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EMVA General Secretary
EMVA News
Virtual 18th EMVA Business Conference EMVA shifts 2020 conference to online format
In times where the COVID-19 pandemic causes severe restrictions in business and private areas the 18. EMVA Business Conference, previously announced to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, has moved to an online format as the first ever EMVA Virtual Business Conference.
The online event offers an exciting and informative programme of presentations from leaders and innovators in our industry offering an excellent mixture of online presentations. Technolgy topics addressed will be 3D Vision, Autonomous Navigation, Deep Learning, Photonics and more. Dr. Stephan Sigrist, Founder and Head of the W.I.R.E. think tank will close the day with his keynote on ‘Fake Realities’.
Don’t miss the outstanding opportunity to join the 18th edition of EMVA’s Business Conference sponsored by the VISION 2020.
Industries suffer with pandemic caused restrictions EMVA starts Survey on COVID-19 Impact
The COVID-19 pandemic will without doubt leave its mark in the wider economy and subsequently also the machine vision industry. It is the intention of the EMVA to maximize the dialog with its members and all other industry players to provide best possible assistance and information in this difficult situation.
Just yesterday the EMVA has started the survey ‘COVID-19 Impacts on the Machine Vision Industry‘ which is part of the efforts aiming to analyze the effects of the Corona pandemic on the machine vision industry and elaborate which additional useful tools an association such as the EMVA could provide to help the industry.
Please spent 5-10 minutes and participate anonymously at SURVEY.
Member News
Upcoming online training in May
EMVA is preparing online certification
The first ‘Online Training’ on how the EMVA 1288 standard makes it easier to compare cameras and image sensors of different vendors will be held 27-28 May at FRAMOS.
In parallel the EMVA currently is working on an online format for the EMVA1288 user and expert level certification exams. The future online exam platform will provide an easy and comfortable opportunity for vision professionals to get their expertise in the EMVA1288 standard certified.
OPTO GmbH has a new Sales Director
Thomas Rampertshammer has recently taken over the position of Sales Director at Opto GmbH. In addition to managing the key accounts, he will strategically expand the business field of imaging modules, an intelligent combination of camera, lighting and optics.
Thomas Rampertshammer was formerly head of the image processing division at Laser 2000 GmbH and since 2014 has been responsible for sales management in Europe and the Americas at Carl Zeiss Optotechnik GmbH. Read more ›
Case Study
XIMEA – Cinematography camera with swappable sensors
With the increasing competition in the cinema camera market, the focus of Octopus is to fill the gaps in specialist requirements. For instance, native monochrome sensor imaging and a fully open SDK to extend and embed custom behavior in the camera.
Black and white cinematography is a powerful medium which is gaining a resurgence as of late.
The native monochrome sensors provide resolving power and sensitivity noticeably beyond their colour counterparts.
Fine detail in shots is preserved with no moiré or artifacts artefacts at all – even when pixel peeping. Read more ›
Teledyne DALSA announced its new GenieTM Nano 5GigE M/C8100, M/C5400 and M/C4500, based on the ON Semiconductor® 45M, 30M and 20M monochrome and color sensors. The new Genie Nano 5G series delivers affordable, easy-to-use, GigE Vision interface cameras specifically engineered for industrial imaging applications requiring high speed data capture and transfers. These new camera models take advantage of the new XGS sensor family which replaces the discontinued ON Semiconductor high resolution KAI CCD sensors.
“The new ON Semi XGS 45M global shutter CMOS image sensor provides excellent performance and image quality for high-end optical inspection,” said Manny Romero, Senior Product Manager at Teledyne DALSA. Read more ›
DALSA
Newest thermal cameras ideal for non-contact fever screening
Teledyne DALSA introduced its latest family of LWIR cameras, the CalibirTM GXM series. Using Teledyne DALSA’s own VGA 17um microbolometer technology, Calibir GXM cameras offer exceptional infrared imaging performance, with great sensitivity, outstanding dynamic range for wide temperature coverage, and factory-calibrated radiometric performance. Calibir delivers accurate, repeatable results for critical applications like detecting elevated skin temperature in fever screening.
“As a key component in a well-designed thermal imaging system, the new GXM640 can aid in the detection of elevated skin temperature and fever screening. Read more ›
E2V
Expanding the Emerald image sensor family with new compact global shutter 3.2MP sensor
Teledyne E2V announced its new Emerald 3.2 Megapixel CMOS image sensor, specially designed to tackle the challenges of emerging applications such as security, drones and embedded vision, as well as traditional machine vision.
With its 2.8 µm global shutter pixel and innovative design, the new 3.2M sensor shares all of the characteristics of the Emerald sensor series: superior low-noise performance, compact format, easy integration and a wide range of embedded features.
The sensor has been designed in an ultra-compact light package format with low power to address the challenge of optimizing SWaP-C (Size, Weight, Power and Cost). Read more ›
FRAMOS
New high-resolution Intel RealSense LiDAR depth camera in FRAMOS portfolio expands 3D vision application range
FRAMOS sees good opportunities for LiDAR-based hi-res depth cameras to expand the applications of 3D vision technologies and replace stereo depth cameras in some areas. With exceptional resolution and accuracy, the new Intel RealSense LiDAR depth camera L515 achieves much better edge fidelity than stereo cameras, even at a maximum distance of 9 metres. As a result, it is superior to 3D stereo vision systems in some applications. It will be of particular interest to customers looking for hi-res 3D scanning solutions.
The L515 depth camera’s large range, edge fidelity, and compact size are advantageous in the logistics industry. Read more ›
LUMENERA
New USB3 vision interface board level cameras engineered for embedded vision systems
Teledyne LUMENERA announced the release of its new Lt Series USB3 Board Level Cameras. Equipped with the latest rolling shutter Starvis™ CMOS sensors and global shutter Pregius™ CMOS sensors from Sony®, and ranging in resolution from 2 – 20 megapixels, these new board level cameras provide flexibility for a wide variety of imaging systems.
Teledyne Lumenera’s Lt Series Board Level Cameras offer a smaller, lighter, and lower cost imaging solution and are designed specifically to meet the challenges of today’s embedded systems. Read more ›
OPTO
Calibration Target Micro with honing angle
Latest addition to Opto’s portfolio of calibration targets for microscopes and other optical systems is Calibration Target Micro with honing angle.
Optical calibration and resolution testing are critical metrics in understanding and optimizing any optical system. Opto offers it’s calibration targets with or without DKV certificate. In contrast to the Target Micro V1, the Calibration Target Mico with honing angle contains a 30° honing angle in the 4th quadrant. It is available incl. certificate. Read more ›
PLEORA
AI Training and Deployment with Plug and Play Solution for Visual Inspection
Pleora Technologies and Neurocle today announced a technology partnership that simplifies the deployment of deep learning-based classification, segmentation, and object detection capabilities for visual inspection applications. Lead customers are evaluating the AI Gateway and Inspection plug-in developed with Neurocle to reduce errors, false-positives, and secondary screenings in packaging, pharmaceutical, and finished goods analysis applications. Read more ›
XIMEA
Now released: 5K high speed industrial camera based on Gpixel GMAX0505
XIMEA, pioneer in high speed interfaces, started to deliver new models from high resolution line of PCI Express based cameras.
The well-known PCI Express high-speed camera line from XIMEA called xiB-64 already contains fast models ranging from 1 Mpix at 3600 Fps to 16 Mpix at 300 Fps. The name of the new addition is CB262 and it offers 26 Megapixels at a remarkable data rate of 150 frames per second when streaming at 10 Bits in RAW image format. Read more ›
As the organization of and participation in events in the near future are currently subject to significant disruption in the context of Covid-19, we monitor the situation closely and we will inform you of any cancellation, necessary arrangements, planned postponement, or alternative forms of holding our EMVA events.
In times where the COVID-19 pandemic causes severe restrictions in business and private areas the 18. EMVA Business Conference, previously announced to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, has moved to an online format as the first ever EMVA Virtual Business Conference.
The first ‘Online Training’ on how the EMVA 1288 standard makes it easier to compare cameras and image sensors of different vendors will be held 27-28 May at FRAMOS.
Thomas Rampertshammer has recently taken over the position of Sales Director at Opto GmbH. In addition to managing the key accounts, he will strategically expand the business field of imaging modules, an intelligent combination of camera, lighting and optics.
Teledyne DALSA announced its new GenieTM Nano 5GigE M/C8100, M/C5400 and M/C4500, based on the ON Semiconductor® 45M, 30M and 20M monochrome and color sensors. The new Genie Nano 5G series delivers affordable, easy-to-use, GigE Vision interface cameras specifically engineered for industrial imaging applications requiring high speed data capture and transfers. These new camera models take advantage of the new XGS sensor family which replaces the discontinued ON Semiconductor high resolution KAI CCD sensors.
Teledyne DALSA introduced its latest family of LWIR cameras, the CalibirTM GXM series. Using Teledyne DALSA’s own VGA 17um microbolometer technology, Calibir GXM cameras offer exceptional infrared imaging performance, with great sensitivity, outstanding dynamic range for wide temperature coverage, and factory-calibrated radiometric performance. Calibir delivers accurate, repeatable results for critical applications like detecting elevated skin temperature in fever screening.
Teledyne E2V announced its new Emerald 3.2 Megapixel CMOS image sensor, specially designed to tackle the challenges of emerging applications such as security, drones and embedded vision, as well as traditional machine vision.
FRAMOS sees good opportunities for LiDAR-based hi-res depth cameras to expand the applications of 3D vision technologies and replace stereo depth cameras in some areas. With exceptional resolution and accuracy, the new Intel RealSense LiDAR depth camera L515 achieves much better edge fidelity than stereo cameras, even at a maximum distance of 9 metres. As a result, it is superior to 3D stereo vision systems in some applications. It will be of particular interest to customers looking for hi-res 3D scanning solutions.
Teledyne LUMENERA announced the release of its new Lt Series USB3 Board Level Cameras. Equipped with the latest rolling shutter Starvis™ CMOS sensors and global shutter Pregius™ CMOS sensors from Sony®, and ranging in resolution from 2 – 20 megapixels, these new board level cameras provide flexibility for a wide variety of imaging systems.
Latest addition to Opto’s portfolio of calibration targets for microscopes and other optical systems is Calibration Target Micro with honing angle.
Pleora Technologies and Neurocle today announced a technology partnership that simplifies the deployment of deep learning-based classification, segmentation, and object detection capabilities for visual inspection applications. Lead customers are evaluating the AI Gateway and Inspection plug-in developed with Neurocle to reduce errors, false-positives, and secondary screenings in packaging, pharmaceutical, and finished goods analysis applications. 
XIMEA, pioneer in high speed interfaces, started to deliver new models from high resolution line of PCI Express based cameras.
