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5 Automation Trends

April 1, 2020

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are the latest innovation that have been transforming traditional robot tasks through increased flexibility and diversified applications, including their unique ability to navigate in an uncontrolled environment with a higher level of understanding.

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Vision Engineering Opens West Coast Tech, Training Center

March 10, 2020

Vision Engineering opened a new technology collaboration and training facility in Irvine, CA, just south of Los Angeles.

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Smart Vision Lights’ Kinney Elected to AIA Board of Directors

March 10, 2020

Smart Vision Lights (SVL) announced that its director of engineering, Steve Kinney, has been elected to serve a two-year term on the board of directors of the AIA – the machine vision industry’s trade group and part of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).

Time-of-Flight Forges Ahead

Time-of-flight technology presents a new set of opportunities for those developing 3D imaging systems.

Jenson Chang

March 3, 2020

Three-dimensional (3D) imaging applications are used in many different industries ranging from both industrial pick and place, palletization/depalletization, warehouse, robotics and metrology applications to consumer-based products such as drones, safety and security, and patient monitoring applications.

Deep Learning Expands into Assembly, Packaging, Kitting Inspection

Unlike traditional machine vision solutions, deep learning machine vision tools are not programmed explicitly.

John Petry

March 3, 2020

Machine vision quality assurance systems have excelled at automating the location, identification, and inspection of manufactured components through computational image analysis.

Deciphering Lens Specifications and Choosing the Proper Lens

In the past, cameras were once the limiting component for performance in and imaging system. Today, lenses have become the critical component in many applications.

Lisa Tsang

March 2, 2020

Imaging and machine vision are becoming more integrated into our daily lives. From autonomous vehicles to advanced medical diagnostics, camera and lens systems are now commonplace.