OCR improves stock taking for British retailer
20 March 2009
A major British retailer has implemented an OCR solution to automate its stock inventory system.
Applications
Imaging sensors employed in search for extraterrestrial life
17 March 2009
CCD imaging sensors are being used onboard the Kepler spacecraft as part of a three and a half year-long mission to search for extraterrestrial life.
Imaging data creates virtual Oxford
17 March 2009
The Oxford Mobile Robotics Group, providing research for aspects of mobile autonomy, has developed an autonomous vehicle to map and navigate the city of Oxford, UK.
Chemical company uses machine vision to improve traceability
16 March 2009
A global chemical manufacturer based in France is using machine vision to improve the traceability of its products via datamatrix barcodes
Vision reduces manufacturing rejects
9 March 2009
Machine vision has allowed an optimisation of production at manufacturing company Mayer & Co., known as MACO, producing rotary and tilting hinges for windows and doors.
Teaching tool for the golfer - vision used to perfect swing
23 February 2009
Vision technology has been used in developing the system 'Swing & See', a tutorial tool designed to improve the golfer's swing.
NASA's Lunar Electric Rover covers Inaugural Parade
20 February 2009
Unique panoramic images of the 56th Inaugural Parade, following on from the swearing-in ceremonies for US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden, have been captured by NASA's Lunar Electric Rover.
Vision improves efficiency for Austrian parcel carrier
19 February 2009
Austrian company Post.at, one of the country's leading parcel carriers, has installed OCR, video coding and a parcel image archive at its sorting centre in Vienna and six regional sites
UV zoom lens meets underwater challenge
6 February 2009
Resolve Optics has designed and supplied a specialist camera manufacturer with a novel UV zoom lens enabling remote viewing of a nuclear fuel assembly through 10 metres of water
Photovoltaic module manufacturer turns to inspection system
5 February 2009
One of Europe's leading photovoltaic module manufacturers is using an inspection system from Opto Sonderbedarf to carry out high magnification assessment of its finished products
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Greg Blackman speaks to Imec’s Paweł Malinowski about the institute’s new quantum dot SWIR sensor
Hyperspectral imaging can be used to check for blemishes on food packaging lines. Credit: Brillopak
Matthew Dale finds out how vision is enabling smaller batch sizes to be processed on packaging lines
Vision Components MIPI modules can be connected to various embedded processors, including Nvidia Jetson boards
Greg Blackman examines the effort that goes into creating an embedded vision system
Keely Portway finds out how imaging is helping keep cyclists and pedestrians safe
The UK Industrial Vision Association’s Neil Sandhu and Allan Anderson assess some of the implications of the trade deal between the EU and the UK
Credit: Flir
Dimitrios Damianos and Eric Mounier at Yole Développement examine the market landscape after the $8bn purchase
Dr Chris Yates, director of Vision Ventures, gives his take on Flir's acquisition by Teledyne Technologies
Greg Blackman reports on the views of panellists from AIT, MVTec, Irida Labs, and Xilinx discussing AI and machine vision
Imaging and Machine Vision Europe gathered a panel of experts to discuss uptake of 3D vision in robot automation. Greg Blackman reports on what was said
