If you’ve ever seen a mailroom in action, it may seem like a miracle that anything gets delivered on time. The sheer volume of packages that the U.S. Postal Service and other shipping handlers must deal with is staggering. Not to mention the frequent occurrences [...]
An electric eye uses photodetection to determine whether something obstructs the light sensor beam. Electric eye technology is practical and straightforward. […]
When it comes to security, every effort and technical advancement helps. For example, CCTV and machine vision lenses play an essential role in keeping us safe. Here’s a look at how these lenses improve safety. […]
Today’s two main types of image sensor technology are used in digital cameras: CCD and CMOS. Both have their benefits and cons, but which one is ultimately better? Let’s examine each technology to find out. […]
The United States Postal Service (USPS) ships over 160 billion packages and letters every year. These whopping numbers reflect that a more significant percentage of the U.S. population is [surprisingly] still using postal services, indicating that manual labor is insufficient to handle the postal processes [...]
With the increasing number of automobiles on the road, the competition in the automotive industry is rising as well. Every automaker strives to make more automobiles—in 2019, almost 92 million automobiles were manufactured globally. However, with such a high number of automobiles in production, the [...]
The manufacturing industry keeps evolving and advancing in terms of technological developments. In the past, humans were involved in every aspect of manufacturing; the industry thrived on manual labor. Yes—machines provided manufacturers with some sort of [much needed] relief. However, human intervention in pretty much [...]
Every industry will find a plethora of new applications as machines become smarter. The first two parts of this series explored how machine vision can help with defect detection and quality control. The final part will look at its use in the food industry, which [...]
The first installment of this series examined the role of machine vision in defect detection. Part two will look at its role in quality control. Robots are capable of astonishing feats well beyond the capabilities of us mere mortals. The Fanuc Corporation’s M-2000iA/2300 Super Heavy [...]
Machine vision technologies enable the development of hardware and software that can examine its surroundings and derive conclusions based on what it observes. The concept is not new, but recent advancements enable a wide range of fascinating industrial solutions, from defect detection to vastly better [...]
