The onward march of IO-Link seems unstoppable and for good reason, with advantages such as much more data and diagnostics for minimal extra cost. Ifm electronic has one of the largest offerings of IO-Link sensors on the market and an established range of RFID systems which combine the technologies.

Ranger3 is high-definition 3D streaming camera is the first camera to be powered by SICK’s Imager with ROCC (Rapid On-Chip Calculation technology) which is capable of capturing 7000 profiles per second at full sensor acquisition.

The latest RFID antenna range from ifm electronic is suited to a range of applications thanks to flexible parameter settings, improved diagnostics and simple implementation.

B&R has introduced a lighting solution for its machine vision solution. Incorporating flexible light bars and backlights, it has been developed to help ensure optimum results even in difficult lighting situations. Lighting control is synchronised with the automation system in the sub-µs range.

MVTec Software GmbH is set to release the new version 18.11 of its standard software HALCON.

Thanks to its open architecture, a single IDS NXT App-based camera can solve a wide variety of image processing tasks. Users can even develop their own vision apps.

The printed circuit board assembly process and soldering of electronic components will inevitably result in production errors, even as an automated process. 3D machine vision can be a useful tool to detect any defects.

Teledyne e2v has introduced the newest member of its Emerald CMOS image sensor family –Emerald 67 megapixel. The new sensor features a high resolution with what is believed to be the smallest available global shutter pixel – 2.5µm – enabling more objects to be captured in a single high-resolution shot.

Stemmer has announced availability of an expanded range of JAIApex Series of 3-CMOS prism-based colour area scan cameras. The range now features 3.2 Mpixel and 1.6 Mpixel versions, with PMCL, USB3 Vision, and GigE Vision interfaces available in each resolution.

The EyeVision image processing software contains a new command, which allows for communication with and control of a Universal Robot. This means that elaborate programming is now obsolete and just one command is enough to send the necessary tasks to the robot.

Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions has launched its first industrial vision module to use the USB3.0 transmission standard.

With the launch of new firmware release V3, the Simatic RF600 RFID system now supports OPC UA

Teledyne e2v’s UNiiQA+ and ELiiXA+ colour line scan cameras are now available with an NBASE-T Ethernet frame grabber-less interface which provides a more cost effective solution to transmit uncompressed, high bandwidth images from the cameras into systems at the highest possible speeds.

RDS is launching the PICO-KBU4, a palm-sized PC that supports machine vision and other IIoT applications requiring a compact Intel Core i3, i5, i7 solution.

Panasonic Industry Europe has developed a 3D LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensing solution that measures distance between equipment and an object from the round-trip travelling time of the pulse laser that is projected to the object.

EVT has introduced the EyeCheck ZQ smart camera, which is said to be the smallest intelligent camera on the market today.

SICK has launched the Visionary-T industrial imaging camera to capture high-resolution 3D data with a single ‘snapshot’, whether the object is stationary or moving.

Vision Suite 1.0 from IDS is said to provide full software support for evaluating and setting up GigE Vision cameras quickly and easily.

R. STAHL has extended its range of explosion-protected camera systems for use in hazardous gas and dust environments.

The new EOS-1300 from ADLINK is a compact embedded vision system designed for use in demanding machine vision and automation applications requiring multiple cameras, high computing power and time deterministic solutions.