Precision Lens Technologies for 3D Scanning, Barcode Reading and Imaging Systems
Explore custom lens solutions for 3D scanning, barcode systems, and infrared imaging. Designed for engineers building high-performance vision systems.
Mechanical Inspection Imaging Improves Processes
When you want to maximize the potential of mechanical inspection, consider the vast capabilities of thermal imaging. Thermal imaging is a cutting-edge technology that can help you see things otherwise hidden from view. That makes it an ideal and dependable tool for many applications, including [...]
Photoelectric Sensor Applications
In this day and age, photoelectric sensors are among the most important mechanisms behind the successful functioning of several manufacturing industries as they help manufacturers discover the presence (or lack) of objects. […]
Invisible Barcodes For Retailers And Manufacturers
Barcodes and barcode scanning has come a long way over the last few decades and has mainly focused on making them easier to read. To that end, there has been development and an identified need within a range of industries to create “invisible” barcodes. These invisible barcodes are created by [...]
Portable Scanners
Smaller, portable scanners are popping up in many different areas. Some are marketed to reach the average consumer who would rather scan and digitize their personal items. Handheld image scanners are suitable for recording any kind of document, including letters, invoices, blueprints and plans. Typically, a handheld image scanner requires [...]
Using 1-D Or 2-D Barcodes
In most industries, barcodes of one type or another can be found. Barcode applications have transformed the face of manufacturing, processing, and tracking. Industries like food and beverage, retail, medical, pharmaceutical, electronics, distribution, aerospace and automotive industries, to name a few, rely on barcodes in one way or another. They [...]
Machine Vision In The Food And Beverage Industry
With machine vision imaging, the food processing and beverage industry tests even hard-to-inspect products with absolute reliability. The result: 100% quality and ever-growing productivity. The need to manufacture products reliably, and without faults is more important than ever in the food, beverage and packaging industries. The pressure to achieve [...]
Four Types of Barcode Scanners
Barcode scanners are extremely simple devices that can read and output printed barcodes to a computer. Like a flatbed scanner, it consists of a light source, a lens and a light sensor translating optical impulses into electrical ones. Additionally, nearly all barcode readers contain decoder circuitry analyzing the bar code’s image data provided by the sensor [...]
Infrared Lenses Aid In Scans
Just because a mystery is 4500 years old doesn’t mean it can’t be solved...” This could be the motto of the exceptional scientific mission launched October 25, 2015, under the authority of the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, initiated, designed and coordinated by the Faculty of Engineering of Cairo and [...]
Production Fault-Finding using Hi-Speed Imaging Systems
As the automated manufacturing environment continues to evolve, the ability to analyze high-speed processes in order to increase quality and efficiency, along with the ability to identify and resolve immediate manufacturing line problems is essential. Factory floor personnel are required to accurately and quickly analyze and adjust complex electro-mechanical [...]
Bar Code Vision Tracking In The Beverage Industry
Product safety, quality and packaging integrity is crucial to the food and beverage industry. The effects of a recall on a brand can damage its reputation to the extent that it might never recover. Consumers have long memories and a recall of a favorite beverage could easily turn them [...]
Barcode Tracking Enhances Food Safety
Universe Optics, manufacturers of standard and custom lens assemblies for scanners, CCTV, CCD/CMOS, medical imaging, surveillance systems, machine vision and night vision systems, understands the importance of using barcodes to track food products. In order to ensure both integrity and quality of food and products meant for the public, [...]
CCD Barcode Scanner Technology Explained
Business owners, whether they carry and sell inventory, or whether they simply need to track office equipment need a way to monitor where it's housed and barcode scanning technology is an efficient, accurate way to do just that; learn more at universeoptics.com
Barcode Scanning for Med Dispensing
By utilizing the imaging precision on a barcode scanning lens assembly physicians can be sure they are getting an accurate reading every time; learn more at universeoptics.com
Barcode Scanning Money Saver
Virtually every product you pick up in a department store or most items stored in warehouses are labeled with barcodes; learn more at universeoptics.com
Barcode Scanners Streamline Production
Barcode scanning will decrease the man hours typically spent on inventory management and reordering of supplies; learn more at universeoptics.com
Image and Bar Code Scanning Lens Uses
Image and bar code scanning is a very useful and innovative technology that can be used for many different applications; learn more at universeoptics.com
Technology Behind Barcode Scanners
Barcodes can be found in many aspects of daily life, from the grocery store to the retail warehouse and many places in between; learn more at universeoptics.com
Technology Behind Fingerprint Scanners
Individuals and corporations are turning to fingerprint scanning as a way to enhance security; learn more at universeoptics.com
CCTV Lens Assemblies for Barcode Scanning
A few of the benefits of not only barcode scanning, but using CCTV lens assemblies are described here; learn more at universeoptics.com
Bar Code Scanning Camera
Because the use of barcodes and QR codes are becoming so prevalent, industry professionals are finding the possibilities for their use are endless; learn more at universeoptics.com