Recently added articles from Advanced Imaging:
EMVA visits Dublin: annual conference covers business, technology and trends; elects new executive committee.(PERSPECTIVE)(European Machine Vision Association)
Jun 01, 2009; ... One of the joys of this job--in fact, of the imaging industry--is the diversity of the people. That really became clear to me during last month's European Machine Vision Association Business Conference in Dublin, Ireland. One bus ride was spent chatting with a distributor from ...
Microscopy and the SWIR camera: SWIR microscopy is becoming an important lab tool for real-time inspection using a standard optical inspection microscopy system.(SWIR MICROSCOPY)
Jun 01, 2009; ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Optical microscopy has long been a major tool for the scientist and visible microscopy has been the standard wavelength region used by the industry. Advances in imaging techniques and detectors now extend microscopy beyond the reaches of visible wavelengths, ...
A powerful security solution: commercial long-range EO/IR sensors provide monitoring for borders, harbors and high-value asset protection sites like airports and nuclear facilities.(LONG-RANGE SENSOR SUITES)(Cover story)
Jun 01, 2009; ... * Infrared sensor suites * Security and surveillance * Near, long-range and thermal IR * Pan/tilt [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] One of the more interesting areas in the field of security and surveillance is long-range imaging systems. These ...
Stylin' and profilin' at very high speeds: virtual prototyping of fashion designs cuts product development time from 190 days to as little as 35.(HIGH-SPEED SIMULATIONS)
Jun 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Simulations * GPUs * 3D * CAD/CAM * Algorithms When the fashionistas go to shows to watch models sashay down the runway displaying the latest lines of couture, they probably have no idea what it ...
The software story: faster algorithms, more usability, 3D and fitting better with multicore processors are just a few trends.(COMPONENT INTEGRATION)
Jun 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Software * Machine vision * 3D * GPUs and CPUs Software is a versatile and necessary part of a vision system. It powers the process and analyzes raw data. Processing software can correct and enhance an image ...
Light sources are going 'green': the illumination sector turns to energy-efficient light sources as part of current imaging solutions.(CORE TECHNOLOGY)
Jun 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As the adoption of more energy-efficient light sources becomes more widespread in the coming years, the resulting energy savings naturally will increase. "LEDS are semiconductor light ...
Olympus introduces versatile new color camera for material and life science applications.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Olympus (Hamburg, Germany) introduces the SC30 easy-to-use color camera for high-quality microscopy imaging. With superior resolution and quality, outstanding color reproduction is ensured. Suitable for use in both material and life science applications, ...
Imperx simplifies configuration of FrameLink Express video capture.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Imperx, Inc.,(Boca Raton, Fla.) has created a comprehensive library of CAM configuration files for its FrameLink Express video capture card for ExpressCard/54 laptop computers. The card is capable of acquiring images from two independent video cameras and sending them to an ...
New Matrox 4Sight XB features high-powered flexibility in a small package.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Matrox Imaging (Montreal, Quebec) announces Matrox 4Sight XB, an industrial and medical-imaging platform and newest member of the Matrox 4Sight family of embedded systems. The Matrox 4Sight XB offers power and flexibility in a small footprint. Matrox 4Sight XB is powered by an Intel Core2 ...
New 'Clara' interline CCD camera.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Andor Technology plc (Belfast, Northern Ireland), a world leader in scientific imaging and spectroscopy solutions, today announced the launch of their new "Clara" interline CCD camera. This latest addition to Andor's family of low-light imaging cameras is based around the popular 1.3 ...
This self-contained system with high-speed image acquisition and unique light sensitivity gives increased flexibility.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Cognex Corp. (Natick, Mass.) introduces the addition of a new line scan system to the industry-leading In-Sight 5000 series vision system product line. The In-Sight 5604 line scan vision system combines industrially rugged In-Sight hardware and best-in-class vision tools with a high-speed, ...
DALSA introduces new Falcon 4M60/4M30 Color cameras; ideal for electronics and other machine vision inspection.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... DALSA (Waterloo, Ontario) announces the addition of the Falcon 4M60 and 4M30 Color CMOS cameras to its family of Falcon global shutter cameras. Capable of running at 60fps with 4 megapixel resolution, the Falcon 4M60 color is today's choice for leading edge color applications in ...
New NVR brings Toshiba versatility, quality and value to megapixel camera recording.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Toshiba Surveillance & IP Network Video, a business unit of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., (Irvine, Calif.) announces the availability of its next generation of Internet-based network video recorders (NVR). With a feature-set highlighted by a space-saving 3U chassis and support ...
NEC to expand lineup of LCD modules featuring white led backlight systems for industrial applications.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... NEC LCD Technologies (Santa Clara, Calif.), together with its sales and marketing channels in the Americas and Europe, NEC Electronics America, Inc. and NEC Electronics GmbH, introduces four new amorphous-silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) modules that ...
Large format camera lenses from Resolve Optics.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Custom large-format lenses from Resolve Optics Ltd. (Chesham, Bucks, UK) provides the very high resolution over a large image format required by current and future generation megapixel line scan and area scan sensors and cameras used in demanding ...
CLV-411 Camera Link Video Splitter from Vivid Engineering.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The CLV-411 Camera Link Video Splitter from Vivid Engineering (Shrewsbury, Mass.) interfaces one camera to up-to four frame grabbers using standard Camera Link cables. This enables the use of multiple frame grabbers for applications requiring parallel or ...
HALCON 9.0 runs on newest Sony XCI smart cameras.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The new release 9.0 of the machine vision software HALCON from MVTec, Munich (Germany) now also runs on the next generation of Sony's smart cameras (XCI-V100/C and XCI-SX100/C). Thus, an intelligent and highly reliable standard solution for machine vision via smart camera is available ....
Point Grey unveils black Ladybug3 'stealth' model.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Point Grey Research Inc. (Richmond, BC, Canada) announces that the Ladybug3 spherical digital video camera now is available in black. The anodized black "stealth" model joins the classic red Ladybug3 known to spherical camera users and integrators around the world. The new case color has ...
New Baumer camera features rapid spatial capture of target objects using single distance and gray scale images.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... For robotic guidance and material handling/logistics systems, Baumer has introduced the new TZG01 Digital 3D Cameras designed to replace multiple camera systems and extend the potential of 3D object detection. Equipped with an integrated Time of Flight (ToF) sensor, these cameras deliver ...
Edmund TECHSPEC 5 MP Telecentric Lenses have industry's lowest F/#'s.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Edmund Optics (Barrington, N.J.) introduces the TECHSPEC High Resolution 5 Megapixel Telecentric Lenses. They were specifically designed with the small pixels that are ideal for use with 5 megapixel sensors. These highly telecentric lenses produce unrivaled levels of contrast, yielding ...