The VDI/VDE/VDMA 2632 series of standards aims to support users and solution providers in the successful implementation of machine vision projects. Part 1 has now been published as a draft
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Kaman distributes more than six million items. The company has 220 locations across the US and Puerto Rico, with approximately 2,000 employees
Intergro Technologies has several patents in machine vision. Credit: Intergro Technologies
Keely Portway finds out how vision systems can be more tightly integrated within factory machinery
Greg Blackman tries to put a figure on the cost of vision technology
Greg Blackman speaks to Simon Beveridge, managing director of UK-based vision integrator Siga Vision, about installing vision systems during Covid-19
Raghava Kashyapa, CEO of Indian vision firm Qualitas Technologies, writes about the benefits and challenges of implementing machine vision in the cloud – and what this holds for manufacturing in India
Wolfgang Pomrehn, collaborative robotics product manager at Bosch Rexroth, says deep learning could reduce the engineering effort of introducing new products to a manufacturing line by three quarters
Integrating a single liquid lens into an imaging assembly can produce extremely flexible machine vision systems capable of rapidly changing their focus in milliseconds. Find out more about the different types of liquid lenses available and understand the benefits of liquid lens integration.
David Dechow, at Integro Technologies, discusses vision system integration, a discipline that remains as strong as ever as new imaging technologies become more readily available
Petra Gospodnetic at Fraunhofer ITWM describes her work building a virtual image processing environment to simulate the design of an inspection system
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A look at the current market for lens technology and some of the latest products available
The HD-1500 from Omron can handle payloads of up to 1,500kg, making it possible to automate tasks that would normally need a forklift truck. Credit: Omron
Susan Curtis explores the burgeoning world of autonomous mobile robots
Leica Biosystems' Aperio GT 450 DX is designed for high-volume clinical labs to scale up digital pathology operations. Credit: Leica Biosystems
From speeding up pathology scanning to event-based sensing, there’s plenty of new technology finding its way into life science labs. Rebecca Pool reports
The Matrox Meteor-II PCI frame grabbers, launched in 1997. Credit: Matrox
This year saw Matrox celebrate its 45th anniversary. Greg Blackman speaks to co-founder Lorne Trottier about the imaging firm’s history
Paul Brown of Fera Science operating the hyperspectral drone camera at Big Wood, Suffolk. Credit: Gary Battell
Greg Blackman speaks to Dr Michelle Hamilton at STFC RAL Space about mapping trees with spectral imaging
Robot solutions at the Manufacturing Technology Centre. Credit: Manufacturing Technology Centre
Responding to a report on UK adoption of robots and automation, UKIVA’s Neil Sandhu and Allan Anderson argue vision brings similar benefits for productivity
The board of VDMA Machine Vision; Mark Williamson third from left. Credit: VDMA Machine Vision
As its new chairman, Mark Williamson sets out the priorities for VDMA Machine Vision
One of the early 3D deflectometry scanners used security cameras, but still produced a high-quality 3D surface profile. Credit: Isak du Preez/Axiscan
Greg Blackman talks to Isak du Preez, who’s new approach to 3D deflectometry has attracted interest from BMW and other car makers
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Greg Blackman speaks to Colin Burnham of Deep Detection about new X-ray technology for industrial inspection
