Micron acquires Fwdnxt Micron Technology acquires Fwdnxt, a maker of hardware and software tools for artificial intelligence deep learning applications. When combined with Micron's memory chips, Fwdnxt will enable Micron to explore deep learning solutions required for data analytics, particularly with internet of things and edge computing.
Hyundai invests in Velodyne Lidar Hyundai Mobis collaborates with Velodyne Lidar for mass-producing a level 3 autonomous driving lidar system. Hyundai Mobis also will invest US$50m in Velodyne to reinforce business cooperation in Lidar commercialization. The two companies will collaborate on a new lidar system supply by integrating Velodyne's latest lidar...
Strategic AI Partnership Nvidia and Syslogic Syslogic and Nvidia enter into a strategic partnership. Nvidia contributes the knowhow regarding AI-enabled processor technology, which will be increasingly used in harsh industrial environments. In future, Syslogic will offer embedded systems with Nvidia technology, which have been developed for use in...
inVISION News TV: Deep Learning This week the YouTube Channel inVISION News TV is focusing on Deep Learning. In this two-minute video we present three interesting solutions for industrial image processing with Deep Learning.
Funding for Logistics Startup Gideon Brothers announces that it has raised US$2.65m funding. The Croatian startup is developing autonomous mobile robots relying on visual perception rather than lidar for navigation and safety. Logistics provider DB Schenker has introduced Gideon Brothers' AMRs into its facility in Leipzig, Germany.
IDnow secures US$40M in funding IDnow, a Munich, Germany, and Paris, France-based provider of Identity Verification-as-a-Service (IVAAS) solutions, raised US$40m in growth equity funding. The company intends to use the funds to expand its product range and capture market share throughout Europe, with immediate plans to open new offices in France and the UK.
Euresys with new Corporate Design Shortly after its 30th anniversary and the successful acquisition of Sensor to Image, Euresys presents a new company logo. The new logo is a simplified design with minimalist fonts and calm colours. The new tagline 'Empowering Computer Vision' gets introduced as well.
Prophesee Closes US$28m in Funding Prophesee announced that it has closed US$28m in funding, bringing its total funding to date to US$68m. The fundraising follows the launch of the first off-the-shelf and production ready event-based sensor. The funds will be used to drive the further development and commercialization of the sensor and underlying...
Zeiss and Kyoto University consolidate partnership Zeiss and the University of Kyoto are intensifying their cooperation and have signed an agreement on joint research activities. Part of the agreement is the 'Zeiss iCeMs Innovation Core', which opened this week. It is a joint laboratory at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science at Kyoto...
Brightest LED floodlight in the world Brighter than 738 60W light bulbs was the LED floodlight, that LED manufacturer Silence Lights lit in mid-September in Groß-Umstadt in Hesse in front of around 1,500 spectators, 25m above the historic market square. With a measured 539,000lm, the XXL LED luminaire far surpasses the previous world record of 300,000lm...
VDMA: Cybersecurity issues must be resolved urgently The increase of networking and digitization in industrial manufacturing leads to growing IT dependencies, with the number of cyber attacks rising. "In the recent past, there has been a significant increase in successful attacks on the production facilities of German machine and plant manufacturers," says...
TKH/LMI acquires FocalSpec TKH Group announces that it has reached agreement on the acquisition of 100% of the shares in FocalSpec, an optical metrology company based in Oulu (Finland), that designs patented Line Confocal Imaging (LCI) technology. LCI technology is used to measure surface height variation and can scan everything from glass to opaque...
Wenzel Opens New Branch in Poland On October 29, Managing Director Dr. Heike Wenzel opened the new Wenzel Polska SP site. Z O.O. in D?brówka near Pozna?. Branch manager Lukasz Madry is looking forward to a building with 160m² and space for the demo machines SF 55 and SF 87 as well as offices. More than 40 people took part in the opening, including...
Framos' AI spin-off renamed Framos has renamed its spin-off Framos AI to Cubemos. It focuses on the development of deep learning and AI software and supports industrial customers in the integration of state-of-the-art AI vision solutions. The spin-off was founded in 2018 after Dr. Andreas Franz and Dr. Christopher Scheubel of Framos recognized the...
SPS Panel Discussion 'How simple is vision really?' On Tuesday, 26th November, the VDMA IBV will be holding the panel discussion 'Not intuitive - how simple is image processing really?' at the VDMA Forum (Hall 5 - Booth 240) during the SPS trade fair in Nuremberg from 4:00pm on. The focus will be on the usability of today's vision systems and whether they...
VDMA MV Pavilion at Automatica 2020 In cooperation with VDMA Services GmbH, VDMA Machine Vision is offering an all-inclusive Fair Package for exhibiting at the Automatica 2020 (16-19 June 2020, Munich), as part of a VDMA Machine Vision Pavilion. The package provides a hassle-free and cost-effective trade-fair participation. Media Partner of the Machine...
The optoNCDT 1760-1000 long-range laser sensor by Micro-Epsilon also measures at distances of up to 2m with up to 7.5kHz.
The Absolute 3D laser scanner AS1-XL by Hexagon is designed for inspecting large surfaces and can be used with both the laser tracker and mobile measuring arms.
As part of the joint project ‘Dynamic-holographic measurement method for recording metallic free-form surfaces (HoloMotion)’, Fraunhofer IPM was able to show that digital-holographic measurements are also possible on moving test objects.
Foreign objects in the plastic melt are a problem in extrusion.
Dr. Heinrich Schneider Messtechnik presents the WMX 600 optical shaft measuring machine with the Quick Detect (QD) function.
Install the sensor, scan the object, visualize and evaluate measurement data, all of this can be done in just ten minutes with the new MetrologyPackage from AT Automation Technology.
ICP Germany offers the E310-10EHI-J6413, a fanless embedded system that can be used for inference systems and industrial control thanks to Hailo-8TM AI IC.
Midwest Optical’s SK100 Filter Test Kit contains 70 filters for UV, VIS and NIR imaging, making it ideal for testing and evaluating image quality.
Engineered to optimize machine vision systems operating at high speeds, Smart Vision Lights ‘Hidden Strobe’ is a solution to the prevalent issue of distracting and disorienting LED strobe lights.
The Keyence VS model series enables quick problem solving for a variety of testing applications thanks to smart hardware architecture.
The IVS 108 of Leuze’s Simple Vision series detects present or absent objects.
Imec demonstrates successful incorporation of a PPD structure in the readout circuit of thin-film-based image sensors; the first of its kind.
