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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A roundup of some of the latest embedded vision technology
Glass inspection normally involves different illumination methods. Credit: MSTVision
Tim Hayes provides a window into how to find defects in glass
Mathias Bochow, GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam, is working on the Trace project to track marine plastic. Credit: Frank Schweikert, Aldebaran Marine Research & Broadcast (www.aldebaran.org/en/)
Abigail Williams speaks to scientists tracking marine plastic using satellite spectral imagery
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Tim Reynolds finds out how vision and AI algorithms are making cities safer
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, on how the mechanical engineering sector could be affected by the war in Ukraine
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Greg Blackman examines the importance of Tower foundries to machine vision sensor firms, following Intel’s acquisition
