Matthew Dale explores the high-resolution imaging solutions emerging for inspecting OLEDs and other electronic displays
The Chinese glass manufacturer Ctiec chose Isra’s Floatscan Thin Superior system to automate the quality control in its ultra-thin glass production
Dr Johannes Meyer (left) and EMVA president Jochem Herrmann
Dr Johannes Meyer, a PhD graduate from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, has been presented with the European Machine Vision Association’s Young Professional Award
Greg Blackman explores some novel ways of imaging glass, including a 3D technique to measure the flatness of glass panels
Metrology and photonics company, Jenoptik, has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of Otto Vision Technology and Ovitec, both specialising in optical inspection systems
Chinese glass producer Wuhan Changli has improved quality control on its production lines by installing an automated inspection system. The company manufactures more than 12 million square metres of low emissive glass per year
Greg Blackman on the intricacies of the lighting and camera systems required for high-speed glass inspection
The properties of glass can both help and hinder pinpointing defects in the material, as Greg Blackman discovers
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
