04/11/2013

Microscan will host a webinar on Barcode Verification with Machine Vision at 10 A.M PDT/1 P.M. EDT on April 25, 2013, with another session held earlier at 11 A.M. CEST (Amsterdam). The presentation and live question and answer session are free to attend.

04/03/2013

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions, today affirmed its position that a patent infringement lawsuit filed against the company by Cognex Corporation of Natick, MA is without merit.

03/28/2013

Microscan announces their recent certification as a U.S. GS1 Solutions Provider. The designation reinforces Microscan’s commitment expert solutions and services that address barcode verification applications and compliance with GS1 standards.

03/28/2013

Microscan announces their recent certification as a U.S. GS1 Solutions Provider. The designation reinforces Microscan’s commitment expert solutions and services that address barcode verification applications and compliance with GS1 standards.

03/19/2013

Microscan recently presented its diverse product line at the second annual Korea Vision Show, a specialized machine vision exhibition that took place from March 13th through 16th in Seoul.

02/28/2013

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions, announces the addition of an ESD safe model to the MINI HAWK product line.

02/20/2013

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions, announces the appointment of Juan Pablo Biermayr as Sales Director Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

01/17/2013

Microscan announces the availability of AutoVISION™ 2.0, its latest generation of machine vision software. AutoVISION™ 2.0 combines a simplified user interface with a powerful toolset for inspection, error proofing, and identification applications.

01/03/2013

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions, will demonstrate AutoVISION™ 2.0, its latest generation of machine vision software in booth #425 at Automate 2013 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL, January 21-24.

12/18/2012

Microscan announces that its Machine Vision Promoter, Dr. Jonathan Ludlow, will instruct “Advanced Machine Vision Lighting” as part of the Automated Imaging Association (AIA)’s Certified Vision Professional Program at Automate 2013.

12/13/2012

Microscan introduces the new Xi series of miniature barcode readers: the smallest, most lightweight imagers available with embedded Ethernet.

12/05/2012

Microscan, a global leader in technology for precision data acquisition and control solutions, announces that its QX-870 industrial laser barcode scanner has won the 2012 Most Popular Product Award in the automation industry.

11/06/2012

Microscan announces that it will host an educational webinar titled “ID and Inspection from Can to Carton” – an exploration of the role of barcode (or auto ID) and machine vision technology in food and beverage packaging hosted November 14 and 15.

10/30/2012

Microscan announces two new handheld barcode readers. The HS-21 and HS-41X handhelds are ideal portable reading solutions for almost any 1D/2D symbol, with a compact and durable design to withstand multiple drops from 6 feet.

10/25/2012

Microscan will demonstrate its track, trace and control solutions for the automation industry in Booth W1C018 in Hall 1 at the Industrial Automation Show 2012 (IAS 2012) trade show from November 6 to 10, 2012.

10/03/2012

Microscan announces it will showcase the latest AutoVISION™ machine vision product suite in Booth #1472 at next month’s Pack Expo 2012, taking place in Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center, October 28-31.

09/20/2012

Microscan announces the availability of the MS-2D imaging engine with dual optical field for linear barcode, 2D symbol and direct part marks (DPM) decoding applications.

09/18/2012

Microscan introduces the latest addition to its NERLITE® Smart Series lighting line: Pharmalite. Built for robust performance in pharmaceutical packaging environments, the new lighting solution will be demonstrated at Booth #1472 at Pack Expo 2012.

09/17/2012

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting, will demonstrate its track, trace and control solutions for packaging at its booth # 4-545 in Hall 4 at the FachPack 2012 trade show in Nuremberg, 25 – 27 September.

09/11/2012

Microscan announces that it will demonstrate its traceability and inspection technologies to help manufacturers achieve compliance with the FDA’s new UDI Initiative at the 2012 UDI Conference, September 18-19.

09/05/2012

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions will present its latest innovations in industrial machine vision at Booth # J12 in Hall 1 at the VISION 2012 trade show in Stuttgart, 6-8 November 2012.

08/31/2012

Microscan announces that it will host an educational webinar titled “Beyond Barcodes: Simplified Machine Vision for Electronics,” presented by members of the company’s industry-focused electronics solutions team.

08/28/2012

Microscan recently held a press conference in Beijing, where the company shared its market-focused approach to growing its business in the region with 18 key members of the Chinese media.

08/20/2012

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions, has hired Scott McKay for its newly created Global Director, Channel Management and Commercial Marketing position.

07/30/2012

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting, will demonstrate its track, trace and control solutions for packaging at its booth # 4-545 in Hall 4 at the FachPack 2012 trade show in Nuremberg, 25 – 27 September.

07/16/2012

Microscan, a global leader in technology for precision data acquisition and control solutions, announces that its Vision MINI smart camera has won a 2012 Ringier Technology Innovation Award in the Food & Beverage Industry category.

07/09/2012

Microscan will demonstrate its latest products, designed to ensure process traceability and increase throughput in clinical applications at the AACC’s Clinical Lab Expo July 17-19, 2012, Los Angeles, CA.

06/19/2012

Microscan announces the addition of the new I-PAK SE2 Stainless Steel Enclosure to its Visionscape I-PAK machine vision inspection system, designed to meet the specific needs of pharmaceutical manufacturers.

05/20/2012

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions, has appointed Cheng Han Ko as Asia Pacific Sales Director. Ko will manage the company’s commercial operations in the Asia Pacific region.

05/08/2012

Microscan celebrates 30 years in the Auto ID and machine vision business. The company prides itself on bringing ground-breaking solutions to market since its start in 1982.

04/20/2012

Microscan recently presented its diverse product line at the Korea Vision Show, a new, specialized machine vision exhibition that took place this year from April 3rd through 6th in Seoul.

04/01/2012

Microscan announces the instruction of two educational machine vision courses and product demonstrations at The Vision Show. The Vision Show will take place May 8–10, 2012 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, where Microscan will show at booth 417.

03/19/2012

Microscan announces that it has won three awards within the category of “China Automatic Identification Industry 2011,” including the Excellent Global Brand Award of Automatic Identification Industry and two product awards.

03/06/2012

Microscan announces that its Machine Vision Product Manager, Dr. Jonathan Ludlow, will present an educational webinar on the “Definition & Applications of Machine Vision”, part one of a three-part Introduction to Machine Vision Webinar Series.

02/29/2012

Microscan announces that it has been awarded a 2012 NPI Award in the category of Software – Process Control for its AutoVISION™ machine vision software and product suite.

02/22/2012

Microscan’s AutoVISION™ technology aims to simplify the set-up and deployment of machine vision applications with a powerful tool set for reliable, high performance inspection. The new release of AutoVISION software includes several feature enhancements.

02/01/2012

Microscan announces it will showcase its AutoVISION™ machine vision product suite in Booth #2707 at the upcoming IPC APEX electronics conference and exhibition, February 28 - March 1, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center in California.

01/01/2012

Microscan will conduct an educational machine vision workshop at the upcoming Society for Laboratory Automation & Screening (SLAS) Annual Conference and Exhibition, scheduled to take place February 4-8, 2012 in San Diego, CA.

01/01/2012

ALPHEN A/D RIJN, The Netherlands, January 2012 — Microscan will demonstrate its suite of products for track, trace and control at its booth # A84 in Hall 11 at the IPACK-IMA trade show in Milan, 28 February – 3 March 2012.

12/01/2011

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions, has introduced a new C-Mount lens configuration for two of its products: the popular QX HAWK imager and the Vision HAWK smart camera.

11/01/2011

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions, announces that it has been awarded a Global Technology Award in the category of ID Systems for its Vision MINI smart camera.

10/01/2011

Microscan announces it will demonstrate barcode and machine vision solutions in Booth #A154 at the Industrial Automation Show November 1 to 5, 2011, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in Shanghai, China.

10/01/2011

Microscan announces the rollout of its new NERLITE®Smart Series machine vision lighting product line, with high intensity output, integrated controls, uniform illumination, cool operation, and long lifetimes.

10/01/2011

Microscan announces that it recently received its 100th United States Patent, marking a significant milestone in the company’s history as a pioneer in barcode, machine vision and machine vision lighting technologies.

10/01/2011

Microscan, a global technology leader in barcode, machine vision and lighting solutions will demonstrate the AutoVISION suite of machine vision products at its Booth # A15 in Hall 6 at the VISION 2011 trade show in Stuttgart, 8-10 November 2011.

09/01/2011

Microscan announces the new Vision HAWK smart camera. Built for rugged packaging and production environments, the fully-integrated vision system will be at the company’s booth, #6145 at next week’s Pack Expo 2011, Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 26-28.

08/01/2011

Microscan announces that it has been awarded a 2011 Ringier Technology Innovation Award in the Packaging Industry category for its two new machine vision products: Vision MINI and Vision HAWK.

07/01/2011

Microscan will introduce its new AutoVISION™ family of machine vision products to the Chinese packaging industry at its Booth # 1G56 at ProPak China 2011.

07/01/2011

In this interview, SCAN: The Data Capture Report sits down with Microscan President and CEO Scott Summerville to discuss his thoughts on company direction, global business, and customer focus.

06/01/2011

Microscan announces the new Vision MINI smart camera - the world’s smallest, fully integrated vision system - designed for reliable vision performance in embedded clinical and lab automation applications.

06/01/2011

Microscan introduces the AutoVISION™ family of machine vision products: the Vision HAWK (fully-integrated, liquid lens smart camera), Vision MINI (the world's smallest machine vision system), and the new AutoVISION machine vision software.

05/01/2011

Microscan wins a 2011 EM Asia Innovation Award in the category of Identification Systems for its Visionscape® VS-1 Smart Camera.

05/01/2011

Microscan introduces a free online barcode generator located at www.microscan.com/createbarcodes that allows visitors to create, save and email custom barcodes from the Microscan website.

04/01/2011

Microscan will showcase a range of machine vision and auto ID products in Booth #1551 at the IPC/APEX electronics conference and exhibition April 12-14, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.

03/01/2011

Microscan Systems, Inc. will display new machine vision products in Booth #828 at the upcoming Automate 2011 conference and exhibition, scheduled to take place March 21-24, 2011, at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL.

03/01/2011

Microscan Machine Vision Product Manager, Dr. Jonathan Ludlow, will instruct an educational course on “Advanced Machine Vision Lighting” at Automate 2011 as part of the Automated Imaging Association (AIA)’s Certified Vision Professional Program.

03/01/2011

Microscan announces the appointment of new company president, Scott Summerville.

01/01/2011

Microscan will instruct a barcode traceability workshop titled “Introduction to Barcode Technology.”

01/01/2011

Microscan’s three awards received are: “2010 First Rate Product” for the Mobile Hawk handheld reader, “2010 Innovation Product” for the QX Hawk industrial reader, and “2010 First Rate International Brand Enterprise.”

11/01/2010

Microscan has been awarded a Global Technology Award in the category of ID and Labeling for its Track, Trace and Control (TTC) Solution, developed in partnership with Cogiscan.

10/20/2010

Microscan has been awarded a Global Technology Award in the category of Anti-Counterfeiting Tools for its Visionscape® Machine Vision Software.

10/10/2010

The powerful new three megapixel MINI Hawk is the smallest and highest performance autofocus imager in its class for reading small DPM marks straight out of the box.

10/01/2010

Microscan, a global technology leader for track and trace solutions, introduces the newest solution for inspecting and verifying package label content, the VS-1 Track and Trace.

08/10/2010

Microscan Systems, Inc. will highlight its solutions for assembly manufacturing in Booth #741 at the Assembly & Automation Technology Expo, scheduled to take place September 28-30, 2010 at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL

08/01/2010

Microscan, a leading global manufacturer of machine vision and auto ID technology products, has announced successful results from the recent Automotive Components Shanghai show.

07/10/2010

New NERLITE® HI-BRITE machine vision lights include the brightest LED illumination in their class, providing superior illumination over large areas in applications such as package sorting, food processing and packaging, etc..

07/05/2010

Spectris hosted a customer banquet and press conference to recognize key customers and provide an update on developments in China, a key market for the company.

07/01/2010

Microscan will instruct a workshop titled “Barcoding and Other Automatic Identification Technologies and Applications in Clinical Diagnostics and Lab Automation.”

06/10/2010

The recent QX Hawk X-Mode 3.0 firmware upgrade provides improved algorithms for reading direct part marks (DPM), additional symbologies such as Aztec Code, Micro QR, Pharmacode, and postal codes, and adds XML for advanced programming.

06/01/2010

"Microscan is honored to be recognized by the Washington business community, as this award further demonstrates our dedication to creating a work environment that promotes employee creativity, collaboration and open communication,"

05/18/2010

Microscan will introduce its product line of barcode and machine vision solutions to the Italian packaging industry at the upcoming at PACKOLOGY exhibition at Rimini Expo Center from June 8-11, 2010.

05/17/2010

Microscan is again instructing sessions as part of The Vision Conference. Microscan course instructor Dr. Jonathan Ludlow, Senior Product Manager, has instructed machine vision technology courses for AIA for multiple years.

05/10/2010

Microscan presents the recent expansion of their NERLITE® machine vision lighting product line. The portfolio now includes approximately 300 standard lighting configurations in multiple geometries, sizes, and wavelengths.

04/26/2010

Microscan announces that Juki Automation Systems has integrated a Visionscape® machine vision solution into JX-100 placement systems. The Microscan solution allows the JX-100 to place BGAs, microBGAs, and other leaded devices down to 15 mil pitch.

04/19/2010

Microscan announces the availability of Visionscape® 4.1. This software upgrade brings additional tools such as color matching and color segmentation, plus flexibility in creating custom user interfaces via VB.net and C#.

04/12/2010

Microscan has been awarded Circuit Assembly’s New Product Introduction (NPI) Award in the category of Software-Process Control for its new Track, Trace and Control (TTC) Solution, developed in partnership with Cogiscan.

01/15/2010

Microscan announces the dedication of its satellite facility, the Northeast Technology Center, in Nashua, NH. The company invited a select group of key customers and media to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

11/16/2009

Microscan announces that it has been awarded a Global Technology Award in the category of Test Equipment and Services for its Visionscape® Smart Camera (formerly HawkEye 1600T).

10/19/2009

Microscan has moved to a new, larger corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility. A customer grand opening event was held on October 13, attended by over 50 of Microscan’s top global customers, including many European and Asian companies.

09/21/2009

The QX Hawk is the world’s first barcode imager to be fully integrated with liquid lens technology, enabling infinite focus flexibility to easily read any barcode, 2D symbol, or challenging direct part marks.

09/14/2009

Microscan introduces the new point-and-shoot Mobile Hawk handheld imager which quickly reads any 2D barcode, including direct part marks (DPM). The Mobile Hawk expands Microscan’s specialty line of imagers and verifiers focused on DPM applications.

07/13/2009

Microscan, in collaboration with Cogiscan Inc., the leading track, trace and control solutions provider for the electronics manufacturing industry, is pleased to announce the signature of a long term strategic partnership.

06/22/2009

Microscan has launched a new information-rich version of its popular web site, www.microscan.com, reflecting the growth of company technology, patents, and solutions in the last twelve months.

06/08/2009

Microscan has expanded its machine vision offerings to include a new Visionscape® GigE solution.

05/12/2009

Microscan introduces the new I-PAK® SE, the only complete turnkey solution designed specifically for pharmaceutical pharmaceutical lot tracking and validation.

04/13/2009

Microscan presents the new Visionscape® Smart Camera that combines technologies from machine vision and auto ID into a singular inspection and traceability solution that is powerful, low-cost, and easy to use.

01/22/2009

Microscan announced today that new products for life sciences data traceability and inspection will be introduced during the Lab Automation conference in Palm Springs January 25-27, 2009.

12/10/2008

Microscan has been selected to be the recipient of two awards in the category of “Top 100 Enterprises of Automatic Identification Industry 2008” Award Program sponsored by AutoID-China.

09/15/2008

Microscan today announced it will purchase Siemens’ Machine Vision business, formerly Acuity CiMatrix, headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire.