Point Grey Research has become a leading name in machine vision - and all under its own steam, as Warren Clark discovers
Warren Clark charts the history of Ximea, an imaging company with roots in Slovakia
Warren Clark speaks to Julie Busby who founded vision distributor Multipix Imaging 15 years ago this year
Warren Clark explores the history of Microscan, a leader in barcode scanning technology for 30 years, and now making serious moves into machine vision
Alysium-Tech has carved a niche in the supply of digital cable, meeting the needs of machine vision and more, as Warren Clark discovers
Framos is celebrating 30 years as a vision distributor, as Warren Clark discovers
Cmosis is one of the industry's leading companies in CMOS image sensors - a position it has achieved in a very short space of time, as Warren Clark discovers
Warren Clark talks to ProPhotonix about its LED and laser module business following the company's rebranding last year from StockerYale
Andor Technology has carved out a niche as a camera manufacturer that excels in niche markets, as Warren Clark discovers
Z-Laser has been solving guidance and positioning problems for 25 years, as Warren Clark discovers
How will the world feed 10 billion people by 2050 with no new land for agriculture? Greg Blackman speaks to machine builder Bühler about how optical sensing can maximise yield in grain processing
Two robots have been installed at Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark. Credit: Kuka
Keely Portway looks at how robots are automating procedures in hospital testing laboratories, and how imaging underpins this
A setup for photometric stereo imaging in which multiple lights are used to illuminate an object from different directions. Credit: Advanced illumination
Matthew Dale explores the power of computational imaging, all made possible by clever illumination
Credit: Flir Systems
As demand for thermal imaging rises during the coronavirus pandemic, Greg Blackman asks how effective thermal cameras are at screening people for signs of fever
Greg Blackman speaks to Kieran Edge at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, about new vision projects and the presentation he is to give for UKIVA's vision technology hub, to be broadcast on 14 May
Stemmer Imaging's David Hearn has died after a long illness. Mark Williamson, corporate marketing director at the company, looks back at Hearn’s career
The appetite for vision and automation remains strong, but there is still a lot of uncertainty at the present time, were the views of the heads of the AIA, EMVA, VDMA Machine Vision, and UKIVA in a webinar
Chinese hospitals have ordered 2,000 UVD robots from Blue Ocean Robotics since the start of the pandemic. Credit: Blue Ocean Robotics
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of robotics and automation in many areas of manufacturing and society, according to CEOs of robotic firms in a webinar run by A3
