Machine Vision- Adding Eyes to Industry 4.0

Machine vision includes all the industrial and non-industrial applications with a combination of hardware and software providing devices with the operational guidance in executing their functions on the basis of images captured and processed. A significant growth has been observed in the machine vision market due to rise in automation in various industries and growing demand for artificial intelligence. Machine Vision is used in a number of applications such as signature identification, handwriting recognition, medical image analysis, object recognition, currency inspection and many more. 

Five Machine Vision Market Players Focusing on Cost and Capabilities 

Cameras offered by Basler AG serving multiple applications 

Basler AG is a Germany based company involved in developing and manufacturing line-scan, area-scan and network cameras for a broad range of industrial applications. The applications of the camera include logistics and supply chain management, factory automation, automotive, robotics, medical and life sciences, retail, and security. The ace, dart, and time-of-flight (ToF) cameras of the company are specifically useful in robotics for pick-and-place operations. The company in July 2018, partnered with its distribution partner in China, Sanbao Xingye (MVLZ) Image Technology Co. to establish Basler Vision Technology China with offices in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. 

Cognex cameras enabling co-robots 

Cognex Corporation is another player in Machine Vision market involved in producing machine vision and industrial barcode readers. The product line of the Cognex Corp. includes advanced 2D and 3D vision tools for measurement, inspection of parts, reading IDs, guiding assemble robots and monitoring in real-time. The capability of the products offered by the company include elimination of nonconforming parts to increase throughput, verification of all the parameters of an item to improve quality, and tracking products. 

Contribution of Keyence in robotics 

Keyence Corp. based in Osaka, Japan is involved in manufacturing machine vision technology for industrial automation and equipment inspection with a broad range of lighting, cameras and controllers for matching several inspection requirements. The revenue generated by the company has seen a rapid growth due to demand for robotics, totalling $3.68 billion in 2017. In addition, the company is involved in producing measuring systems, laser markers, and sensors. The products offered by the company provides automated inspection in industries such as food, medical, automotive, semiconductor and packaging; the vision system of the company can be used for inspecting flaws and character recognition. 

Omron makes scanning simple 

Omron Corporation is a Japanese based company manufacturing and developing cameras and software for measurement and inspection. The company generated a revenue of $7.06 billion in 2017. The equipment offered by the company is capable of capturing high-sensitivity and high-resolution images. In addition, the company is involved in producing sensing and control technologies including contact sensors, ultrasonic, proximity, displacement, fibre, and photoelectric as well as code readers and rotary encoders for the evaluation of the products. The company completed an acquisition in 2017, acquiring Microscan Systems Inc., making Omron Microscan as one of the industry leaders in machine vision, auto ID, and verification. 

Teledyne taking machine vision to space with DALSA 

The core business of the Teledyne Technologies International Corp. includes high-resolution line scanners for machine vision and X-ray imaging. The company in 2017, generated an overall revenue of $2.6 billion. The DALSA technology of the company includes flaw detection such as scratches on product surfaces; identification such as reading and verifying product lots and codes with tracking production parts; and verification of parts and packaged goods. The DALSA technology’s GigE cameras are providing multiple modes for industrial imaging applications and is used in detecting ocean pollutants and will soon find application in the International Space Station.

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