Machinery Update September \ October 2017

110 MACHINERY UPDATE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 www.machineryupdate.co.uk
Vision
3D industrial inspection
benefits quality control
Industrial Vision Systems
(IVS) has launched a range
of vision systems for 3D
vision operations in industrial
environments. This series of
products offers a wide range of
powerful and flexible sensors,
from single point displacement
units to full 3D point cloud
scanners. These products
are designed for reliable
operation in harsh industrial
surroundings ensuring
longevity and low maintenance.
The 3D vision systems
introduced by IVS can also
be used for many challenging
inspection and guidance
applications where traditional
machine vision systems would
struggle, such as assembly
verification, robot pick
and place, and precision
3D measurements.
With these improved systems,
manufacturers for industries
such as food and drink,
automotive, pharmaceutical,
printing and packaging,
and electronics can receive
quality data instantly.
And this quality data comes
at full production speed.
The accurate, high-speed
measurement avoids costly
slowdowns or processing
errors, ultimately unlocking
higher profit margins, says
IVS director Earl Yardley.
The advanced capability of
the 3D systems, compared to
conventional two-dimensional
sensors, comes from their
ability to measure size and
position with extremely high
accuracy – with resolutions
down to micron level –
regardless of an object’s
height or colour. The sensors
are able to capture 3D,
The IVS sensors capture
3D, scatter, and grayscale
images simultaneously
scatter, and grayscale images
simultaneously to produce
a more robust and reliable
vision control system, either
through stand-alone sensors or
complex engineered machines.
“One of the biggest
technology challenges
manufacturers face is the
integration of 3D cameras,”
says Yardley. “This complex
technology requires vision
engineering at an extremely
final level,” he says.
T 01865 823322
W www.industrialvision.co.uk
20 new high-resolution models
Launches include
high resolution
camera models
Multipix Imaging launch a further
20 new high-resolution models
to the Basler ace camera series
which are suited to applications
in the highly automated 3D
inspection systems. The models
feature sensors from Sony’s
Pregius and STARVIS lines with
the latest global and rolling
shutter technology.
Equipped with the IMX253,
IMX255, IMX267 and IMX304
sensors from Sony’s Pregius
line, 12 new models will now
form the ace L product line.
Offering resolutions of 9 and 12
megapixels and frame rates of up
to 40 fps, these cameras stand
out in particular due to the image
quality at high resolutions and a
pixel size of 3.45 µm.
T 01730 233332
W www.multipix.com
New CMOS cameras offer exposure time
down to 1 microsecond and claimed as first
Baumer is now offering what it
says is the first CMOS cameras
with an exposure time down
to 1 µs in the mainstream
segment of digital industrial
cameras.
The CX models including
the second generation of
Sony Pregius sensors, feature
exposure times ranging from
1 µs to 60 s. Available with up
to 12 megapixel resolution,
they are ideal in tasks at
high light intensity such as
laser welding and will also
minimise blur in high-speed
applications like pick and
place tasks.
Having extended the
application possibilities of
CMOS cameras, Baumer has
closed a gap where previously
CCD sensors were required.
Samples are available now;
production starts in the third
quarter of this year.
Pushing further toward
best-in-class in terms of
short exposure times, the
CX cameras with 29 x 29mm
housing design perform
perfectly in hot environments
due to their high operating
temperature capability of up
to 65deg C. Additionally, they
feature 1000 fps with ROI
(Region of Interest) and an
excellent dynamic range of 71
dB, says Baumer.
As a result of their high
resolution merged with
excellent image quality,
the GigE and USB 3.0 cameras
master virtually any task in
various industries which place
Samples of the CMOS cameras
are available now; production starts
in the third quarter of this year
the highest demands on image
details and throughput.
T 01793 783839
W www.baumer.com