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QComp designed and installed a plastic optical lens pick and place automation cell using an ABB FlexPicker robot and a Cognex In-Sight vision system.

Longwatch signed Industrial Network Systems as its distributor and systems integrator in Illinois, Indiana, Western Kentucky and Eastern Missouri.

Adept’s Quattro robot and AdeptSight vision system will be the building blocks for the wafer unloading automation cell.

Partnership will facilitate vision system integration by combining Baumer digital cameras and Cognex vision software.

Orders decreased across all divisions and regions compared to the second quarter of 2008 on a combination of lower volumes and price decreases resulting from both lower raw material costs and reduced demand.

Microscan’s new global headquarters address is 700 SW 39th St., Renton, WA 98057.

The agreement includes a number of different initiatives ranging from joint product development to cross selling of each company’s products.

Web site covers machine vision, machine vision lighting, barcodes, and verification.

FSI Technologies has been engineering, manufacturing, and supporting factory automation products since 1959.

OST supplies, installs, commissions and supports machine vision systems based on Sick, Matrox, Cognex, DVT, Keyence and Omron camera technologies.

Telvent integrated the Longwatch Surveillance System with its OASyS DNA SCADA system. This lets oil, gas, electric, and water network operators monitor video via an OASyS SCADA system.

By Cincinnati Automation As machine vision inspection cameras and laser gaging sensors have become more cost effective, many companies are implementing automated inspection & gaging systems in their facilities. These systems can be as simple as standalone cameras or sensors integrated into existing machinery or as specialized as custom designed and built turnkey automated inspection machines.

SICK will provide Ruler E 3D cameras as part of continuing improvements to the United States Postal Service’s Automated Package Processing System (APPS).

Premier Evolvics uses an Allied Vision system to measure fiber length, length uniformity, color and trash rate.

Prior to joining Baumer, he served as President and CEO of Fischer Connectors as well as President and CEO of EAO Switch.

Allied Vision increased the floor space of its US Subsidiary in Newburyport, MA, and strengthened its sales team with two new representatives.

210,000 visitors came to Hannover to see 6,150 exhibitors from 61 countries. 70% of the visitors were from Europe, 25% came from abroad, but only 7% came from the Americas.

Grazier is Investigation Scientist & Science Planning Engineer for the Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn & Titan at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

By National Instruments The use of proper lighting is often overlooked when designing a machine vision application. More robust and accurate inspections can be achieved when appropriate lighting techniques are utilized. This application note discusses considerations when selecting lighting equipment and demonstrates how to utilize the Direct Drive lighting controller feature on the NI 17xx Smart Camera with LabVIEW or Vision Builder for Automated Inspection.

The IP-based surveillance solution combines IVC’s video cameras with Actelis’ ML600 family of intelligent Ethernet Access Devices (EADs).