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Cognex has introduced the Dataman 470 series. The stationary barcode readers offer a larger scanning range, higher speed and greater user-friendliness.
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Cognex has introduced the Dataman 470 series. The stationary barcode readers offer a larger scanning range, higher speed and greater user-friendliness.

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With the acquisition of Impuls Imaging, Di-soric has added the flexible image processing platform nVision to its product range in addition to components such as lighting, optics, cameras and image processing expertise. The new sister company operates under the name Di-soric Imaging.

With its miniature linear motors, Nilab offers a solution for the ongoing trend towards minimization in the automation industry.

At Automatica, MVTec will be focusing on the latest versions of its Halcon and Merlic software products. Live demos will demonstrate the use of modern machine vision technologies in automation scenarios. There will also be insights into new image processing functions relating to parallelization and matching.

With the project "Interactive Robotic System for Emptying Sea Containers" (IRiS), the Bremen Institute for Production and Logistics at the University of Bremen is conducting research together with BLG Handelslogistik, Schulz Systemtechnik and Framos.

Igus and Harting offer the right cables and connectors to ensure secure data transfer and reliable power supply in ever tighter installation spaces.

Reaching into the box is now also available for particularly small components and container dimensions. Multi-stereo technology enables the required precision and at the same time achieves scanning times in the millisecond range.
Hyperspectral image processing is one of the most innovative fields of development in image processing. Systems based on this technology open up new applications for image processing that could not previously be solved with traditional systems. Exhibitors will be presenting products and solutions from this field at Vision from November 6 to 8, 2018.

Due to increasing miniaturization, Conec has expanded its Industrial Ethernet range to include the M8x1 D coding standardized in IEC standard 61076-2-114. The connector enables transmission rates of up to 100 Mbit per second.

In IBG's automatic tamping system, bundled copper pipes with a length of five meters are automatically tamped. The previous assembly process consisted of manual work outside the plant and during production breaks.