Automation in production is a complex and elaborate undertaking. But not everything that is required in these projects is rocket science. In this article, we would like to remind you that you have many skills and competences for successful automation already within...
Magdalena Basseville-Lipka
OPC UA – Standard for Connected Machine Vision
With the OPC UA communication standard, interconnected production should also become possible for industrial machine vision. In this article we take a closer look at what exactly lies behind it and what advantages OPC UA brings for vision and automation. Even if it's...
5 Steps To The Introduction Of AI In Production
The field of artificial intelligence is an important building block for many companies and the entire German economy to remain internationally competitive. AI offers companies the opportunity to offer new products on the market and to simplify and automate existing...
Agile Machine Vision – Success Guarantee for Complex Projects?
Agile software development is already a reality in many places. The waterfall model has had its day for project planning of software and code. But agile machine vision? Does variable project planning also work for automation projects whose output is to be a...
State-of-the-art object recognition: what the YOLO network is all about
YOLO has found its way from youth language into the world of artificial intelligence and machine learning - after semantic modification, it stands for the acronym You Only Look Once. Redmon et al. first presented YOLO in 2016 as a new approach for real-time object...
Inference in Artificial Intelligence – Practical Application of Neural Networks
If neural networks are to be used in a productive environment, they must be cast into a practical form and applied with the help of so-called inference. But first: How do you recognise a drive shaft?The shape? - There are different forms. The material? - Countless...
Automating faster – LumiScan BinPick receives certification for the UR+ programme
With immediate effect, HD Vision Systems is also offering its solution for gripping shiny metallic workpieces via the Universal Robots platform UR+. LumiScan BinPick enables users to start Pick&Place straight away thanks to the combination of a unique light field...
Why machine vision is also beneficial for SMEs
The advantage that makes the difference Machine vision is being used more and more frequently in large companies and is already firmly established in many work processes. The takeover of tasks by machine vision systems such as quality inspections, bin picking and much...
Gripping door hinges: Implementing complex shapes and surfaces in bin picking
The challenge: Shiny door hingesBox with shiny door hingesCan Door hinges be gripped automatically? For a customer, we were asked to test small metal hinges that tend to snag. Two aspects of bin picking in particular were at issue: Can the shape and surface of the...