Automation Technology Expands in North America

Cutting Edge Optronics (CEO), a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, appointed Scott Mize general manager. Mize previously held roles at CEO such as COO, director of engineering, and engineering programs...

Oxford Metrics has entered into an agreement to acquire machine vision software and systems developer Industrial Vision Systems Ltd. (IVS) in a deal worth £8.1 million ($9.9 million). IVS...

Mobile computing and digital solutions provider Zebra Technologies appointed Tami Froese chief supply chain officer. Froese joined Zebra in 2020 as vice president of global procurement with...

SCHOTT appointed Chris Cassidy, current president of SCHOTT Pharma USA, as president of SCHOTT North America. He will hold both positions. Cassidy joined SCHOTT North America in 2014 as vice...

The FSM-IMX636 Development Kit from FRAMOS is a platform that allows developers to explore the capabilities of event-based vision sensing (EVS) technology and test potential benefits of using the...

The uEye XC from IDS Imaging is an autofocus camera for industrial quality control applications. Equipped with a 13-MP onsemi sensor, the camera comes in either a USB3 Vision variant or a USB Video...

The ZEISS ABIS III is designed for reliable and early inspection of the entire component surface, within cycle time. The combination of projector, cameras, lighting, and the new software ZEISS ABIS...

The Wildcat+ 640 TE0 200 and windowless Wildcat+ 640 WL 200 SWIR cameras from Xenics NV feature low readout noise of 45 e-, a large pixel of 20-µm pitch, and a high normalized sensitivity for...

There are three fundamental properties of light: intensity, wavelength, and polarization. Almost all cameras today are designed for monochrome or color imaging. A monochrome camera is used to measure...

Materials processing with lasers is actually a broad term for a diverse range of applications. The major categories of these uses, and the lasers that service them, are summarized Table 1. At one...

When purchasing an industrial laser system, the astute buyer will look for a Class 1 laser product — a system where the laser beam hazard is completely enclosed and there is no potential laser...

Imaging has long been used in industrial processes to measure, monitor, control, or otherwise manage the production of goods. The challenge to the process designer is to develop a tool that captures...

In addition to offering high-speed 10 GigE, 25 GigE, and 100 GigE Vision cameras that meet the demanding needs of applications such as volumetric capture/metaverse, sports technology, and machine...

The ability to combine more than one spectral band into a single optical filter can enable flexibility of system design and reduce the number of components and the costs needed to achieve a desired...

Wideband or narrowband filters from the VIS to MWIR.

Easy to use edge learning makes AI powered solutions accessible to everyone – beginners and experts alike. Processing takes place directly on the vision system and it can be set up in minutes without...

Algorithms for artificial intelligence are improving rapidly, especially in the domain of artificial neural networks (ANNs). In the medical and life sciences fields, in particular, many...

IoT (Internet of Things) applications require smart sensors with dedicated on-board functionalities. To address this prerequisite, component manufacturers are rolling out new sensor designs to...

Facing continued labor shortages with no staffing relief in sight, manufacturers and warehouses need to automate increasingly challenging tasks. In this presentation, Kinney discusses the new...

While the concept of neuromorphic-enabled event cameras isn’t new, the last few years have seen a significant pick up in the adoption of this technology. This is due, in part, to the progress...

A machine vision lens is a specialized optical lens designed for use in machine vision systems, which are used for automated inspection, measurement, and quality control in industrial applications....

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,...

A machine vision system is an integrated combination of hardware and software components designed to capture, process, and analyze images to perform automated inspection, measurement, and quality...

Automated optical inspection (AOI) is a technology used in manufacturing processes, particularly in electronics, to automatically inspect and detect defects or anomalies in products. AOI systems use...

About milestones and employees. This film tells of the IDS self-image, visions and of successful camera manufacturing. Meet the employees, experience their passion and learn about the company’s...

Luminate is the world's largest Optics, Photonics and Imaging accelerator focused on advancing next-generation OPI-enabled companies. The accelerator program accepts ten companies per year to compete...

AI, cameras, industry - it seems natural that this context refers to the intelligent analysis of individual images. This is exactly where IDS NXT malibu does pioneering work: The new industrial...

Robust CSI-2 based Alvium cameras for long cable solutions. Many applications in robotics, medical, and logistics can be solved by embedded vision systems using FPD-Link III (Alvium FP3) or GMSL2...

A machine vision system is an integrated combination of hardware and software components designed to capture, process, and analyze images to perform automated inspection, measurement, and quality...

Excelitas Technologies® Corp. is a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions to meet the illumination, optical, optronic,...

Teledyne DALSA is a part of Teledyne’s Vision Solutions group and a leader in the design, manufacture, and deployment of digital imaging components for machine vision. Teledyne DALSA image...

Cameras are indispensable in automation. With more than 25 years of experience and subsidiaries in the USA, Japan, South Korea and the UK as well as offices in Europe and Asia, IDS Imaging...

Emergent Vision Technologies is a leading provider of GigE Vision cameras for machine vision, sports technology, volumetric capture and the metaverse, and virtual reality imaging applications. Our...