Teledyne e2v announces OnyxMax™, the next generation of its Onyx 1.3M low light CMOS image sensor.

Microscope objectives focus light and form images. There are two types: finite and infinite conjugate. Designers consider magnification, numerical aperture (NA), and cost. NA is important but not the only factor in performance.

Dr. Michael Berger was appointed Managing Director of IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH with effect from January 1.

VCxray by VisiConsult is expanding its PRO line x-ray system portfolio with two fast in-line inspection solutions, the PRO FI. and PRO FI. GIGA.

FRAMOS announced the release of FSM:GO – a comprehensive series of deployable optical sensor modules enabling machines to see and think.

Microscopy systems must ensure data integrity and process reliability to meet regulatory requirements with a software solution providing the respective functionalities such as Audit Trail, Electronic Signatures, and User Management.

Before discussing the trends, let’s lay some groundwork by discussing the market drivers for machine vision that ultimately power the trends.

Nikon Americas Inc, the US subsidiary of Nikon Corporation (Nikon), has purchased the US company Avonix Imaging LLC*(Avonix), Maple Grove, Minnesota, which since 2015 has been a strategic X-ray CT (computed tomography) equipment manufacturing partner to Nikon Industrial Metrology Business Unit (IMBU).

Computational imaging technology has found its way into industrial automated inspection, where the creative use of illumination components has emerged as an enabling technology providing valuable imaging capabilities.

MRB Guss GmbH Herzogenburg near Vienna has been assuring the quality of iron castings with the ZEISS BOSELLO MAX 450kV machine, an investment that is paying off.