High performance lenses for sorting and inspection

High performance lenses for sorting and inspection

If you looking to sort and inspect agricultural produce, then SWIR (Short-Wave Infrared) imaging offers real advantages. While some applications may require a solution that operates over a wide SWIR bandwidth, this is not always necessary. In these cases, we can offer...
Application optimised lenses for parts recognition

Application optimised lenses for parts recognition

Commonly machine vision systems are used to identify parts by locating a unique pattern or identify items based on colour, shape, or size. Unfortunately, not all applications can be solved using an off-the-shelf lens. When developing an optimised lens, we take the...
Interview: Designing optics for use in nuclear plants

Interview: Designing optics for use in nuclear plants

Designing optics able to withstand the high levels of radiation found in and around nuclear plants is the subject of a new interview featuring our customer support manager – Rob Watkinson. Recently published in Processing & Control News Europe, the interview...
How MTF testing is ensuring our product quality

How MTF testing is ensuring our product quality

Even using the most advanced design and manufacturing techniques, lenses and optical systems can still vary in quality. However, what every customer wants to know is that every lens we supply them meets or exceeds the agreed specification. Due to the ever-increasing...
Athermalization of optics

Athermalization of optics

For monitoring and imaging applications that are subject to temperature fluctuations, it is critical to use an optical system that is insensitive to thermal change in the surrounding environment thereby avoiding system defocus. A new technical note provides an...