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Products: Imaging
Microscan (Renton, WA) has announced AutoVISION™ 2.0 machine vision software. AutoVISION™ 2.0 provides additional capabilities, including Verification and OCV (Optical Character Verification) Tools to validate print...
Products: Imaging
The Adimec SAPPHIRE S-25A45 camera from Adimec Electronic Imaging (Stoneham, MA) runs up to 45 fps. The SAPPHIRE S-25A45, based on ON Semiconductor’s VITA 25k image sensor, includes two-directional defect pixel...
Products: Imaging
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon, South Korea) has released the NX300 camera, which features a 45-mm F1.8 2D / 3D lens capable of capturing both stills and 1080p Full HD video in 3D quality. The NX300 includes a 20.3 Megapixel...
Products: Imaging
Allied Vision Technologies (Newburyport, MA) has expanded the Prosilica GT camera series with five new high-resolution models from 9.2 to 29 Megapixels. The Prosilica GT4100, featuring a CMV12000 global shutter CMOS...
Products: Aerospace
KEYENCE Corp. (Elmwood Park, NJ) has introduced the CV-X100 Series. New tools include Auto-Teach Inspection, as well as pointand- click measurement. The Auto-Teach Inspection technology automatically makes detections based...
Products: Imaging
To aid identification of thermal breakdown problems, FLIR Systems (Wilsonville, OR) has introduced Multi-Spectral Dynamic Imaging (MSX™), a new patentpending technology for its T450SC / 650SC Series IR cameras. MSX adds...
Products: Imaging
The Lt425 and Lt225 from Lumenera Corporation (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) use USB 3.0 technology to deliver images up to 170 fps. Image captures, complemented by 128 MB of onboard memory, can be synchronized using either a hardware...
Products: Imaging
The Model 207 Motorised Mini Zoom Lens from Resolve Optics Ltd. (Chesham, UK) focuses on an object at infinity down to an object positioned 35 millimeters in front of the lens. The Model 207 (50 x 34 x 31 mm) is designed for use with...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
What is 3D Printing?
The terms “3D printing” and “additive manufacturing” refer to processes that automatically build objects layer-by-layer from computer data. The technology is already well...
Articles: Photonics/Optics
A next-generation low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) optical thin film coating process is permitting the manufacture of interference filter coatings, such as single wavelength, dual...
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been increasing worldwide as demands for agile, rapid, targeted response forces have grown. UAVs provide surveillance and detection capabilities to these smaller forces that are...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The new TopMode laser from TOPTICA Photonics, Inc. (Victor, NY) features proprietary CoHerence-Advanced Regulation Method (CHARM) technology that provides active stabilization of the lasers’ coherence. The TopMode laser...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Truesense Imaging (Rochester, NY) recently announced its first CMOS image sensor specifically targeting applied imaging markets such as machine vision, intelligent transportation systems, and surveillance. With 12 million pixels...
Products: Photonics/Optics
TE Connectivity (TE) (Harrisburg, PA) announced that their PRO BEAM Jr. expanded-beam tactical fiber optic connectors have achieved qualification to U.S. government standard MIL-DTL-83526/20 and /21. This...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Prior Scientific (Rockland, MA) announced a new IX3 breadboard and filter wheel assembly for Olympus IX3 inverted microscope systems. Taking full advantage of the open access to the light path on the...
Products: Photonics/Optics
TRENDnet (Torrance, CA) recently announced a new 2-Megapixel PoE Day/ Night Dome Internet Camera, model TVIP262PI- A. The tamper resistant TV-IP262PI produces vivid 1280 x 1024 pixel (H.264 compression format) video...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Coherent, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) has extended its integrated laser machine tool product portfolio with its new META platform, offering improved performance and greater ease-of-use. The META platform features a unibody...
Products: Photonics/Optics
P-CUBE photodiode modules from Laser Components (Hudson, NH) enable precise measurements in a compact measurement setup. Low-noise, sensitive PIN photodiodes are housed in cubes that have an edge length of only 40mm. To...
Products: Photonics/Optics
CVI Melles Griot (Rochester, NY) recently introduced SafeClose laser shutters, based on the proven rotor drive actuation technology modified to close on power down. The proprietary Rotor Drive actuator provides a reliable,...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The ecoVis is a compact, lowvoltage light source (400-2500nm) from Ocean Optics (Dunedin, FL) with built-in cuvette holder that’s suitable for basic lab measurements in teaching labs and other research environments. The...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Spectra-Physics (Santa Clara, CA) has introduced Spirit™ 8 W, an industrial-grade high power femtosecond (fs) laser for micromachining applications. The Spirit ultrafast laser provides high average power of >8 W in the...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Energetiq Technology (Woburn, MA) has introduced. New smart controller for its laser-driven light sources. Developed for the EQ-99 series of Laser-Driven Light Sources (LDLS™), the EQ-99 Manager enhances...
Products: Photonics/Optics
High Power Optical Fibers
Universal Clad (UniClad) optical fiber from Fiberguide (Stirling, NJ) is designed for integration into fiber based lasers and OEM systems performing high power transmission. The fiber uses a large core-to-clad ratio to reduce stress transfer to its core, maintaining laser beam quality and improving focal ratio degradation...
Products: Photonics/Optics
The Agility™ is the world’s first transportable Raman Analyzer to offer a dual-band option. The Agility™ Series employ a highly efficient Volume Phase Grating (VPG®) as the spectral dispersion element,...
Products: Photonics/Optics
Raptor Photonics (Larne, Northern Ireland) has launched the Kingfisher V, a deep cooled vacuum-based CCD using Raptor’s new vacuum technology called PentaVac™. The Kingfisher V has 4.54m × 4.54m pixels...
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Kaydon Bearings Division Muskegon, MI 231-755-3741www.kaydonbearings.com
How do you collect data from stars thousands of light years away while positioning a 300-ton, 10-meter telescope to within...
Application Briefs: Software
NVIDIA Santa Clara, CA 408-486-2000www.nvidia.com
Nearly everyone is familiar with terms like 20/20 vision, but what does that mean when it comes to developing a flight simulator?
Articles: Software
Following the Space Shuttle Columbia accident in 2003, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board spent nearly seven months examining the cause of the accident. To this end, investigators...
Who's Who: Aerospace
Bob Reisse coordinates the design and testing of ALHAT (Autonomous Landing Hazard Avoidance Technology) sensors. In December, ALHAT instruments were melded to HUEY...
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