The successful application of machine vision technology involves an intricately and carefully balanced mix of a variety of elements.

Teledyne e2v announced the expansion of its Snappy family of image sensors with a new 5 Megapixel device. The SnappyTM 5M is designed for barcode reading, 2D scanning and other demanding applications. 

Teledyne DALSA introduced its newest Genie™ Nano camera built around the Sony® Pregius 5.1M polarized image sensor.

Teledyne DALSA introduced its newest Genie Nano cameras built around ON Semiconductor’s Python P3 1.3M CMOS image sensors. These new models feature a global shutter, with 1280 x 1024 resolution, and image capture of up to 83 frames-per-second with Teledyne’s TurboDrive technology. 

Over the past several years, there has been a major realignment and consolidation among the companies that design, manufacture, and distribute image sensors. 

FRAMOS Technologies has broadened its existing partnership with Sony.

In macroeconomics there is a concept called utility. According to Investopedia, “utility is the aggregate sum of satisfaction or benefit that an individual gains from consuming a given amount of goods or services.”