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 IN THIS ISSUE of Vision & Sensors UPDATE:
- Machine Tools Get Vision
- Vision Inspection Improves Productivity
- MVTec Expands Marketing Activities in India
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Product Spotlight:
Accelerate your vision! In-Sight 5600, the World’s fastest vision sensor, provides unsurpassed ruggedness, performance, speed and resolution for the most challenging machine vision applications on the fastest production lines. www.cognex.com |
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Machine Tools Get Vision
by Larry Adams
 A new inspection tool provides video inspection for the masses. Part inspection on a machine tool is difficult because of environmental and climatic issues, but a new plug-and-inspect video measurement system can be used on a machine tool to magnify a part’s geometry for visual inspection. LEARN MORE |
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April 23-26, 2007 Manufacturing & Measurement Conference & Workshop (MMCW), Clearwater, FL. Quality Magazine, (888) 530-6714. www.qualitymag.com
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May 8-11, Control 2007 Quality Assurance Trade Fair, Sinsheim, Germany. P.E. Schall GmbH, +49 (0)7025 / 92 06-641 www.control-messe.com/en/control
May 22-24 EASTEC 2007 Exposition, West Springfield, MA. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, (800) 733-4763. www.sme.org/eastec
June 11-13 Sensors Expo & Conference, Rosemont, IL. Questex Media Group Inc., (888) 552-4346.
www.sensorsexpo.com
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Vision Inspection Improves Productivity
By integrating 3-D CAD-based vision inspection with conventional tactile probing, Accu-Tech Inc. (Detroit), a contract measurement lab, has broadened the range of parts it can measure with unimpeachable accuracy. In addition, this approach has improved measurement productivity, allowing the company to gain a competitive edge and provide its customers with faster turnaround on critical parts. READ MORE |
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MVTec Expands Marketing Activities in India
MUNICH, GERMANY -- MVTec Software GmbH, Munich, Germany, appoints Lucid Imaging Private Limited as a new distributor in India.
Lucid Imaging is situated in the southern city of Bangalore which is widely recognized as the industrial center and technology capital of India. Lucid Imaging is specialized in high-end components for machine vision. "HALCON and ActivVisionTools from MVTec complete our portfolio in an outstanding way because of products' independency and flexibility", says Anand Prasad Chinnaswamy, Managing Director of Lucid Imaging. "Thus, this software eminently fits to our hardware assortment."
Dr. Olaf Munkelt, MVTec's managing director, points out: "For MVTec, it is a pleasure to win Lucid Imaging as a distribution partner. That fits to the increasing demand for our products in India, a big country with several industrial centers."
Lucid Imaging offers vision components such as cameras, cables, optics, illumination, and software. For users requiring complete systems, Lucid offers solutions for assembly inspection, surface inspection, defect analyses, dimensional measurements, and sorting. For more information, visit
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Deadline Extended to April 16 for Quality's Plant and Professional of the Year Awards
Apply Now for Plant or Professional of the Year
BENSENVILLE, IL--The Quality Professional and Plant of the Year will be recognized at Quality Expo, Sept. 25 to 27, 2007, in Rosemont, IL. Quality Magazine's Plant of the Year award recognizes both a small plant of 250 or fewer employees and a large plant of more than 250 employees for its outstanding achievements in quality. The Quality Plant of the Year will be announced at Quality Expo, Sept. 25 to 27, 2007, in Rosemont, IL. An official nomination form must be filled out and returned to Quality Magazine by April 16, 2007
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Strengthen Your Business by Finding New Customers
ROSEMONT, IL -- The International Robots & Vision Show, held just once every two years, draws more than 5,000 potential customers looking for new products and solutions. Launched in 1976, it is the world’s leading robotics and vision event. In 2007, it will be co-located with Sensors Expo, one of North America’s most important trade shows for companies seeking automation products. The co-located events are expected to draw a highly qualified audience of more than 5,000 engineering and manufacturing professionals. The event takes place June 12-14, 2007, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL. For free tickets, go to
www.robots-vision-show.info, or call 734/994-6088. The show is sponsored by three national trade associations, and places an emphasis on practical, hands-on learning.One ticket gets visitors into two shows this June, thanks to collocation with Sensors Expo. Show tickets are free in advance or $75 at the door. Discount rates for Robots & Vision Conference sessions end May 14.
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The same hands-on, “how-to” approach Quality Magazine has provided during the past 45 years will be brought to this new Vision & Sensors special section. Inside Vision & Sensors we will bring you the experts who know how vision and sensors systems and components can and should be used. We’ll offer you practical tips on choosing the right equipment. We’ll share with you how other manufacturers have successfully deployed vision and sensors technology in their factories. We’ll give you the opportunity to ask, and have answered, your specific questions. And, we’ll offer you the latest in technology offerings from suppliers.
Learn more about Quality Magazine's Vision & Sensors Special Section
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 IN THE NEXT ISSUE of Vision & Sensors coming out in May
- Cameras Get Smart New Image Analysis Capabilities Expand the Power of the Camera.
- Integrated Vision Make the Vision Integration Process as Smooth as Possible.
- Machine Vision Lighting Demystified Find Out Why that LED Light Might be More Important than the Camera. |
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