Lights! Camera! Action! Illumination better come first when planning machine vision system.

From: Advanced Imaging | Date: November 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

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* Illumination

* LEDs

* Fluorescent lighting

* Metal halide

* Halogen

* Fiber optics

* Machine vision

Two decades ago, when he founded Mercron, Ken Zeiler learned that his machine vision customers were searching for answers to their illumination needs. Most of the time, they didn't know the questions. Literally and figuratively, it was his job to shine a light on their applications. Today, the job is a little easier because of experience and the existence of knowledge-packed data bases.

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