Greg Blackman looks at where vision technology is used on pharma packaging lines, from blister pack inspection to track-and-trace
Nate Holmes, product manager for machine vision and motion control at National Instruments, finds that sophisticated imaging systems are required for high-content screening used in drug discovery. Here, he reports from the Vision Summit at this year's NIWeek, which took place in Austin, Texas at the beginning of August
Rachel Berkowitz discovers that, to comply with the EU Falsified Medicines Directive, pharmaceutical serialisation and authentication solutions have to be based on machine vision
Machine vision lies at the heart of pharma companies' efforts to comply with the 2011 EU Falsified Medicines Directive, says Ian Haynes, an associate of 3C Integrity, which provides serialisation solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. And, he says, time is short to build the manufacturing capabilities required and meet the 2017 deadline
With new directives proposed in Europe and the US to track pharmaceuticals and medical devices, Greg Blackman explores the surprisingly complex world of product traceability
Greg Blackman looks at some of the vision solutions employed on packaging lines
Rob Coppinger finds that vision systems are now required to track smaller and smaller markings that whizz past on ever-faster conveyors
Greg Blackman tracks the packaging lines for chemicals and pharmaceuticals and finds out where and how machine vision plays a role
Greg Blackman reports on CEA Leti's new image sensor, shown at Photonics West, which contains onboard processing and is able to image at 5,500 frames per second
Ron Low, Framos head of sales Americas and APAC, reports from Framos Tech Days at Photonics West in San Francisco where Sony Japan representatives presented image sensor roadmap updates
Ahead of the Control trade fair in May, Greg Blackman speaks to Fraunhofer IPM about three new systems it will present for quality inspection
Greg Blackman speaks to Sofradir about its €150 million investment to advance infrared sensor technology
