JAI Names Sales Representatives

JAI Inc. of San Jose, Calif., has appointed automated imaging specialist 1stVision Inc. of Andover, Mass., as a distributor of its high-performance industrial cameras throughout the US and eastern Canada. It also has chosen Nu Horizons Electronics Corp., based in Melville, N.Y., to market the products throughout the US, Canada and Mexico. JAI, whose parent company is in Copenhagen, Denmark, produces monochrome and color CCD and CMOS instruments for the machine vision, transportation, military, aerospace, security, medical and scientific sectors.

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Published: March 2007

Glossary

machine vision: Machine vision, also known as computer vision or computer sight, refers to the technology that enables machines, typically computers, to interpret and understand visual information from the world, much like the human visual system. It involves the development and application of algorithms and systems that allow machines to acquire, process, analyze, and make decisions based on visual data. Key aspects of machine vision include: Image acquisition: Machine vision systems use various...
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