Color is one of the most important visual cues that humans have for inspecting objects. Yet, color is a subjective value that depends on an object’s illumination and viewing environment as well as its spectral properties. To automate color-based inspection, a machine vision system must model after the behavior of human eyesight.

To improve the quality of visual inspections of hard-to-reach areas such as deep bores or complex castings, borescope video inspection is an effective answer. Borescopes are optical instruments, akin to medical endoscopes, that allow operators to inspect products or components that they cannot inspect via other means.

The SF1491 coil spring load center testing system performs load center and force line testing on coil compression springs. It is an advanced system designed specifically for the automotive industry to measure true force line vector in a suspension spring.

The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), now under construction at Lockheed Martin, is being made in an assembly process like a car, drawing parts from many suppliers to feed a mile-long assembly line.

Next-generation, noncontact video extensometers are replacing traditional contacting extensometers in many material tests.

Eddy current-based sensors provide precision displacement measurement.

While not used as much as it was in the past, penetrant testing still has a place in a wide range of industries and applications.

Advanced signal analysis techniques assist ultrasonic testing to maximize the information collected.

Borescope inspection is gaining added importance in diverse and increasingly sophisticated manufacturing applications.

Consider the magnification, resolution, contrast and measurement when buying a microscope.