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CoaXPress standard approved
The first edition of the CoaXPress high-speed digital interface standard for imaging applications has been approved by the Japan Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA) as a standard for public release. Additionally, the AIA/EMVA
CoaXPress Liaison Group, which consists of members from the AIA (Automated Imaging Association, USA) and the EMVA (European Machine Vision Association), have also given its approval, paving the way for global adoption in 2011. Representatives from JIIA and
AIA/EMVA groups voted on the standard and the results were released in December, showing a total of 31 votes in favour, none against and two abstentions. Following this successful ratification of the standard, the CoaXPress specification will now go through a three-month international appeal process, during which interested parties can comment on a wide range of technical and legal areas. The result of this process, which has been agreed upon by JIIA
and the two other major industry organisations – the AIA and the EMVA – will be announced at Automate 2011 in Chicago, USA and will pave the way for CoaXPress to become an international standard. ‘We are well on our way to making CoaXPress a global and widely adopted standard for high-speed digital image data transmission,’ said Tadashi Miyazaki, chair of JIIA CoaXPress Working Group. ‘The voting results demonstrate the universal approval for the technical validity of the approach, as well as the support for a next-generation method for enabling flexible, high- speed connectivity between the components of imaging systems, including multiple cameras, frame grabbers, and image processing systems.’
CoaXPress was originally developed by Adimec, Active Silicon, and Components Express using chip technology from EqcoLogic.
news from emVA By Patrick schwarzkopf
The annual EMVA business conference will take place on 13- 14 May in Amsterdam. The two keynote speakers will both focus on the ‘future’ from different angles. Keynote speaker Professor
Franz Josef Radermacher is a member of the Club of Rome and a supporter of the Global Marshall Plan initiative. In his keynote on Friday, 13 May, he will talk about ‘Globalisation, sustainability and future – the challenges ahead’. Professor Radermacher is the director of the Research Institute for Applied Knowledge at Ulm University and holds a faculty position for
databases and artificial intelligence. He has authored more than 300 scientific works in the fields of applied mathematics, operations research, applied informatics, systems theory as well as related areas such as technology impact research, ethics and philosophy – with a view to tackling global challenges and enabling sustainable development.
The keynote on Saturday, 14 May 2011, focuses on future management as a part of corporate strategy and will be given by Dr Pero Micic, who is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts in this
field. The aim of this discipline is to help top decision makers see more of the future than their competitors. Dr Micic advises management teams on the results and methods of entrepreneurial future research and accompanies them in the implementation of practicable market opportunities and strategies. He is a keynote-speaker at symposia and functions around the world and is the author of six books, including: The Five Futures Glasses (2007); The Future-Radar (2006) and The Future Manager (2003). He developed the Eltville Model of future management and is a
founding member of the Association of Professional Futurists in the USA and Chairman of the Advisory Council of the European Futurists Conference. Further topics at the conference will focus on machine vision markets, applications, technological trends and business topics. As always, the conference will set the scene for ample networking opportunities among peers of the machine vision community. For further information go to www.emva. org. Registration is open now and we look forward to seeing you in Amsterdam!
food label inspection provider turns to digital imaging
Dimaco, a UK-based inspection system provider, has upgraded its Veri-Pack label inspection system with digital imaging technology from Point Grey. The Veri-Pack system now uses Point Grey's Dragonfly2 FireWire cameras to provide 100 per cent verification of packaged food labels.
In addition to checking the data on the product label, the system will also verify any base label as well as the promotional/flash label at speeds of up to 200 packs per minute. It contains OCR and barcode reading capabilities and
connects to a database application, which validates all of the inspection parameters and archives the results. According to Peter Mistry, general manager of Dimaco, the Dragonfly2 camera, providing monochrome and colour imaging at 1.3 Megapixels and 7.5 or 15fps, was initially selected due to price as the system used to use analogue cameras in combination with frame grabbers. In addition, resolution was important, as production line speeds in food packaging plants are continually increasing.
Dimaco has to meet the stringent
requirement for traceability present in the food industry. Mistry commented that a food label for fresh meat, for example, would fill around seven to eight fields of data. ‘It’s quite an intensive check on the data verification,’ he said, adding that packs come in different shapes and sizes, so there has to be a balance between resolution and having a field of view in which the label information can be found.
imaging and machine vision europe february/march 2011
www.imveurope.com
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