A new free-to-attend webcast from Vision Systems Design will focus on the fundamentals of machine vision.

An editorial digest on machine-vision optics is available for free download from Vision Systems Design.

A group of European companies working under the umbrella of Minalogic (Grenoble, France) claim to have developed a rapid x-ray tomography system that can inspect parts on a production line.

A new white paper that describes the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 communication specification, how it differs from other available interfaces, and how it can be leveraged in vision applications is available for free download from Vision Systems Design.

A non-destructive Terahertz inspection system has been developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM (Kaiserslautern, Germany) to identify imperfections in the radar domes of aircraft during production.

Smart camera vendors are developing products for niche applications using novel optics, filters, and sensors.

An automated metrology system leverages smart cameras, lighting, and edge-detection algorithms to measure tape on which electrical components for solar panels are placed.

AV&R Vision & Robotics has developed a system that combines visual inspection, robotics, and 3-D profiling techniques to inspect critical components such as those used in the aerospace and medical manufacturing industries.

Coleman Technologies Inc. (CTI; Newtown Square, PA, USA) has developed a linescan-based imaging system that counts a variety of seeds at rates of up to 1000 seeds/sec with a counting accuracy greater than 99%.

Any nostalgic feelings for the past may be better put aside with the understanding that the future will only bring with it more exciting technologies, products, and applications.

The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) is to break away from the German Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA) to become an independent non-for-profit association.

Machine vision and transportation imaging company Lecky Integration is changing its name and moving offices to take advantage of recent growth and new opportunities.

Digital CCD/CMOS camera and systems developer JAI (San Jose, CA, USA) has acquired TVI Vision (Helsinki, Finland) which has developed and manufactured color linescan cameras for industrial machine vision applications since 1993.

Vision Systems Design is hosting a free hour long webcast on May 1 that will provide an in depth look at Version 2.0 of the GigE Vision standard.