A clinical diagnostics company, focused on quality control products and informatics, sourced CXV Global’s SmartFactory Vial Counter to transform their vial production process
Isotronic’s VialChecker multi-camera quality control machine. Credit: Isotronic and IDS
Greg Blackman explores quality control measures taken to make the glass bottles filled with vaccines
Many machine vision applications such as OCR/barcode reading on bottles and containers, or defect detection inside threaded bores require inspecting features randomly located both on the part outer or inner sides, and on the top and bottom surfaces. This paper describes the advantages of using special optics designed for 360° inspection (either using a pericentric design or various lens/mirror combinations) versus multi-camera systems or line-scan imaging.
The white paper describes how one of Pleora's customers has benefited from the firm's AI Gateway product, which simplifies the deployment of machine learning to improve quality inspection. Working with existing hardware and software, the embedded platform integrates plug-in AI skills, a user-friendly approach to algorithm training, and powerful processing to support more advanced machine learning and computer vision algorithms.
MVTec’s Halcon software library includes a deep learning OCR tool with pre-trained fonts from a wide range of industries. Credit: MVTec
Matthew Dale explores vision solutions for code reading and inspection in pharmaceutical production
Czech firm Pekat Vision writes about quality control projects it has solved in pharmaceutical and food inspection, both key markets that need to be kept running during the Covid-19 pandemic
With the new camera system Polyphem, Laetus offers a high-quality solution for inline quality control on blister machines
Crest Solutions has carried out a study to identify how vision technology can reduce downtime during pharmaceutical production line changeovers
Matthew Dale explores how machine vision integrators are responding to new demands in the pharmaceutical industry
Greg Blackman looks at where vision technology is used on pharma packaging lines, from blister pack inspection to track-and-trace
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Deep learning has helped to make great strides in machine vision technology, but there are additional data-centric tools that can help new applications come to life. Find out more...
CCD374 for Sentinel-4 Earth observation satellite. Credit: ESA
The different requirements of industrial and space imaging have led to distinct sensor development paths that diverge and intersect in interesting ways, as Benjamin Skuse finds out
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Clever manipulation of light is allowing researchers to image deeper into tissue to ultimately further our understanding of the brain. Abigail Williams investigates
One of SweGreen's eight vertical farm units that it operates across Sweden. Credit: SweGreen
Automation, lighting regimes, and hyperspectral imaging are unlocking vertical farming’s full potential, finds Benjamin Skuse
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There’s a renaissance underway in shortwave infrared imaging as thin-film photodetectors come online. Tim Hayes reports
