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Vision Spectra - Winter 2022
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Selecting the Right Filter Is Critical to SWIR Imaging
Shortwave IR (SWIR) imaging has seen a surge in use in recent years, playing an important role in imaging agricultural products, food, pharmaceuticals, and high-heat glass and metal manufacturing. Given the strong absorption of moisture within the SWIR range, users can check fill levels in opaque bottles, visualize underlying features such as anti-counterfeiting security codes, or use the...
Inspecting CMOS Image Sensors for Dirt and Defects
Automatic optical inspection (AOI) systems provide fast, noncontact, and reliable high-resolution defect recognition for the microelectronics industry and are widely used and incorporated into the...
The Rise of Embedded Vision Puts FPGAs in the Spotlight
A field-programmable gate array (FPGA), as the name implies, is an integrated circuit that contains an array of transistor-based logic gates. The connections between these gates can be changed at...
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Reducing the programming burden
The rising adoption of remote, edge computing and embedded systems has meant increasing workloads are moving to the edge. And with these technologies come even greater demand for versatile programming. “The need for programmability has never been greater,” said Dermot Hargaden, vice president and general manager for Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group, at the company’s...
Vision in Action
3D Vision System Helps US Olympians Push for Gold
In sports such as gymnastics, the smallest body movements can have a gargantuan effect on performance. Even the slightest twitch can make the difference between a top finish and a devastating loss....
Vision-Aided Robotic Grippers Automate Produce Packing
Loaded with vitamins and minerals, the sweet potato is a popular, nutritious, and versatile food — whether simply roasted or prepared in a fancy casserole. Sweet potatoes are also a profitable...
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A3 Releases Camera Link HS Version 1.2 Standard
During the second day of The Vision Show 2022 in Boston, A3’s director of standards development, Bob McCurrach, announced the release of v1.2 of the Camera Link HS (CLHS) standard. The new...
VISION 2022 Spotlights Startups, International Participation
The 30th iteration of the VISION Show hosted over 6500 visitors from 60 countries, as the machine vision industry convened in Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. 4-6. AI-based visual inspection company Kitov.ai...
Lumotive, Gpixel Unveil Lidar Reference Design Platform
Lumotive, developer of Light Control Metasurface (LCM) beam-steering chips, and Gpixel, a producer of high-end CMOS image sensor solutions, have made available the M30 Reference Design Platform in an...
Kitov.ai Earns VISION Award for CAD-based Software Solution
Kitov.ai has been named the winner of the prestigious VISION Award 2022 for its CAD2SCAN software solution. Kitov.ai was among five finalists, selected from a pool of 61 applications who had been...
Tech Soft 3D Acquires Redway3D
Tech Soft 3D, a provider of engineering software development toolkits that supports markets including additive manufacturing, AR/VR, and metrology has acquired Redway3D, creator of the REDsdk, a...
SiLC's Vision Sensor Achieves Record Long-range Detection
Silicon photonics company SiLC Technologies demonstrated its Eyeonic Vision Sensor to perceive, identify, and avoid objects at a range of more than 1 km. SiLC demonstrated a detection range of more...
EMVA Names Scheel Business Development Manager
The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) has named Oliver Scheel business development manager. Part of Scheel’s role will be the expansion of exchange among industry participants, both...
OMNIVISION Achieves Two Sensor Firsts
Semiconductor technology and digital image company OMNIVISION has developed pixel technology that is smaller than the wavelength of red light. The company’s OVBOA is a 200-MP image sensor with...
Exaktera Acquires Advanced Illumination
Automation technology company Exaktera acquired Advanced Illumination, a manufacturer of specialty LED assemblies and drivers for machine vision, industrial imaging, bio-medical and related imaging...
Nexar to Acquire Veniam
AI mobility and smart car dashboard camera company Nexar will acquire Veniam, a provider of intelligent networking for the internet of moving things. With the acquisition, Nexar will combine vision...
TKH Vision Expands Portfolio as SVS-Vistek Acquires Mikrotron
Machine vision camera developer and manufacturer SVS-Vistek acquired Mikrotron GmbH, a high-speed vision solutions provider. The acquisition of 100% of the shares in Mikrotron is retroactive to Jan....
Edmund Optics Appoints Chair, CEO, as Robert Edmund Retires
Edmund Optics has named Samuel Sadoulet CEO, succeeding Robert Edmund, who has retired. Sadoulet assumes responsibilities effective immediately. Samuel Sadoulet, CEO of Edmund Optics. Courtesy of...
Quantum Artificial Vision System Shines on Production Line
Multiverse Computing, a developer of quantum computing solutions, and IKERLAN, a Spain-based center supporting the transfer of technology, developed a quantum-enhanced kernel method for...
Saccade Vision, Euclid Labs Team Up for Industrial 3D Inspection
Industrial inspection company Saccade Vision partnered with Euclid Labs to deliver an optical inline 3D inspection system for metalworking machines. Euclid Labs, a 3D vision and robotics solutions...
Advantech, Overview Partner on AI Visual Inspection
Advantech, a provider of IIoT edge hardware technology, has partnered with vision and deep-learning specialist Overview. The companies will develop an end-to-end, AI vision inspection solution that...
FANUC America Expands Michigan Campus
Robotics technology company FANUC America has expanded its West Campus — a move that will push its operational space outside Detroit to close to 2 million sq ft. The construction is set to...
SICK, Aeva Partner on Industrial Lidar
Sensing perception system developer Aeva has partnered with SICK AG, a provider of industrial sensing solutions and cameras, in a multiyear collaboration to bring Aeva’s frequency-modulated...
Broadband Photodetector Opens Up Sensing Possibilities in Robotics
Engineers at the University of Glasgow designed and developed a flexible, broadband photodetector that could be used in an electronic skin for robotics, as well as in other sectors. Such a...
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The Wildcat+ 640 SWIR camera from Xenics NV is dedicated to demanding industrial vision applications such as process monitoring, machine vision, medicine, and more, along with scientific uses. The device runs at 300 Hz full-VGA format with a low noise of 45 e-, and a pixel pitch of 20 μm for use in low-light environments. The ability to detect low SWIR signals is given by the ratio...
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Industrial 3D Camera
The Zivid Two L100 industrial 3D camera from Zivid provides productive bin-picking, enabling extended grippers to empty large, deep bins. The system offers a resolution of 2.3 MP with point...
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SWIR Cameras
The ImageIR® 8100 and ImageIR® 9100 SWIR cameras from InfraTec GmbH are high resolution and radiometrically calibrated for temperatures between 300° and 1700 °C. Developed for...
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Embedded Computers
The Nuvo-2600 series of fanless computers from Neousys Technology Inc. is powered by the Intel® Elkhart Lake quad-core processor, providing up to 1.8× the CPU performance over its...
Neousys Technology Inc.
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AI Microprocessor
The RZ/V2MA microprocessor from Renesas Electronics Corp. enables artificial intelligence (AI) processing of image data from multiple cameras, offering a highly accurate image recognition for vision...
Renesas Electronics Corp.
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GigE Vision Camera
The exo253ZGE GigE Vision camera from SVS-Vistek GmbH features the Sony IMX250MZR 12.3-MP polarization sensor to filter reflections and glare to identify undetectable flaws. The device detects...
SVS-Vistek GmbH
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Contact Image Sensors
The AxCIS™ Contact Image Sensors from Teledyne DALSA are high-speed, high-resolution, fully integrated line scan imaging modules for machine vision applications. Quadlinear CMOS image...
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Smart Sensor
The LOM sensor series from OptoMotive Ltd. consists of customizable, user-programmable high-speed laser triangulation sensors based on field-programmable gate array camera technology. The...
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Hand-held 3D Scanner
The EINSTAR handheld 3D scanner from Shining 3D Tech Co. Ltd. is a device for accessible, high-quality data acquisition. Equipped with three IR VCSEL projectors, two stereo depth cameras, and...
SHINING 3D Technology Co. Ltd.
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Frame Grabber
The Claxon Fiber CPXoF frame grabber from BitFlow Inc. is a PCI Express board configured with a single port for QSFP+ hot-swappable, parallel fiber-optical/copper transceiver modules. Equipping...
BitFlow Inc.
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3D Industrial Sensors
The industrial line of 3D, high-resolution OS0 and OS1 sensors from Ouster Inc. is configured to meet the requirements of forklift, port equipment, and autonomous mobile robot manufacturers for...
Ouster Inc.
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Industrial Vision Cameras
The Triton® Edge all-in-one edge computing camera and the Triton EVS camera from LUCID Vision Labs use the Xilinx’s Zynq® UltraScale+™ technology and the PROPHESEE’s...
LUCID Vision Labs Inc.
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External Camera Light
The JWL 150 external light from Smart Vision Lights is part of its Camera-to-Light series, delivering an intense, compact light source with an integrated camera mount. Compatible with most...
Smart Vision Lights
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Line-Scan System
Chromasens GmbH has launched a machine vision system that detects cosmetic defects on silicon semiconductor wafers. Based on line scan technology, the Chromasens system consists of Chromasens...
Chromasens GmbH
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Vision Evaluation Kit
The mvBlueNAOS Evaluation Kit from Matrix Vision GmbH is designed for the development of demanding embedded vision applications. The kit provides the necessary components for image capture and...
MATRIX VISION GmbH
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MWIR Camera Module
The Neutrino LC CZ 15-300 MWIR camera module from Teledyne FLIR features integrated continuous zoom lenses. Part of the Neutrino IS series of devices, the camera is designed for integrated...
Teledyne FLIR
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Hyperspectral Imagers
The Pika IR-L and Pika IR-L+ hyperspectral imagers from Resonon Inc. are compact, light, and boost spectral resolution for drone-based remote imaging and other applications. The devices provide...
Resonon Inc.
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