July, 2016
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tech.com Microscan Unveils Smallest Autofocus Smart Camera Platform
Renton, WA — Microscan, a provider of machine vision solutions, has in- troduced what it calls “the world’s smallest smart camera platform.” The company has recently been fo- cused on developing single, compact
but does so in a small, flexible hard- ware design. The form factor of the next-gen-
eration platform is rivaled only by the simplicity of its user experience. Adaptable to any barcode-reading or machine vision application, users are able to choose a single smart camera with suitable footprint, industrial rating, and connectivity to build in combinations of fully-integrated fea- tures, including sensor, optics, auto- focus, and lighting — greatly reduc- ing the complication and cost of inte-
grating a one-size-fits-all solution. Users are also able to choose their software interface with capabilities to complement the needs of their ap- plication, from basic barcode reading to advanced measurement, gauging, and inspection. The company’s latest release of
the AutoVISION machine vision soft- ware has been upgraded with new in- spection tools including: tools for color identification, spot checking against stored colors, and counting or checking presence of certain colored
features (such as on packaging or test tube caps); a circle measure tool to measure the radius of circular part features or drill holes; and an en- hanced locate tool to find multiple features of a part at once and inspect the integrity of a part based on the
features’ relative locations. Contact: Microscan Systems,
Inc., 700 SW 39th Street, Suite 100, Renton, WA 98057 % 425-226-5700 fax: 425-226-8250 E-mail:
amammano@microscan.com Web:
www.microscan.com
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According to the company, the world's smallest smart camera platform.
platforms that can be used in a vari- ety of machine vision applications. In 2011, the company intro-
duced the term “Auto ID+” with the launch of its AutoVISION® machine vision product family — a conver- gence of barcode and machine vision technology. AutoVISION machine vi- sion software provided the founda- tion for the technology and began to redefine the smart camera as a sin- gle hardware solution to accomplish what have historically been discrete applications for barcode reading and simple inspection, each requiring its own specialized equipment. AutoVI- SION cameras (Vision MINI® and Vision HAWK®) were the first to offer auto ID (barcode) along with simple machine vision tools like loca- tion, presence/absence, measure- ment, optical character recognition (OCR), and more. This architecture eliminates redundant equipment, re- duces requirements for integration space, and dramatically cuts cycle times for barcode reading and ma- chine vision applications. With AutoVISION widening the
scope of industrial applications ad- dressed by imaging technology, the company has continued to extend the capabilities of imaging devices to in- tegrate more comprehensive, user- friendly tools into increasingly pow- erful, miniaturized platforms. Mi- croscan has introduced its latest technology platform, combining its smallest-ever imaging devices with a new release of AutoVISION Machine Vision Software. The result is a fully- capable barcode reading suite con- sisting of four smart cameras, which adopts the complete machine vision toolset of AutoVISION for “Auto ID+” applications; scaling up to Vi- sionscape® Machine Vision Software for complex inspection and machine vision programming. This new plat- form not only offers the full library of the company’s software capabilities,
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