Laser Components now offers a digital laser driver for driving and monitoring selected Flexpoint laser modules
Cognex is the world's leading provider of vision systems, software, sensors, and industrial barcode readers used in manufacturing and logistics automation. Applications include detecting defects, monitoring production lines, guiding assembly robots, and tracking, sorting and identifying parts. Cognex is headquartered in the US and serves an inernational customer base from offices in more than 20 countries.
Laser Components USA has launched the Albalux FM at SPIE Photonics West. Albalux FM is a laser white light module with fibre optic output for illumination in medical and machine vision applications
The Flexpoint MVstereo laser module from Laser Components is now available with truly random patterns, with 31,806 or 47,708 dots
Osela is pleased to introduce the SL PULSED POWER structured light laser designed to emit very high peak optical power while maintaining our Streamline Laser’s industry standard small footprint
ProPhotonix has announced the addition of two new infrared laser diodes to its product range
At Laser World of Photonics Laser Components presented a new generation of line laser modules for machine vision
Cognex today introduced the In-Sight Laser Profiler, an easy-to-use measurement system that verifies part dimensions
ALRAD IMAGING is one of Great Britain's foremost vision distributors for Machine Vision, Industrial Inspection, Scientific, Research and Microscopy applications. We sell a very wide range of CCD and CMOS cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, imaging software, lighting solutions for imaging applications and a whole range of Machine Vision accessories.
The new Flexpoint MVfiber laser module is set to revolutionise machine vision technologies. The MVfiber consists of a laser coupled to a single-mode fibre which can be connected to a variety of fibre laser heads
How will the world feed 10 billion people by 2050 with no new land for agriculture? Greg Blackman speaks to machine builder Bühler about how optical sensing can maximise yield in grain processing
Two robots have been installed at Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark. Credit: Kuka
Keely Portway looks at how robots are automating procedures in hospital testing laboratories, and how imaging underpins this
A setup for photometric stereo imaging in which multiple lights are used to illuminate an object from different directions. Credit: Advanced illumination
Matthew Dale explores the power of computational imaging, all made possible by clever illumination
Credit: Flir Systems
As demand for thermal imaging rises during the coronavirus pandemic, Greg Blackman asks how effective thermal cameras are at screening people for signs of fever
Greg Blackman speaks to Kieran Edge at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, about new vision projects and the presentation he is to give for UKIVA's vision technology hub, to be broadcast on 14 May
Stemmer Imaging's David Hearn has died after a long illness. Mark Williamson, corporate marketing director at the company, looks back at Hearn’s career
The appetite for vision and automation remains strong, but there is still a lot of uncertainty at the present time, were the views of the heads of the AIA, EMVA, VDMA Machine Vision, and UKIVA in a webinar
Chinese hospitals have ordered 2,000 UVD robots from Blue Ocean Robotics since the start of the pandemic. Credit: Blue Ocean Robotics
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of robotics and automation in many areas of manufacturing and society, according to CEOs of robotic firms in a webinar run by A3
