Articles by Leah Pickett

With so many different calibration management software products on the market, choosing the best one for your business could prove challenging.

A charge-coupled device, or CCD, is by far the most common image capture mechanism used for industries that require high-quality image data.

The goal of performance management, as defined by the United States Office of Personnel Management, is “improving organizational effectiveness.” Performance management application, however, depends on both the industry and the methodology being applied.

Good news for U.S. manufacturers: stateside production and employment opportunities are on the rise.

3-D imaging is integral to machine vision, dating back to 1960 when Larry Roberts wrote his PhD thesis at MIT on the possibility of extracting 3-D geometric information from the standard 2-D views.

Standards make up the backbone of quality assurance in manufacturing.

With cloud-based devices becoming a more integral part of manufacturers’ personal and professional lives, the question remains: Is this influx of new technology actually improving the work-life balance?

The growing demand for more multi-functional cameras has made the machine vision market flush with new and exciting possibilities.

Optical inspection is vital to quality control in manufacturing, and in breaking down the meaning behind the words, it’s easy to see why.

In quality assurance, color measurement and spectrophotometry are essential in determining a product’s color consistency and accuracy.