27.06.2011

3D Visual Inspection System

AV&R Vision & Robotics is proud to announce a collaborative research and development agreement with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) for the technological transfer of a non-contact three-dimension measurement system that will answer the rigorous needs of AV&R's customers in terms of precision and speed. more27.06.2011

100% Inline Surface Inspection Guarantees Long Life of Fuel Pumps

Fuel pumps must operate trouble-free behind the scenes during the whole life of the automobile. A defect-free surface of the pump tube is a prerequisite for perfect corrosion protection and thus a long life of the fuel pump. To guarantee this, Präschu Umformtechnik has chosen an in-line inspection system from Octum for the automatic surface inspection of the pump tubes.  more21.03.2011

For an Ideal Interaction

Heavy duty pumps have to achieve higher and higher performances and are often designed for a pressure of 400 bar and more. If they reach the expected performance depends heavily on the components that are used. Since these components are mainly produced in huge quantities an inspecting system is required that operates precisely and economically. These demands are fulfilled by the white-light interferometer: Within a very short time, it examines the components in regard to form and roughness. more18.11.2010

Symphony of Lights

Light is an important foundation for all cultures, for it allows people to enjoy a safe and pleasant life. Controlling light and making it technically useful continues to present a complex and challenging engineering task even up to the present day. This includes generating, shaping, diverting, converting and measuring light. Without optimized lighting, even modern automation technology remains blind, which is true for optical inspection applications and image processing, as well as for endoscopic applications. more11.11.2010

New F-Mount Industry Lenses

Schneider-Kreuznach has expanded its range of F-mount industrial lenses with two new variants: 2.2/50 and 2.8/100. Both of these lenses with fixed focal length stand out due to their practical luminous intensity of 2.2 for the 50 millimeter version and 2.8 for the 100 millimeter variant. This new range of lenses called Xenon-Emerald has been designed to be particularly robust and compact to meet the high demands of industrial applications. more30.08.2010

Surface Analysis of Metal Test Plates

Filiform corrosion is a form of corrosion that particularly affects aluminium and low grade steels that have been coated or painted. Exposure to water and oxygen enhances the production of corrosion foci that infiltrate the space between the metal and its coating. The corrosion expands slowly in fine outgrowths, like a caterpillar that has eaten into a leaf. more12.08.2010

Brightest LED Illumination

Microscan, provider for track and trace solutions, introduces the Nerlite machine vision line, further demonstrating the company's commitment to investment in a leading edge machine vision lighting portfolio. more23.07.2010

Polarizing Technics

From silicon semiconductor manufacture and corrosion analysis, to even archaeological investigations: Surface metrology is rapidly emerging as a vital analytical technique to determine the materials' topology. This technique requires the use of a microscope able to accurately and repeatedly visualize even the minutest of details: a measuring confocal laser scanning microscope. more