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Small, Smaller, Pico

10.12.2009 - Miniaturized light projectors, called pico projectors among experts, are used as optical 3D sensors for industrial metrology. They inspect the 3D structure of cutting-tools, e.g...

Machine Vision

Light Messages

10.12.2009 - Sensitive infrared cameras based on InGaAs detect weak electroluminescent radiation emitted by thin-film solar cells. These emit photons due to the external bias voltage and thus...

Automation

The Needle in the Haystack

10.12.2009 - To find a flaw not larger than a few micrometers on a surface spanning several square meters is a difficult task. A northern German company took up the challenge and constructed an...

Automation

Optimal Combination

10.12.2009 - In the German Conergy factory four robots assemble solar cells to matrices. Smart cameras, integrated on the soldering heads of the robots, manage the precise position detection of...

Automation

Modular, Efficient, Versatile

10.12.2009 - Part unloading or robot-aided depalletizing are sought-after industrial applications for automating production processes, increasing capacity and cutting costs. When the parts to...

Machine Vision

Vision System Modeling

10.12.2009 - Engineering design software tools are well established in mechanical, optical or electrical engineering and many new products are first designed and optimized with such software...

Machine Vision

Award-winning Concept

10.12.2009 - Early 2009 "Team Itava" of the University of Potsdam Germany made the first place in the Senior Coaching Competition. The team had developed a smart camera which, compared to...

Machine Vision

Making Science Fiction Fact

10.12.2009 - The processing power of computers may have improved by many orders of magnitude since the computer was first invented but the way in which we interact with such devices has changed...

Machine Vision

Speed Booster

10.12.2009 - Allied Vision Technologies (AVT)'s new range of GigE cameras, the Prosilica GX-Series, combines high-speed and high-resolution. Running at 240 MB/s data rate, the GX-Series are the...

Machine Vision

Smart, Smooth, Strong

10.12.2009 - Over the last decade, the vision industry has produced a variety of "all in one" smart camera solutions to address a range of optical inspection needs, from elegant pass/fail...