Items Tagged with 'lenses'

In machine vision, robotics, and factory automation, imaging systems are central to precision, repeatability, and real-time decision-making. 

Modern vision systems need high-performance wide-angle lenses for applications like autonomous robots and agricultural monitoring. Rectilinear lenses offer straight lines and high resolution without the barrel distortion of fisheye lenses, enabling accurate object detection and real-time performance without the need for post-processing corrections.

The pericentric lens captures a top view and a 360° lateral view of cylindrical objects, needing careful selection to fit the image within the camera sensor. Its 24° angle provides adequate side visibility, reducing the need for dedicated side cameras and lowering costs.

Theia Technologies announces their new IQ Lens™ System which includes a motorized lens, motor control board, average calibration data, and software with graphical user interface (GUI).

In this article we survey key considerations when making a lens selection. Of course, your lensing professional will be happy to advise – but they’ll ask you some of these questions anyway, so it’s helpful to make notes relative to your planned application.

Theia's lenses help capture clear images of car crash testing. The MY23F lens is rugged and can survive impact at 50mph, while providing undistorted images.

Microscope objectives focus light and form images. There are two types: finite and infinite conjugate. Designers consider magnification, numerical aperture (NA), and cost. NA is important but not the only factor in performance.

INSPECTIS’ BGA inspection systems can now be supplied with optional new XM lenses that offer up to 285x screen magnification, compared to the original standard lens with 200x.

Before discussing the trends, let’s lay some groundwork by discussing the market drivers for machine vision that ultimately power the trends.

As technology scales down and the trend towards miniaturization accelerates, how does it affect the design and application of these critical lenses?