European machine vision sales grew by 16% in 2014
17 July 2015 The European machine vision market grew by 14% in 2014 to reach almost €5bn, according to new figures issued by VDMA Machine Vision, a trade… Read More
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Cognex sells surface inspection business to Ametek for $160m
9 June 2015 Cognex is selling its Surface Inspection Systems Division (SISD) to Ametek for around $160m in cash. California-based SISD produces software-enabled vision systems used to inspect… Read More
Machine vision pattern technology avoids trade-offs
8 June 2015 Cognex has announced a feature-location technology that “reinvents” its PatMax pattern-matching tool to maximise speed and performance. The PatMax RedLine technology, available in the latest… Read More
Smart camera in a vision sensor format ‘sets new standard’
4 November 2014 Datalogic has announced a smart camera which, it claims, sets a new standard in machine vision by providing advanced smart camera functions in an embedded… Read More
High-speed vision system has two USB 3.0 ports
30 September 2014 National Instruments has announced a compact, high-speed vision system with two high-bandwidth USB 3.0 ports, making it compatible with low-cost USB3 Vision cameras. The NI… Read More
Washable robot targets food and pharma applications
15 August 2014 Denso Robotics has announced a washable six-axis robot with a sterilisation-resistant surface that is suitable for use in the pharmaceutical, food, electronics and medical industries. Read More
Controller’s architecture ‘breaks barriers’
7 August 2014 National Instruments has announced an industrial controller for advanced applications in harsh environments. The four-slot CompactRIO performance controller is supported by the latest (2014) version… Read More
Compact vision system uses a single Ethernet cable
25 October 2013 National Instruments has announced a compact vision system that uses a single Ethernet cable to power a camera, send triggers and acquire images. The NI… Read More
Four-core vision system is ‘fastest of its type’
16 August 2013 Omron has announced a compact vision system which, it claims, is the fastest of its type, resulting in shorter machine cycle times combined with precise… Read More
How to avoid machine vision’s blind spots
11 April 2013 Martin Gadsby, director of Optimal Industrial Automation, looks at some of the challenges in “difficult” machine vision applications, and outlines ways to tackle them. Machine… Read More
