JAI Celebrates 60 Years of Innovation in Machine Vision Industry

Summary

Dec. 1, 2023 - JAI A/S, a global leader in the machine vision industry, has marked its 60-year corporate anniversary. Founded in Denmark in 1963 by Jørgen Andersen, the company designs, manufactures and sells industrial area scan and line scan cameras used in factory automation systems, food sorting, semiconductor inspection, life sciences, intelligent traffic systems and other industry segments around the world.

JAI engineered its first industrial camera 50 years ago. Since then, the company has expanded its operations both organically and through acquisitions of a Japanese industrial camera manufacturer, as well as the Japanese California-based camera manufacturer Pulnix. This latter acquisition not only strengthened JAI's position as a global provider of area scan and line scan cameras for the machine vision industry, but also launched JAI into the field of specialized traffic cameras and subsystems.

Today, JAI offers a robust product portfolio comprising more than 100 feature-rich standard industrial camera models, complemented by a range of high-resolution cameras and special multi-sensor cameras designed to support advanced vision requirements in the machine vision industry.

JAI’s multi-sensor cameras feature innovative prism-based technology not available from most other camera manufacturers. These cameras include 3-sensor prism-based area scan and line scan cameras, which are prized for their high degree of color accuracy in food sorting, pharmaceuticals, printing and life sciences applications. Prism technology is also used to create cameras for multispectral imaging, combining the visible spectrum with near-infrared (NIR) or short-wave infrared (SWIR) imaging to reveal defects and other data that can’t be detected under visible wavelengths alone. 

According to Jørgen Andersen, JAI’s longevity in the industry is not only due to innovations such as these multi-sensor cameras, but also to the company’s longstanding focus on quality and strong customer relationships. "We develop new cameras and functionality in close cooperation with customers aiming at improving the efficiency of their vision systems. And customers want cameras that not only work exceptionally well, but offer exceptional reliability,” said Jørgen Andersen. “We’ve always made quality a top priority for our customers. With high-quality components, low-noise camera designs, innovative prism technologies and meticulous quality assurance procedures, JAI builds cameras that deliver outstanding image quality across all our models, and that’s what keeps us in business."

Jørgen Andersen remains active in the company, serving as chairman of the board and contributing to shaping the company's future strategic direction. He sees the 60-year anniversary as both a time to reflect and to look ahead.

"Looking back, JAI has achieved many fantastic milestones and all-in-all, it has been six decades of success, with more than 1 million cameras sold. I would like to thank JAI's loyal customers, business partners and employees. It would not have been possible without the hard work, dedication and commitment of them all,” said Jørgen Andersen. “Looking forward, I can see a future of possibilities filled with great opportunities for JAI in the vision industry."
 

About JAI

JAI designs, manufactures and sells high quality, industrial-grade cameras for the machine vision, transportation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical and scientific markets.

JAI’s broad product line features high performance progressive scan CMOS cameras with spatial resolutions up to 45 megapixels. It also includes a range of innovative multi-sensor prism-block cameras including both area scan and line scan models. 

Physical interfaces include the Camera Link, GigE Vision, CoaXPress and USB3 Vision high performance digital standards, as well as SFP+ fiber optic transmission.

JAI cameras help improve customer businesses in a variety of ways, whether by improving quality and accuracy, lowering costs, increasing yields, or simply enabling better service. In addition to cameras, JAI’s traffic solutions group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of specialized traffic systems. Solutions are based on JAI-developed hardware and software, which is often integrated with third-party products.