Allied Vision Technologies has become an associate Member of the Japan Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA). AVT, a producer of digital cameras for industrial image processing, is seeking to expand its
STUTTGART, GERMANY -- New vision sensors for machine vision testing procedures will be displayed at VISION 2008. Particularly popular in machine vision are standard systems, which on the one hand
Photoelectric SensorsA photoelectric sensor family designed for small parts conveying equipment is available. The BOS 11K helps designers reduce a machine’s overall footprint on the factory floor. The family includes
MP3 players are destined for a demanding consumer market and cannot be compromised in any way. Code reading is an essential product-tracking procedure for printed circuit boards (PCBs) used in MP3 players, allowing manufacturers to protect themselves against costly recalls and product mix-ups, as well as allowing for damage control in the event of a problem. Sony’s Malaysian plant (Penang, Malaysia) had an issue with badly read codes, which resulted in high rejection rates that were costing the company money in terms of re-work and rejected units. When this code-reading system proved incapable of rising to the challenge, Sony began searching for a solution.