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 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.

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

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.

A new white paper from Aptina Imaging (San Jose, CA, USA) takes a detailed look at the global shutter technology typically found on charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensors.

LED illumination systems maker ProPhotonix (Salem, NH, USA) has strengthened its international sales operations with the appointment of three new distribution partners in Asia, Europe and the US.

The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA; Wallington, UK) -- a Special Interest Group of the PPMA (Processing and Packaging Manufacturing Association) -- has established the first award in the UK for innovation in industrial vision.

In Part I of this three-part series, associate professor Daniel Lau (Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky) describes the variety of technologies that can capture and display 3-D images.

There are many advantages to being a journalist reporting on the latest developments in machine vision and image processing.