Vision & Sensors - Articles - Page 74

All-Purpose Sensor

January 7, 2014

The Keyence LR-T is an ideal complement to the already solid Keyence sensor lineup with its enhanced detection stability, ease of operation, and versatility.

Infrared Camera

January 7, 2014

Like its predecessor, the all-new Goldeye is a short-wave infrared camera (SWIR) with sensitivity between 900 and 1,700 nm wavelengths.

Remote-Head Camera

January 7, 2014

Toshiba Imaging Systems Division (ISD) announces the release of the second in a series of HD remote-head cameras.

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.

Alignment System

January 7, 2014

Brunson Instrument Company announced the release of their next-gen AlignCam system for Brunson’s current line of alignment telescopes, levels and transits.

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.

Fundamentals of 3-D Machine Vision

Machine vision capability is expanding rapidly beyond 2-D images.

David L. Dechow

January 3, 2014

Learn the basics of 3-D machine vision for industrial automation and how to successfully specify and implement this technology.

Europe Aims to Bring Down Energy Consumption of Buildings With Environmental Sensors for Energy Efficiency” (ESEE) Research Project

December 11, 2013

26 partners from five European countries will conduct research on environmental sensors and sensor networks for energy efficient solutions for the next three years.