Steve Kinney, Smart Vision Lights’ Western Sales Manager, kicked off Imaging and Machine Vision Europe’s (IMVE’s) recent webinar series on new technologies for infrared imaging with a presentation titled “An Introduction to Short-Wave Infrared Imaging (SWIR).” Ranging from 1050 nm to 2500 nm, SWIR wavelengths are not visible to the human eye. But they work …
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Automate 2019, one of the biggest shows in our industry, was held April 8-11 at the McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. If you are not familiar with this show, it is a must-attend for anyone in the automation industry as it showcases all the different technologies being used today. Smart Vision Lights had its own …
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A few months back, we announced that we are constructing a new facility to better serve our customers and partners. With that, we wanted to share an update on our new building. Construction is in full swing on our new 36,000 square foot facility located in Norton Shores, Michigan. This new facility will have enough …
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Inspection of specularly reflective surfaces for shape and defects poses a well-known difficult challenge for machine vision systems. For example, identifying defects on specular surfaces, such as the orange-peel effect on a painted surface or a small chip on the screen of a cell phone can require complex specialized setups and equipment which are obvious …
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Coming to Automate April 8–11? Bring your application samples, large or small, with you to Smart Vision Lights at booth #8135. Our lighting engineers and applications experts will be on hand throughout the show to examine parts, discuss your application goals, and share advice on possible solutions. Email us at the address below to schedule …
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Tony Carpenter, Director of Sales Europe & Asia, speaks with FujiFilm at the 2018 Vision Show in Stuttgart. Tony showcases several new products Smart Vision Lights will be releasing in Q1 of 2019.
Matrox has released a video on the photometric stereo technique featuring Smart Vision Lights products. Photometric stereo uses 3D surface orientation and its effect on reflected light to produce a contrast image accentuating local 3D surface variations. In this video, a series of LM45 mini linear lights illuminates the object under inspection from four different …
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Smart Vision Lights is close to breaking ground on a new $3 million facility in Norton Shores, Michigan. Located on a 6.7-acre site, the 36,000-square-foot building will have space for design and engineering — including areas for prototyping and robotics demonstrations — as well as assembly space and offices. The expansion, which nearly triples the …
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Join Smart Vision Lights on September 24 at 11 AM EST for the webinar The Growing Need for Precision in LED Lighting. Presented by Paul Powers, Director of Sales – Americas, the webinar looks at three main trends in machine vision lighting: the need for lights with nanosecond response times; the need to manage multiple …
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When it comes to machine vision lighting, seeing is believing. SVL distribution partner JM Vistec exhibited three distinct demos of our lights at the 2018 Taipei International Industrial Automation Show, drawing big interest from attendees. Here’s what was on display: Demo 1: SVL + SVS-Vistek Purpose: To show SVL lights driven directly by the camera …
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