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In a joint Assembly/Quality podcast, Jennifer Pierce, multimedia editor with Assembly Magazine and the host of Assembly Audible, and Michelle Bangert, managing editor of Quality, explore an area where assembly and quality intersect: machine vision, with David Dechow, founder and owner of Machine Vision Source.

Inline machine vision systems improve efficiency, product quality, and traceability, but challenges like installation complexities and data issues can increase false positives and negatives, leading to frustration and distrust. This article outlines strategies to address these common hurdles.

Ensuring adequate light for high-speed applications involves more than measuring lux; it depends on how much light the sample reflects and absorbs and whether it captures direct or scattered light. High-intensity light may still fail if the sample doesn't reflect enough to the camera, making brighter lights essential for short exposure times to prevent blur.

Here are four factors that I believe we as an industry need to study closely, honestly evaluate our contributions to, and commit to working towards today.

Most pipelines still rely on real data—thousands of expertly labeled images captured under every possible condition. A quiet revolution is transforming this approach. Instead of photographing every potential defect, we now generate realistic images on demand, guided by software that mimics human understanding at pixel level.

Machine vision is transforming with advances in AI, deep learning, and 3D imaging, boosting inspection and accessibility. Tasks once needing expert programming are now handled by AI-powered systems.

This article discusses how integrating robotics with computer vision is transforming quality control. Far from a niche innovation, vision-enhanced robotics is becoming essential to resilient, high-performance factories.

Let’s explore five key ways these advanced imaging technologies are improving food quality control.

An exciting new application has emerged for the interface with great potential: running the unmodified CXP protocol over fiber optic lines instead of coaxial cable. Fiber’s high bandwidth, EMI immunity, durability, safety, and compact size make it an ideal addition to CoaXPress.

Manufacturing has long been crucial to innovation; however, a new technological revolution, driven by artificial intelligence and data solutions, is reshaping the industry.