Vision & Identification

Optris GmbH: The optris® PI 640 thermal imaging camera launched onto the market in 2014 is now available with two additional changeable lenses. Three lenses with 33°, 60° and 90° fields of view are now available for different...

Baumer is expanding the LX series with fast 2 and 4 megapixel models. The 2 megapixel camera featuring the CMV2000 global shutter CMOS sensor provides up to 105 frames per second and is ideal for inspection tasks with demanding throughput...

Cognex Corporation, the world’s leader in machine vision, announced availability of the DataMan® 150, 260 and 360 series fixed-mount, image-based, ID readers. These new readers deliver unprecedented performance, flexibility, and...

Baumer: The popular VisiLine and MX Board Level cameras by Baumer now include three new models with CMV300 Global Shutter CMOSIS sensor. Their optical characteristics are similar to those of the successful ICX424 VGA Sony CCD sensor and are on par...

SICK AG: At the 2015 Hannover Industry Fair (HMI), SICK AG made its mark as a technology driver and leading innovator in the field of Industry 4.0, leaving a highly positive impression behind it. Several of the trade fair's attendees came to find...

SICK AG: Flexible automation requires variable framework conditions. Manufacturing plants must be flexible and must adapt to individual customer requirements. With high product variance but ever-smaller quantities, intelligent components (smart...

SICK AG: Safety laser scanners from SICK reliably monitor the hazardous area of stationary or mobile machines and systems such as welding robots or automated guided systems. The protection of personnel is the top priority: If a person enters the...

SICK AG: At the Hannover Messe Industrie (HMI) trade fair, SICK AG will be demonstrating how continuous data recording on the vehicle itself can be used to identify a customized dream car through the entire production process right through to...

Cognex Corporation announced its PowerGrid™ technology, a texture-based location algorithm that takes a unique, inside-out approach to reading 2-D matrix and Direct Part Mark (DPM) codes. While conventional feature-based algorithms start by...

Baumer VeriSens XF-105 and XF-205 vision sensors are first in the world to incorporate stainless steel housing and washdown design with high IP 69K rating. They are especially tailored to the particular needs of the food and beverage industry....

Baumer: The new VeriSens PROFINET gateway from Baumer provides additional benefits through efficient VeriSens interfacing on PROFINET with visualization and FTP communication in parallel with real-time Ethernet. The proven features of the VeriSens...

Micro-Epsilon: INB Vision AG, member of the Micro-Epsilon Group, was awarded not one but two innovation prizes at the end of 2014. The company was not only honoured by the Mayor of Magdeburg, but also received the Hugo Junkers prize. Since 2011,...

SICK AG: Intelligent sensors record and communicate data, but there’s no real added value involved until this data can be used to make decisions on ways to improve processes. “Big data” has become a real issue for companies, particularly in...

First Sensor presents the new digital megapixel cameras of the Blue Raven line. The stand-alone HDR CMOS cameras feature a powerful digital signal processor (DSP) and internal memory which enables the processing and evaluation of the images inside...