May 2024 – EMVA

Sudha David-Wilp is the regional director of the Berlin office and a senior fellow. She joined GMF’s Berlin office in September 2011, where she oversees GMF’s outreach to the Bundestag and engages with the media as an expert on relations between Germany and the United States.

She has written commentary for Foreign Policy, Axios, der Tagesspiegel, and CNN and has been featured in interviews on Bloomberg News, the BBC, NPR, ZDF, and ARD. Before moving to Berlin, she was the director of international programs at the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress in Washington, DC for nearly eight years. At the association, David-Wilp was responsible for congressional study groups and international programs for current members of Congress and senior congressional staff.

She received her Bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, with a major in international relations and a minor in writing seminars. She received her Master’s in international relations from Columbia University.

Continuing its interview series the EMVA this time asked Mr. Silvan Murer, Embedded Systems Architect at Heliotis AG, about his motivation to join the work on standardisation.

Beginning with the development of our new camera platform for 3D measurement systems in year 2017, I was responsible for its software interface.
During this time, I got to know GenICam. Cameras with the standardized interface (GenICam) are usable out of the box in many common machine visions applications. Thanks to standardization, no additional device-specific information, like API documentation, is required and our customers can use our cameras directly in their usual environment. This reduces their development cost and our support efforts at the same time. Read more ›

Early detection is crucial in quickly and effectively combating forest fires. In case of danger, drones from Evolonic, equipped with an industrial camera and a lens from SVS-Vistek, provide firefighters with a valuable time advantage.

Global warming has led to an increasing risk of forest fires, particulary in southern European countries, which pose a significant threat to both nature and humans. According to a study by the European Forest Fire Information Systems EFFIS, forest fires are responsible for up to 20% of global CO2 emissions. In 2022, nearly 4,300 hectares of forest were completely burned in Germany, resulting in enormous damage to the economy and the environment. This event also released approximately 739,000 tons of CO2. Read more ›

In the semiconductor industry, it is the smallest details that make the difference between success and failure. With its new 3D sensor from the recently developed XCS series, AT – Automation Technology is launching a product onto the market that is a real game changer, especially for high-performance applications in the electronics industry.
The decisive arguments for this are above all its optimized laser and its very small field of view of up to 2.08 in (53 mm). The most important feature of the XCS series laser is the homogeneous thickness along the laser line thanks to the laser projector‘s special optics. Read more ›

Teledyne e2v announces Topaz5D™, a full-HD CMOS image sensor designed to combine 2D vision with the generation of 3D depth maps. A single Topaz5D sensor used in challenging lighting conditions delivers 3D object visualisation based on the contrast detected, ideal for various logistics applications, AR/VR headsets, access control devices, household vacuum robots, and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR).
Topaz5D combines a small 2.5 µm global shutter pixel with a post-processing diffraction layer to create angular sensitive pixels. Read more ›

EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH introduced EVK ALPHA G100 CS, a real-time image processing device combining multi-modal data classification, such as hyperspectral, RGB and conductivity data, with extended functionality for sorting applications.
EVK ALPHA G100 CS is a powerful real-time data processing platform capable of supporting multi-sensory data streams for sorting applications. In addition to material classification of EVK HELIOS SWIR hyperspectral camera image data, the EVK ALPHA G100 CS also supports the fusion of EVK HELIOS data with data from color cameras or inductive metal sensors, such as the EVK ABAS.
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Teledyne FLIR IIS is pleased to announce the Forge® 1GigE IP67, the latest in its industrial camera series designed to perform in harsh industrial environments while ensuring highly efficient production capabilities. Forge 1GigE IP67 is the latest in our commitment to deliver advanced imaging systems for factory automation.
“We are proud to announce the launch of our latest machine vision product, exclusively designed for smart agriculture, food, and beverage industries,” said Sadiq Panjwani, General Manager at Teledyne FLIR IIS. Read more ›

LUCID Vision Labs, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial machine vision cameras, today announced the launch of the new Phoenix Dual Extended-Head camera, expanding its modular Phoenix camera family.
The Phoenix Dual Extended-Head camera seamlessly transmits synchronized images from its dual 5.0 MP sensors, catering to a diverse range of applications that require a wider field of view (FoV). Equipped with two Sony IMX264 global shutter image sensors, each with a resolution of 2448 x 2048 pixels, this camera is tailored to provide an extended Field of View for stereo vision systems, … Read more ›

SVS-Vistek is expanding the performance of machine vision systems in demanding applications by using the 25GigE interface in new camera models of the FXO series.

The 25GigE interface offers an impressive bandwidth, enabling the fast and reliable transmission of immense amounts of data for machine vision applications in the upper speed range. Depending on the application, the higher data transfer rates can lead to faster machines and processes, which in turn can generate more revenue.
SVS-Vistek has integrated the 25GigE interface into various industrial cameras in the FXO family, which cover resolutions from 1.8 to 24.6 MP.