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Lazpiur and Cy-Time partner to deliver machine vision to Chinese market
This machine was designed by Lazpiur to verify the dimensions of different parts through high resolution vision. It is ideal for first article inspection as well as for sampling or carrying out statistical control of production parts. -
Fuji America chooses Saki's automated optical inspection system
Saki's inspection and measurement systems will be used to ensure that the printed circuit boards produced at Fuji adhere to the standards of quality and reliability. -
Cognex announces acquisition of two 3D machine vision companies
On October 27, 2016, Cognex acquired EnShape GmbH, a maker of advanced 3D vision sensors and software based in Jena, Germany. On August 30, 2016, Cognex also completed the acquisition of AQSense, a provider of 3D vision software based in Girona, Spain. -
Microscan announces free machine vision training course
The course will be held in Microscan’s Northeast Technology Center in Nashua, New Hampshire, from December 6-8, 2016 at 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM daily. Attendance is free and online registration is available for all users. -
Teledyne DALSA to preview Xtium-CXP PX8 frame grabber at ITE Japan 2016
The show takes place December 7-9 at the Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. Teledyne DALSA is present in stand D-01. -
Teledyne DALSA to showcase Xineos family of CMOS X-Ray detectors at RSNA 2016
The Xineos family of CMOS X-Ray detectors serves as a tool for minimally invasive image-guided diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and for routine screening and advanced breast tomosynthesis modalities -
VDMA: European machine vision on course for further success
The machine vision industry in Germany and Europe is predicted to record an 8 percent increase in turnover in 2016. -
Teledyne DALSA to highlight industrial vision solutions at Rockwell Automation Fair
Teledyne DALSA will exhibit its industrial vision solutions in Booth 1562 at the Rockwell Automation Fair taking place November 9-10 at Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA -
Microscan to demonstrate MicroHAWK machine vision solution at The Assembly Show
Microscan, in collaboration with its distribution partner Axis New England, will demonstrate vision-guided robotics using the Universal Robots collaborative UR3 robotic arm and Microscan’s MicroHAWK imaging platform, an Ethernet smart camera, released this summer 2016. -
FLIR announces acquisition of Point Grey for $253 million
The addition of the Point Grey business will augment FLIR’s existing OEM cores and components business by adding a broad range of visible spectrum machine vision cameras and solutions. -
Cognex Corporation names Integro Technologies first certified Platinum partner system integrator
The new Certified Platinum status acknowledges System Integration companies that have experienced engineers on staff and have been trained on the latest technology available from Cognex. -
Teledyne DALSA delivers image detectors to Univ. of Arizona asteroid mission
Designed, constructed and tested over the last four years, the image sensors aboard OCAMS will behave in a manner similar to human eyes, from spotting the target asteroid from more than a million miles away to monitoring the sampling process just 10 feet from the surface of the asteroid. -
Lighting Controllers – The Hidden Power Behind Automating Machine Vision
By Peter Bhagat, Gardasoft Vision The ability of industrial vision systems to monitor, regulate, check, analyze, sort and classify with high precision, repeatability and safety makes vision an essential enabling technology in a host of automated manufacturing processes. -
VDMA: Germany sees record machine vision sales in 2015
In 2015, the German machine vision industry achieved record sales of 2 billion euros – a rise of 9 percent compared to the previous year. Sales in the industry have more than doubled in ten years. -
Cognex and Carter Controls provide automatic ID readers for vitamin retailer warehouse
The challenge for the integrator that designed and installed the automation system was to find an ID reader that could deliver near 100% read rates, handle line speeds of 30 packages per minute. They chose the Cognex DataMan 300 image-based ID reader -
Bitflow sponsors Purdue engineering team in SpaceX Hyperloop competition
The primary goal of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition is to produce a fail-safe, passenger-friendly, scalable prototype that successfully levitates throughout the length of the track. -
Microscan to host 3-day machine vision training course
The course will be held at the Microscan headquarters in Renton, Washington, U.S.A., September 20-22, 2016 at 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM daily. Attendance is free and online registration is available; the course is recommended for users with intermediate to advanced experience in machine vision or programming. -
ams announces acquisition of MAZeT vision sensing company
The strategic acquisition extends ams’ market leadership in advanced optical sensors and strengthens ams’ position in emerging optical sensing applications. -
VDMA Machine Vision and OPC Foundation to prepare OPC UA Machine Vision Specification
VDMA Machine Vision and the OPC Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the preparation of an OPC UA Machine Vision Companion Specification. The group will create a companion specification which will enable camera vision systems to be securely connected to controllers -
Hexapod & Drone: Industrial & research applications for motion simulation
Available in a variety of sizes with bases ranging from 100mm to 1m, different stiffness configurations, and supportive of loads from 2 kg to 1,000+ kg, PI hexapods have successfully tested a drone-mounted camera on PI’s H-840 hexapod