Composite materials combine particularly beneficial properties of their components. For this reason, they are used extensively in industrial applications. However, the inhomogeneous structure of the material must also be taken into consideration.

Thanks in large part to its ease of use, USB dominates consumer-to-computer connectivity applications and is being rapidly adopted across other markets. 

When you are setting up a machine vision system, your choice of camera will depend on the objects that you want to inspect, the necessary speed, lighting and temperature, and available space. And not to forget—the system costs.

“Easier-to-use, scalable, and retain as much existing equipment as possible.”

When designing an imaging system, one of the most important factors to consider is the camera interface. Besides important parameters like resolution, frame rate, sensitivity and read-out technology, the video and control interface is one of the most critical components

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.

There have been many exciting developments over the past several years with the introduction of new vision technologies and standards.

Many people are moving from FireWire to USB 3.0. But why switch? Is the effort involved really worth it?

IDS Imaging Development Systems is building upon the success of its USB 3.0 uEye CP series of machine vision cameras by introducing three new models with lightning-fast USB 3.0 technology.

Choosing the right video interface may mean the difference between success and failure for vision system designers.