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Content Dam Vsd Gallery En Articles Slideshow 2019 April Image Gallery 2019 Innovators Awards Honoree Presentation At Automate 2019 2019 Innovators Awards On Table

Image gallery: 2019 Innovators Awards honoree presentation at Automate 2019

On Monday, April 8 at Automate 2019, Vision Systems Design hosted its fifth annual Innovators Awards presentation, judged by a panel of fourteen judges including systems integrators, consultants, and academics who are experts in the fields of image processing and machine vision systems. Awards were given in Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum categories. Submissions were judged on originality; innovation; impact on designers, integrators, and users; whether they fulfilled a fresh market need; whether

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February 2019 snapshots: Chain drive inspection, machine learning cars, automated grocery checkout, drone wind turbine inspections, wheelchairs driven by face recognition, new thermal imaging capability added to line of drones

Novel inspection system characterizes shiny reflective parts

Content Dam Vsd Online Articles 2019 01 Cognex Chain Drive Stretching System Crop

Cognex partners with GM Canada to develop automated chain drive inspection vision system

The new Basler blaze Camera: 3D imaging precise, robust and fast

The new Basler blaze Camera: 3D imaging precise, robust and fast

Precise, fast and cost-efficient 3D imaging with the Basler blaze camera

Precise, fast and cost-efficient 3D imaging with the Basler blaze camera

Robust 3D ToF camera with Sony DepthSense™ IMX556 sensor for freight dimensioning, palletizing, autonomous vehicles and mobile robots. Ideal for precise and simple 3D form and volume measurements in logistics, robotics and in the medical field.

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Smart camera and vision algorithms combine for robotic vision guidance platform

When a larger automotive OEM required robotic guidance in a smaller, more cost-effective form factor in an assembly process, Recognition Robotics developed an improved version of its previously-released robotic guidance product.

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Machine vision and robotics sales in North America set new records in 2017

Sales of machine vision, robotics, and motion control systems and components in North America have set new records in 2017, according to a new report from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).

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3D smart sensors from LMI Technologies enable rubber and tire scanning applications

LMI Technologies has announced the release of the Gocator 2430 and 2440 3D smart sensors, which are designed for scanning dark materials including tire tread, sidewalls, and rubber sheets.

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Robot density rises with increased automation worldwide

With growth in automation adoption worldwide, the average of global robot density has risen to 74 robot units per 10,000 employees as of 2016, according to a new report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

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Automation market in North America continues to set records in 2017

Through the first nine months of 2017, growth records were set in the areas of vision and imaging, robotics, and motion control and motor technology, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).

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3D Time of Flight company Odos Imaging acquired by Rockwell Automation

Odos Imaging, a developer of 3D Time of Flight cameras for industrial imaging applications, has been acquired by Rockwell Automation, Inc., which plans to apply the 3D technology to sensing products to provide solutions to a range of industrial applications, including automotive and general assembly, packaging and material handling, and logistics.

Content Dam Vsd Gallery En Articles Slideshow 2017 August Special Focus On Cutting Edge Vision Technologies Examples 3d

10 ways 3D imaging technology is being deployed today

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: In this slideshow on 3D imaging—which is one of the four topics covered in our Next Generation Vision Systems special focus—we look at 10 recent applications of 3D imaging technology, ranging from a system that uses a 3D image processing system for web inspection to a 3D robotic vision system that measures plant characteristics.

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China has quickly become the world leader in robotics

Last year, the annual sales volume of industrial robots in China reached the highest level ever recorded for a single country, as sales grew 27% to 87,000 units in 2016, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

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Robotics and machine vision sales reaching new heights in North America in 2017

In the first half of 2017, many growth records were set in the areas of robotics, machine vision, and motion control and motor technology, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3).

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3D system enables non-contact volume gauging of automotive parts

LMI Technologies has announced the release of the Gocator Volume Checker, which is a 3D volume gauging solution that is designed for inspecting cylinder heads and piston bowls in small to medium-sized internal combustion engines.

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Identifying and addressing challenges in automotive inspection

Automotive inspection remains one of the largest markets in the vision industry. However, in using machine vision for inspection in automotive applications, many challenges exist that could hinder the overall process and potentially lead to dreaded downtime.

Dual camera system checks automotive electronic assemblies

Semi-automated imaging system analyzes component placement and Data Matrix data to inspect automotive electronic assemblies at speeds of five parts per minute.

3D machine vision: 3D vision system verifies glue and gasket beads

By surrounding a dispense nozzle with four lasers, the Predator3D machine vision system from Coherix collects 3D profiles in all directions, providing a 360° 3D view 400 times per second