3D cameras monitor the contents of containers
27 February 2024 On its stand at the 2023 SPS exhibition, the safety specialist Schmersal was demonstrating several of its technologies including a recently launched 3D camera which… Read More
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AI camera chip allows overlays in live video streams
13 November 2023 The German machine vision specialist IDS has collaborated with Ambarella, a developer of consumer visual AI products, to produce a new class of intelligent industrial… Read More
Vision hardware complements software in single platform
21 November 2022 At the recent SPS exhibition in Germany, Beckhoff unveiled a portfolio of machine vision hardware to complement the company’s TwinCat Vision software which has been… Read More
Speckle-free laser doubles 3D image processing speeds
12 October 2021 Cognex claims to have eliminated the speckle effect from laser lines, thus improving triangulation-based 3D imaging. It has incorporated its patented speckle-free technology into an… Read More
Smart industrial AI camera is first to use powerful new module
13 May 2021 Adlink Technology, the Taiwanese edge computing specialist, has launched the first smart camera to use a new Nvidia module which is claimed to perform more… Read More
Camera with onboard deep learning tackles difficult apps
19 April 2021 Sick has launched its first machine vision camera with a pre-installed deep learning app, making it easy to create custom inspections of complex or irregular-shaped… Read More
5 Mpx vision sensors can replace several low-res devices
8 June 2020 The German sensor-maker Sensopart has announced a 5 Megapixel vision sensor which it describes as “unique”. The Visor V50 boasts an image resolution that is… Read More
Module adds AI to industrial controls and I/O
18 December 2018 Siemens has developed a module that adds artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to its Simatic S7-1500 controllers and the ET 200MP I/O system. The S7-1500 TM… Read More
‘First multi-colour camera’ adapts to product changes
19 November 2018 Omron has announced what it calls the “world’s first multi-colour smart camera”. When a product design is changed or a new model introduced on a… Read More
High-speed surface inspector challenges line-scan cameras
9 September 2016 Mitsubishi Electric has announced a compact, easy-to-install alternative to line-scan cameras for inspecting defects on flat surfaces. Called the line-scan bar, it offers high-quality, distortion-free… Read More
