We sat down with Dr. Arun Dalmia, founder and president of Active Inspection, a systems integrator based in Grand Rapids, MI, to ask him some questions on how system integration has helped his clients build robust and sustainable manufacturing processes and how the role of systems integrators is evolving.

There are four common reasons why manufacturers should use smart vision acceleration.

You’ve been tasked with integrating a machine vision system. What does integration entail? This article covers the activities you will typically have to handle when integrating a vision system.

When it comes to building cost-effective 3D vision systems, is it better to use a component-based (i.e., camera, laser, lens, brackets, calibration targets) or all-in-one (i.e., smart) approach? 

Successful system integrators display common traits and practices. Whether you are a system integrator (SI) or an end-user, knowing the qualities that make a SI successful can really make a difference in your business.

A complex manufacturing world is requiring increasingly intricate solutions to address both quality and economic concerns.

Last month, we examined the supply chain. The management of this complex system is a daunting task. That’s why, with this month’s column, we will move the discussion from the system to the standard—specifically, the quality management standard, ISO 9001:2015.

There has been great debate as to whether lean manufacturing and system integration can coexist.

Intelligent automation systems for the plant floor increasingly rely on robotics and machine vision, generally known as Vision Guided Robotics (VGR), to provide the flexibility and reliability demanded by manufacturing environments—now and in the immediate future.

Building on familiar demands, packaging lines will evolve to address the need for product safety as well as consumer confidence.