The Development of Automation
Autonomous driving, smart homes, solar roads, robots in every service sector... these are all examples of automation, and we could continue this list forever. New inventions are integrated in our everyday lives so much that we barely notice them....
Automated quality assurance with MVTec HALCON’s Anomaly Detection – using the food industry as an example
In his capacity as the Technical Product Manager at MVTec Software GmbH, Mario Bohnacker has been responsible for the technical enhancement of the standard machine vision software HALCON. His duties include identifying technologies that are...
Machine Vision: Expectation vs. Reality
Machine vision describes the ability of a computer to perceive its surroundings. This facilitates industrial processes and reduces the workload. Machine vision is therefore used in a variety of industrial processes. Object or pattern recognition,...
Automation meets machine vision: Bosch Rexroth and HD Vision Systems provide joint solutions
ctrlX AUTOMATION’s ecosystem provides users with quick and easy access to apps for industrial image processing Automation platform contains HD Vision Systems products Customized industrial applications for machine vision Joint use case: object...
Cycle time in Machine Vision – faster, stronger, better?!
When the factory siren blares early in the morningAnd the time clock groans with relish as it punches the clockThe neon sun shines in the assembly hallAnd the fork-lift operator boasts with the stacking fork Yes, then we will spit into our hands...
Edge Computing for Machine Vision – a windfall for efficient automation
The possibilities of Machine Vision have increased significantly in recent years thanks to powerful vision controllers. Today, this makes it possible to take images, perform measurements and carry out inspection tasks that many would hardly have...