Part one of the OPC UA Machine Vision companion specification has been released by the VDMA and OPC Foundation
Suprateek Banerjee, VDMA Robotics and Automation, gives an update on OPC Machine Vision, which provides uniform integration of machine vision systems into higher IT production systems
Dr Reinhard Heister at VDMA Robotics and Automation on the plans for the new OPC Vision standard
Greg Blackman spoke to the EMVA’s Arnaud Darmont about plans to establish a standard for embedded vision products
A large number of the more than 460 exhibitors at Vision will present their solutions for machine vision in Industry 4.0 from 6 to 8 November 2018
An industrial embedded vision interface and the merits of merging the CoaXPress and Camera Link HS standards will both be discussed during the International Vision Standards Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany from 14 to 18 May
The German engineering association VDMA, in cooperation with frame grabber manufacturer Silicon Software, will host around 150 industry experts at the next International Vision Standards Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, on 14-18 May
Jochem Herrmann, EMVA president and chief scientist at Adimec, on standardising for embedded vision, which could potentially infiltrate manufacturing in a big way
Matthew Dale explores the art of vision integration, including system design methods and how new standards will help integrators and end-users alike
The Embedded Vision Study Group has recommended GenICam and OPC UA specifications as the first methods of choice for standardisation of embedded vision
Limited data is a common problem when training CNNs in industrial imaging applications. Petra Thanner and Daniel Soukup, from the Austrian Institute of Technology, discuss ways of working with CNNs when data is scarce
Matthew Dale explores the high-resolution imaging solutions emerging for inspecting OLEDs and other electronic displays
As car makers install production lines for electric vehicles, Greg Blackman looks at how vision is currently used in their factories
Keely Portway investigates how vision technology is being used in the dental sector, from initial diagnosis, to quality control of prostheses
The UK is up to 20 per cent less productive than its major competitor countries because it is not investing in automation, Mike Wilson at the British Automation and Robot Association said at UKIVA's machine vision conference in Milton Keynes. Greg Blackman reports
