May 2022 – EMVA

‘Accuracy, Reliability and Limits of Machine Vision’ will be the focal topic of this year’s European Machine Vision Forum, taking place 27 – 28 October 2022 in Cork, Ireland.

The forum aims to foster interaction between the machine vision industry and academic research to learn from each other, discuss the newest research results as well as problems from applications, learn about emerging application fields, and to discuss research cooperation between industry and academic institutes. The overall goal is to accelerate innovation by translating new research results faster into practice.

The forum is directed to scientists, development engineers, software and hardware engineers, and programmers both from research and Industry.

Companies, institutes and universities are invited to submit their valuable contribution to this focal topic. Submit your extended abstract for a contributed talk or poster no later than June 30th, 2022, via this Application Form.

All submissions are openly reviewed by the joint Scientific and Industrial Advisory Board of the forum. Find all details and especially the complete Call for Contributions at

www.european-forum-emva.org

EMVA Business Conference 2023 will be held in Sevilla, Spain, celebrating the associations’ 20th anniversary.

Even suffering from several last minute Covid caused cancellations, more than 100 registered conference attendees plus accompanying persons met in Brussels for the 20th edition of EMVA’s annual highlight conference. Finally meeting again in a perfectly arranged setup was a great pleasure for ‘experienced’ conference attendees as well as for the first-timers.

Besides the professional keynotes opening and closing the conference, the high-calibre panel discussion on ‘Non-visible Imaging’ and of course the awarded work of a young professional are just some of the outstanding topics.

The EMVA Young Professional Award 2022 goes to Karsten Roth for his work ‘Towards Total Recall in Industrial Anomaly Detection‘.

The awardee was announced on 13 May during the conference and he had the opportunity to present his work as part of the regular conference program.
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PHOTONIS is a global manufacturer of electro-optic solutions used in the detection of ions, electrons, and photons. We develop, produce, and market innovative sensors for detecting and amplifying very low levels of light, charged particles, and radiation. Our products are used in a wide range of applications from night vision to machine vision including analytical instruments. When you partner with Photonis, you will receive the suitable detector designed to meet the specified performance and sensitivity criteria according to your needs. Read more ›

Basler AG, a leading manufacturer of computer vision components, has reached an agreement on the acquisition of the distribution business of its longtime Italian sales partner Advanced Technologies S. p. a. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the short term and is still subject to the legally required consultation and notification procedures. With this transaction, Basler continues to consistently expand its direct business in Europe. Moreover, the company takes another large step within its transformation strategy to a full-range provider. Read more ›

Basler AG has made a participation offer to its long-time French distribution partner i2S for the distribution business with image processing components. Both companies have discussed for Basler to purchase a 25.1 percent stake in the i2S distribution business. The joint venture would operate under the name Basler France. The proposed transaction should take effect on July 1, 2022, subject to the information and consultation of the i2S Social and Economic Committee (CSE).
It is intended that Basler will acquire the remaining 74.9 percent stake on July 1, 2024. Xavier Datin, CEO of i2S, will accompany the handover phase as President of Basler France. Read more ›

Theia Technologies is excited to introduce their new website designed to enhance user experience, facilitate lens selection, and make information about lenses readily available. The new features include interactive and downloadable CAD models, a brand-new Lens Selector, an updated Lens Calculator and Resolution Simulator, and an expanded Applications Gallery. The new website is now the resource hub for all information on Theia lenses – from specs, drawings, models and images to performance data, conformity documents, and certifications – all online, available 24/7!
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Founded in 1961, CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA is a German photographic processing company headquartered in Oldenburg, with various production sites across Germany, as well as locations in five other European countries, including the UK. CEWE markets a broad range of high-quality photo products, such as its award-winning photo books, framed prints, calendars and a variety of photo gifts through its high-street photo kiosks, website and app. When customers want to create private photo books, they upload their photos and CEWE prints and delivers their unique photo books. Read more ›

Allied Vision enables easy setup of GenICam based vision applications with CSI-2 cameras.

With the latest firmware for all Alvium cameras Allied Vision is opening up the direct GenICam access for MIPI CSI-2 cameras. Together with the GenICam for CSI-2 support functionality, Allied Vision is releasing a new version of the Software Development Kit, Vimba 6.0, with a new CSI-2 Transport Layer. The much easier GenICam for CSI-2 access now allows the use of an Alvium CSI-2 camera with the Vimba SDK and a large choice of GenICam features. With this new functionality the CSI-2 cameras combine the advantages of embedded systems (like size, weight, power consumption) and the large choice of advanced Machine Vision Standard Features. Read more ›

When a beverage can or crown cap is opened, it must fizz. Only then can the customer be sure that the beverage container was not only securely closed, but also that the quality promise was kept. And this very fizzing is related to a number of different factors that need to be controlled during quality inspection. With its C5-2040CS 3D compact sensor for the inspection of beverage containers, AT – Automation Technology offers a sensor that can be used as an all-rounder for both bottle and can inspection. Read more ›

Teledyne is pleased to announce its Sapera Vision Software Edition 2022-05 is now available. Sapera™ Vision Software from Teledyne DALSA offers field proven image acquisition, control, image processing and artificial intelligence functions to design, develop and deploy high-performance machine vision applications. The new upgrades include enhancements to its AI training graphical tool Astrocyte™ and its image processing and AI libraries tool Sapera Processing.
“We are excited to introduce new features to the Astrocyte and Sapera Processing packages. With the new tiling feature users can detect the smallest defects on large images at native resolution,” said Brandon Hunt, …
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LMI Technologies (LMI) is pleased to announce the official release of its new Gocator® 5500 series of smart 3D line confocal sensors. This major product release introduces the first line confocal sensor running Gocator® ‘s trusted, industry-leading 3D smart sensor platform, complete with next-generation on-sensor IIoT vision web-based software, onboard measurement tools, native I/O connectivity, and much more.
Gocator® 5500 sensors are unique among existing confocal technologies in that they feature a dual-axis design that delivers simultaneous generation of 3D topography, 3D tomography, and 2D intensity data. Read more ›

Nuvo-9531 is one of the most compact fanless embedded computers based on the Intel 12th -Gen Alder Lake platform. Measuring just 212 x 165 x 63 mm, it can fit into restricted spaces, such as in robotic arm and AMR applications. Despite its compact size, Nuvo-9531 does not compromise on performance. Built on Intel’s 7nm process, Intel 12th Gen processors have up to 16 cores/ 24 threads to deliver up to 1.8x the performance when compared to previous Intel 10th or 11th Gen platforms. Nuvo-9531 is a compact fanless embedded computer that can provide the ultimate computing for various industrial applications. Read more ›