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Specialist Lenses for Vision Applications
In many vision applications the trend is for cameras and sensors to offer ever increasing resolution, what role does the lens fulfil in these devices and are suitable lenses generally available?...
Machine Vision Cameras – predictions for the future
The growth in the adoption of machine vision, has been driven by the convergence of advanced imaging analysis, robotics, machine learning, and related automation. These technological advances are...
Trends in Machine Vision
A recent informative article in Quality Today takes a look at the most talked-about machine vision technologies, their practical uses and limitations, and which will have a long-lasting impact on...
Looking to Monitor a High Temperature Process?
Non-invasive monitoring of high temperature processes such as incineration, recycling, smelting and chemical manufacturing places great demands on optical systems. For such high temperature...
2019 – A Great Year for Scientific Advances
A large number of significant scientific events have occurred during 2019. These have included the New Horizons space probe flying by the Kuiper belt in January. A British woman became the first...
Sourcing Optics for Space Projects
Many different types of optical imaging and sensing systems are used to observe and measure the Earth and the universe at large. However, designing optical systems for satellites and spacecraft is...
Achieve the Full Potential of Your Megapixel Camera
Our custom large format lenses provide an optimised solution to enable your megapixel camera to achieve its full performance potential opening the door to exciting new application solutions. To...
Current state of the European photonics industry
Europe has a dynamic photonics ecosystem with approximately 100 acquisitions a year and strong investment from the EU in research & development. A new article, written by Carlos Lee, Director...
Is your camera sensor or lens the limit to resolution?
A new white paper addresses the key considerations when selecting an optimum lens for your digital camera or sensor. The ability of a lens to resolve detail is usually determined by its quality but...