Articles by Christopher Chalifoux

Smart cameras inspecting parts

Smart Cameras in a Manufacturing Environment: Today and in the Future

The combination of dramatically improving hardware and modern software technology has made smart cameras capable, inexpensive, and easy-to-use.
Christopher Chalifoux
January 1, 2018

The benefits of smart cameras have made them an ideal match for a manufacturing environment. Combining a camera, processor, software and communications in one small, low-power package, smart cameras are highly integrated optical inspection tools for controlling quality and increasing productivity—required tasks in manufacturing.


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Embedded vision

Embedded vision for manufacturing: The benefits of choosing smart cameras

Manufacturers who choose embedded vision for their application will find, in most cases, that the process for setting up the camera is simpler than setting up a traditional pc-based system.
Christopher Chalifoux
September 1, 2017

Embedded vision is a term that means slightly different things to different people. When it comes to manufacturers using machine vision for automation and other applications, embedded vision generally refers to smart cameras or smart systems. 


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