Vendors tout performance gains at vision show
The Vision Show, June 10-12, Boston, MA, Automated Imaging Association, www.machinevisiononline.org.
-- Test & Measurement World, 7/1/2008
While Corning automation expert Babak Raj described in his keynote speech a spectacular future for vision technology, including “imaging pills” for diagnosing disease, vendors on the show floor unveiled technology advances for the here and now.
Among a flurry of new camera designs, FLIR Systems debuted its A325, which it claims is the world’s first plug-and-play infrared camera, compatible with both GigE Vision and GenICam standards. Key application: process monitoring on production lines.
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Dalsa added one color model (C1410) and one monochrome model (M1410) to its Genie line of area-scan cameras. Operating at 22 fps, the cameras feature a Sony CCD sensor. The company also showed a new Camera Link version of its Spyder 3 line of dual-scan cameras.
 Camera introductions dominated The Vision Show, including Dalsa’s new Camera Link version of its Spyder 3 line of dual-scan cameras. Courtesy of Dalsa. |
Aiming at customers needing high resolution at low cost, CIS America showed color and monochrome versions (VCC-F60 and VCC-G60) of its 5-Mpixel, GigE camera. Specializing in FireWire-compatible cameras for economical machine vision, Allied Vision Technologies introduced its Stingray line, which features a heat-dissipating design, resolutions up to 2 Mpixels, and data transfer rates up to 84 fps.
Also offering cost-saving solutions, EPIX is offering its new PIXCI S14 system, which includes four “Silicon Video” cameras, cabling, and frame grabbers for $5295. Finally, PPT Vision claimed its tiny A20 Impact camera, priced at $2995 and including more than 100 programs, offers the power of a vision system in a sensor footprint.
