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Thursday, December 28, 2023

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Vision Ensures Lithium-Ion Batteries Make the Grade
The international consulting firm McKinsey forecasts that the entire process chain for producing lithium-ion batteries, from extracting the materials to recycling, will reach more than $400 billion by 2030. Roughly 30% of the value created is attributable to cell production. The process of battery cell production is divided into three steps: electrode production, cell assembly, and formation and aging. Maximum precision is required for all three steps in the process, which means there is a high potential for error. Machine vision can help mitigate such errors.

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Detecting Dents and Damage in Aluminum Cans Using AI Computer Vision
Predictive artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning are rapidly undergoing adoption for computer vision tasks in automation and manufacturing. Applications that were previously impossible with traditional computer vision tools can now be developed using AI. For many applications, AI offers manufacturers the tools to solve challenging problems without the need for a deep background in vision systems programming.

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Vision-Powered Cobots Improve Speed and Quality of Inspections
Cobots assisted by machine vision with AI can aid manufacturers with automating assembly and inspection processes, and offer numerous advantages in industries from automotive and packaging to food electronics and pharmaceuticals. They perform additional functions in manufacturing, including pick and place and assembling and disassembling products, and work with machine safety systems by automatically detecting human workers in their vicinity and reducing their speed and force accordingly to prevent injuries.

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Open eVision: Embedded Performance

Euresys SA
Euresys responds to the trend for more decentralized device-based expertise and processing by offering their recognized Open eVision image processing libraries for embedded systems.

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Robotic Guidance Redefined

Recognition Robotics Inc.
For over a decade, Recognition Robotics, an independent American-owned company, has been producing innovative guidance software for industrial robots in automotive, general manufacturing, and aerospace industries. Applications include deracking, rack loading, bin picking, and best fit.

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AURA Light Engine

Lumencor Inc.
Lumencor’s AURA Light Engine is a recognized industry leader in solid-state illumination for OEMs. Brightness, stability, and reproducibility are delivered in a compact, turnkey box. Proprietary, solid-state light sources and advanced electronics make this fluorescence excitation subsystem an ideal platform for instrument manufacturers.

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MVTec HALCON 23.11. Now Available

MVTec Software GmbH
MVTec launched version 23.11 of the standard machine vision software HALCON on November 14, 2023. With the new version, it is possible to operate MVTec HALCON fully digitally in the cloud for the first time. The new version also contains numerous new features and improvements to existing methods.

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High Intensity Flat Diffuse Lights

Advanced illumination (Ai)
Advanced illumination is announcing the release of their new FD2 High Intensity Back-lit Flat Diffuse Lights, an improved take on Ai’s popular FD series. The FD2 Series provides roughly twice the brightness, improved structural rigidity, and better thermal efficiency over their predecessor.

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.: More Vision News

NLOS Imaging in the NIR, MIR Could Boost Autonomous Navigation
Non-line-of-sight systems provide the capability to see around corners and even through walls, making them valuable tools for applications ranging from endoscopy to autonomous vehicles and robotic vision. Most NLOS imaging is performed in the visible bands, due to the limited spectral sensitivity of the light sensors used. Extending NLOS imaging capabilities to the near- and mid-infrared wavelengths could expand the application spaces for this emerging technology. Using a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector as the light-sensing element, researchers from Tianjin University demonstrated NLOS imaging at two infrared wavelengths, 1560 nm and 1997 nm.

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Noise-Resistant Method Enables Edge Detection Without Prior Imaging

Edge detection, the process of outlining objects in a scene by identifying areas where changes in color or intensity signal boundaries between objects, is vital in computer vision applications such as object recognition, image segmentation, and feature extraction. In visually noisy scenes, conventional methods aren’t effective. To tackle this challenge, a joint research team led by the Hefei University of Technology developed a noise-resistant method for detecting object edges without prior imaging.

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PPMA Re-Brands, Becomes Automate UK

The Processing and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA) Group of Associations is re-branding and changing its name to Automate UK. The association said it made the change in a bid to better represent the needs of its membership and its end-user customers in the manufacturing landscape.

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