Vision system makes 3D inspection tasks as easy as 2D
20 January 2021 Cognex has announced a “breakthrough” embedded vision system which, it claims, makes 3D inspections as easy to perform as 2D. The In-Sight 3D-L4000 camera uses… Read More
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Pioneering process ‘prints’ sensors into plastic parts
22 December 2020 The German engineering plastics specialist igus claims to be the first company that can integrate sensors into plastics components to help predict the need for… Read More
Ready-to-run vision system will cut costs and save time
22 December 2020 The German sensor-maker Sick has announced a ready-to-use machine vision system that can perform code-reading, and 2D or 3D inspection duties. It says that the… Read More
Precision 3D robotic inspection makes QC ten times faster
31 July 2020 ABB has developed a 3D quality inspection robot cell that can spot defects that are less than half as wide as a human hair and… Read More
3D software is ‘first’ to simulate robotic cells accurately
27 April 2020 Omron claims to have developed the first 3D simulation software that can reproduce accurately the movements of all of the robots and peripheral devices that… Read More
‘Sensorised’ skin helps soft robots to tell where they are
5 March 2020 Researchers at MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the US have built a soft robotic arm that understands where it is in 3D space… Read More
3D TOF technology creates ‘safety bubble’ around machines
22 November 2019 The analogue technology company Analog Devices (ADI) is developing an alternative machine safety technology that uses a 3D TOF (time-of-flight) sensing technology, rather than the… Read More
3D laser sensor handles reflective and diffuse surfaces
1 April 2019 The Canadian 3D scanning specialist LMI Technologies has developed a laser line profile sensor which, it claims, is unique in its ability to scan both… Read More
Free 3D CAD modelling software is given an upgrade
20 November 2018 RS Components has released a new version of its free 3D CAD modelling tool, DesignSpark Mechanical. Version 4.0 – the first update for three years… Read More
3D robot vision system can be picking ‘within minutes’
2 October 2018 A Belgian company has developed a 3D robot vision system that, it claims, can be used to set up complex robotic picking operations in a… Read More
