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Object Identification Made Easy

Object Identification without a bar code or data code is possible

May 1, 2014

For machine vision, it would be a silver bullet to identify an object without any imprint like a bar code or data code, but only by sight.

Machine Vision 101

Will the Cloud and Machine Vision Collide?

CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITIES

Andy Long

May 1, 2014

Before we start discussing this idea it is worth looking at the definition of both “cloud” and “machine vision.”

INDUSTRY HEADLINE

ShapeGrabber Joins QVI Family

Quality Magazine Staff

April 3, 2014

Quality Vision International (QVI) announced that it has acquired ShapeGrabber Incorporated, a manufacturer of automated 3D scanners for industrial applications.

Growth for North American Machine Vision Market

March 3, 2014

Total sales of machine vision components and systems grew over nine percent in 2013. According to AIA, this more than doubles the initially forecasted growth according to new statistics issued by the Automated Imaging Association, AIA, the industry’s trade group.

USB3 Vision Interface

January 7, 2014

As of now, the new universal interface to MVTec’s standard machine vision software, HALCON, is available for image acquisition with all USB3 Vision compliant cameras.

Use Optical Filtering to Improve Machine Vision Repeatability

Optical filters have been used to help solve difficult machine vision challenges

John Lewis Jason Dougherty

January 6, 2014

Although optical filters are often viewed as an afterthought in machine vision applications, their ability to optimize lighting and the entire vision system makes them so valuable that they should be considered from the initial planning stages of most applications.

When to Consider Inline Illumination

It is critical to consider characteristics of the object you’re imaging and the information you need to extract from the image.

Nicholas James

January 3, 2014

The choice of illumination can often mean the difference between success and failure of an imaging system.

Connectors and Cables Revisited

When a standard cable won’t work, consider these options.

Ron Folkeringa

January 3, 2014

In the January 2012 issue I wrote an article called “Connectors and Cables 101,” providing a general overview of standard machine vision cabling and connectors.