Machine-vision integrators and designers, faced with challenging hardware, software, and electronic issues, often overlook optical performance specifications. Without understanding how to assess the ...

As the final step in the production process, inspection is of critical importance to the manufacturing industry. Manufacturers generally allot adequate staff resources to perform inspection for the ...

Designing a machine vision system is new territory for many engineers. Fortunately, it's a fairly systematic process, beginning with selecting a lens. Designing a machine vision system is new ...

Finding the right set of lenses for your machine vision system can be a daunting task. Wiebke Marzahn of Sill Optics addresses some common concerns by breaking the puzzle down into a number of key ...

Working on a machine vision project requires understanding each part of the system, including light sources, frame grabbers, and computers. Here is a primer on two essential machine-vision terms.