2013

The number of machine vision standards available has grown considerably since Camera Link was introduced 13 years ago. We asked those on the various standards committees for an update on their standards

August/September 2013

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All part of the process

28 August 2013

The British Machine Vision Conference is due take place at the beginning of September, an event with machine vision in the title - but, confusingly, focusing on academic algorithm development and computer vision. Greg Blackman asks what industrial image processing can learn from academia

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Here comes the sun

28 August 2013

Greg Blackman on how infrared and thermal imaging can maximise the efficiency of solar panels

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Cameras for customers

28 August 2013

Baumer Optronic has been making market-leading camera solutions since 1997, as Warren Clark discovers

June/July 2013

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Inspect, eat, drink, and be merry

5 June 2013

Rob Coppinger looks at the imaging equipment used on food-processing lines, including hyperspectral systems for classifying fruit and veg, and 3D vision for measuring baked goods

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Innovation and independence

5 June 2013

For more than a quarter of a century, privately-owned Matrix Vision has been an innovator in imaging, as Warren Clark discovers

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Imaging in depth

5 June 2013

Greg Blackman explains the depth imaging technique, time-of-flight, which is of great interest to car makers as a sensing technology able to detect pedestrians and other obstacles

April/May 2013

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Imaging on guard

24 April 2013

Greg Blackman finds that, in order to make security systems effective with video analytics, image quality is of paramount importance

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Driving production

24 April 2013

Rob Coppinger sees the advantages of using vision systems for part inspection throughout the automotive supply chain

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Flexible solutions

24 April 2013

Warren Clark speaks to Intercon 1, a company with 25 years' experience in machine vision cabling

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Building a spectral picture

24 April 2013

Greg Blackman looks at the technology surrounding spectral imaging, including hyperspectral and multispectral solutions suitable for industrial imaging

February/March 2013

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Adding a splash of colour

26 February 2013

Rob Coppinger investigates what it takes to make an accurate colour reading, from software calibration to the colour sensors used

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Grabbing the market

26 February 2013

After two decades at the top, Bitflow is still at the cutting edge of frame grabbers, as Warren Clark discovers

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Eye on the ball

26 February 2013

From generating statistics on Germany's top football matches to helping runners avoid injury, imaging plays an increasingly important role in sport, as Greg Blackman discovers

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Lightening the load

26 February 2013

Greg Blackman looks at applications of vision technology in the transport sector, from helping load trucks safely to managing the flow of shipping containers into and out of ports

December 2012/January 2013

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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

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Taking charge: the big sensor debate

21 December 2012

Industrial CMOS sensors now offer CCD-like image quality, at least that's what some companies claim. But is this really the case and what does it mean for the machine vision market? Greg Blackman investigates the long-running feud between CMOS and CCD

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25 years at the top

21 December 2012

After a quarter century in the business, PCO is broadening its appeal beyond the research community, as Warren Clark discovers

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Handled with care

21 December 2012

Random bin picking holds great potential for automating manufacturing, but it's still incredibly complex. Greg Blackman looks at the vision technology required to guide robots in pick-and-place applications

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