Imaging and Video Equipment Reference Materials
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What is Fenceless Safety?
From: SICKDescription: In this quick Q&A, SICK’s Director of Market Product Management, Steve Aamodt, walks us through the evolution of fenceless safety. ...
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Just What Is Embedded Imaging
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Imaging has long played a key role in industrial, scientific, medical, surveillance, and defense systems. More recently, we're seeing imaging creep into applications that us consumers are using in our ...
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RFusion: The Robot that Locates AND Retrieves your Lost Items
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: When my Italian grandmother couldn't find something, she always said a prayer to St. Anthony, the patron saint of lost objects. "Dear St. Anthony, please look around. Something's lost and can't be ...
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What is a Good Flour?
From: KPM AnalyticsDescription: Precision is an important aspect in the baking process. From managing the quality of ingredients used in a recipe to controlling the baking temperature, time, and other stages in the baking process, ...
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The Spyce of Life, Robotically
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: My fascination with robotics goes back a long way - to when I was in grad school. Robots back in the day couldn't do all that much, just a few mechanical things done in a way that made them look, ...
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Laminazione Sottile S.p.A. Case Study
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: To meet increasing market demands and customer specifications, Laminazione was looking for an inspection system that would provide an extended and objective overview of coil quality in real time in ...
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Metsä Board CASE STUDY
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: Metsä Board was looking to minimize or eliminate quality claims on board leaving the Husum mill, ensuring that a 100% inspected product leaves the factory, consistently meeting customer ...
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Three Effective Visual Management Solutions
From: Red Lion Controls, Inc.Description: Strategic philosophies or practices such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management and Continuous Improvement are used by many organizations to help improve processes, drive ...
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How Snack Cheese Producers Can Improve Product Quality & Consistency with Vision Inspection Technology
From: KPM AnalyticsDescription: Single-serve snack cheeses have long been a popular choice among dairy product consumers. Not only are they a great source of protein and an easy snack to have on the go, but the individual packaging ...
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Case Study - Redesign of an Outdoor LCD Display
Description: The customer came to Topway, looking for a solution to redeem their brand name. Topway has been working in LCD display industry for 20+ years, which brings us the know-how and experience to anticipate ...
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TFT LCD LVDS Interfaces & Colors
Description: LVDS is one of the main interfaces of TFT LCD display module. It has faster data transfer and lower power consumption than other interfaces. There is an article about LVDS interface. This time we chat ...
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TFT LCD Module for Banknote Processing System
Description: Inside BPS, TFT LCD is very closed to motor. Electromagnetic Interference is a main concern. Customer's engineers mentioned that they had major "ghosting" and noise problem on LCD screen, when they ...
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Digitised Food Production: Solutions for Tomorrow's Food Supply
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: The world's population is growing and, hence, the challenge for the global food and beverage industry to meet the growing demand for safe and high-quality products ...
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Automated Sorting Solutions for the Production of Processed Foods
From: KPM AnalyticsDescription: Optimizing the flow of product through your production line is key to driving profit. Installing an in-line or over-line Automated Inspection System at one or more points serves to identify ...
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White Paper: Pallet Detection Systems Help Automated Forklifts Modernize Warehouse Operations
From: ifm electronic gmbhDescription: The right 3D sensing system can help automated forklift trucks (AFT) achieve better than 98.5% pick accuracy and reduce mission time while simplifying even the toughest high-rack operations. ...
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TFT LCD Application - Banknote Processing System
Description: One of Topway's customers is working on a new desk-top banknote processing system with two output compartments. This time LMT090 series with capacitive touch is the chosen display. At the moment when ...
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Camera System Reduces Risk of Collision for Manned Forklift Trucks
From: SICKDescription: Imerys Fused Minerals Laufenburg, a global-leading supplier of minerals-based custom solutions, equipped a Linde forklift truck from the company Schöler Fördertechnik with SICK’s ...
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Case Study: When Logistics Automation and Digital Transformation Meet
From: SICKDescription: DS Smith, a worldwide leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services, needed to upgrade an end-of-line monitoring solution to automate a labor-intensive ...
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Industrial TFT Display vs Consumer LCD
Description: Understanding different requirements between industrial display and consumer TFT LCD, will help determine the best TFT LCD for your application. TFT LCD displays are everywhere in our daily lives; in ...
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Diapers Go High Tech: Yet Another App in Search of a Reason for Being
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: My kids are all grown, so I've been out of the game for a good long while. And there are no grandkids on the immediate horizon, so it may be a while before I'm on diaper duty. But with three children, ...
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Optical Encoders in LiDAR Sensors
From: BoydDescription: What is a LiDAR Sensor? ...
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Smart Display Solutions Enhance Lifestyle Choices, Health and Safety
From: 4D Systems Pty. Ltd.Description: Touchscreens form a significant aspect of the way we view and interact with the world. Most of us interact with digital displays and touchscreens multiple times daily. Banks, fast-food outlets, public ...
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How to Create Sunlight Readable TFT LCD
Description: There are two ways to build sunlight readable TFT LCD: to overpower the sunlight; or to work with the Sun. ...
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How Does an Industrial Conveyor System Work?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: How does an industrial conveyor system work? What do you need to know before you decide to purchase one for your business? ...
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The Complete Guide To Industrial Conveyors
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Conveyor systems are the backbone of industrial operations. Without them, manufacturers would not be able to efficiently transport large volumes of material from one place to the next within their ...
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What Are Industrial Conveyor Systems Used For?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: Conveyor technologies advanced considerably since the first conveyors came about. ...
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What Are The Different Types of Conveyors?
From: Cablevey ConveyorsDescription: When considering new conveyor system designs for your business, there are dozens of questions you need to answer. These will determine what type of conveying is best suited for your production ...
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The Role of the Smartview® Advanced Winder Advisor in Nonwovens Manufacture
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: Advanced Winder Advisor (AWA) allows winders to be accurately and repeatedly stopped to remove defects while also increasing winder efficiency. AWA is designed to seamlessly integrate with SmartView ...
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Chemical Bonded
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: There are several methods of chemical bonding, with the main four being print, spray, saturation and foam bonding. ...
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Composites
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: The standard methods of nonwoven manufacture - thermal and chemical bonding, mechanical or spinning - can all be used for composite manufacture, so the same possibilities of surface flaws exist. ...
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Thermal Bonded
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: Several methods of thermal bonding exist, with efficient bonding depending on factors including fabric thickness and the applied temperature. ...
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Thru-air Bonded
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: Thru-air bonding is a variety of thermal bonding where heated air is applied to a fiber web as it moves along a conveyor belt. An effective process is well suited to producing a homogenous bond. ...
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Where Electronics is Headed (Part I)
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: There's always something interesting on EE Times, and just the other day that something was a roundup by Rick Merritt of what the speakers at last week's Imec Technology Forum had to say. (Imec is an ...
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Where Electronics is Headed (Part II)
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: In my last post, I summarized the first six views from 12 Views on the Future of Electronics an EE Times roundup of what was on the minds of speakers at the recent Imec Technology Forum. Here's my ...
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Leave Particle Defects "in the Dust" with Automated Visual Inspection of Glass & Films
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Today's electronic devices include multiple layers of glass, plastic, and transparent films, where particles can easily adhere or become trapped. As part of quality control processes, highly sensitive ...
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Team Solarium Case Study
From: 4D Systems Pty. Ltd.Description: Team Solarium is a group of undergraduate engineering students who design, manufacture and test solar electric vehicles. Since 2016 they have promoted sustainability through the use of renewable ...
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Aluminum Cold Mill
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: Cold rolling is an important part of the manufacturing process for thin aluminum strip and sheet. Effective quality control at this stage, by monitoring dents, scratches and other surface defects, can ...
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Precise Detection of Pallet Pockets Using a 3D Snapshot Camera
From: SICKDescription: Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) from the manufacturer Transolt move about its customers' warehouses as if by magic. There's nothing supernatural at play here, of course, but AGVs do possess a certain ...
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What is LiDAR?
From: SICKDescription: For decades, LiDAR technology has been used as an effective means of detection and ranging in various settings and industries. But what exactly is it and where did it come from? LiDAR is an acronym , ...
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Case Study: CP Industries Chooses Radiant for Windshield Glass Testing for Head-Up Displays
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: With a decades-long legacy delivering end-to-end assembly and test systems to the automotive market, CP Industries is well-positioned to address windshield glass inspection to meet growth in head-up ...
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Smart TFT LCD Used on Variable-Frequency Drive
Description: Smart TFT LCD is very suitable for industry application, like medical, power and transportation. ...
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His Very Own Space Odyssey
From: 4D Systems Pty. Ltd.Description: Based in New York, USA, Carl Darby set out to create a scale model of the EVA Pod from the Movie 2001: A Space Odyssey - a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. Not ...
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Australian Technology Manufacturer Contributes to Smart Medical Solutions
From: 4D Systems Pty. Ltd.Description: What exactly this 'new normal' is, however, subject to continuous change. With vaccines now becoming available, businesses are gaining hope that they can see some normality return, however supply ...
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iX Energy Case Study
From: 4D Systems Pty. Ltd.Description: iX Energy approached 4D Systems because they needed an enterprise-grade display for their vehicles that could deliver a great first impression and complementary aesthetics, and also integrate with ...
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Smart TFT LCD for Active Power Filter
Description: Human society replies on electricity. And active power filter is a critical part in power grid system. ...
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Weighing in on Silo Level Measurement, How New Technology Helps You Cope
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: In the past few decades, industrial technology has exploded. Software went from a floppy disc into a virtual cloud. Tablets and cell phones replaced the desk and chair in an office. ...
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Topway LCD Display in United Nations - 5th Anniversary
Description: Five years ago, Topway LCD signage officially entered United Nations' meeting rooms. ...
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Leading the Way in Solar Powered Vessels
From: 4D Systems Pty. Ltd.Description: The challenge for the team was to display every piece of relevant information while keeping power usage to a minimum so that the power could be used by the motors to outrun competitors. ...
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Redesign of an Outdoor LCD Display
Description: TFT LCD displays for outdoor use need to have special characteristics to defend harsh environment. ...
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Sunlight Readable LCD Display
Description: Sunlight readable LCD displays are designed to operate in direct sunlight or harsh ambient light conditions. Sunlight readable LCD displays are also known as daylight viewable LCD, outdoor LCD ...
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TFT LCD Display Interface
Description: TFT LCDs are becoming the norm for small-to-medium size displays in a variety of products within industrial, medical, POS and consumer applications. To pick the right interface, you need to understand ...
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Developing Bespoke Products Profitably
From: 4D Systems Pty. Ltd.Description: Based in Nantes, France, Ledixis designs DMX controllers for lighting control on TV and cinema sets for its brand Exalux which targets commercial customers. It is a balancing act to cost effectively ...
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Optimising a World-class Ready-to-drive Vehicle
From: 4D Systems Pty. Ltd.Description: Formula Student is an international design competition for students in which teams from around the world construct a single-seated formula vehicle and produce a ready-to-drive prototype in which they ...
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Sensor Proliferation
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Two things that tend to capture my interest in an article are sensors and cars, and Bill Schweber's entertaining post in a recent EE Times featured both. So I was entertained. He started out with the ...
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Weather Forecasting
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Over the past month or so, I've been keeping my eye on the news about hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose, and Maria. It's hard not to get caught up in all the dramatic scenes, the rescues, and the ...
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LCD Backlight Trends
Description: LCDs create their display with the manipulation of visible ambient light. In the absence of this light, we must add backlighting to make these LCD displays visible. ...
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Using TFT Touch Screen - Best Practices
Description: TFT Touch displays are becoming more prevalent every day, in devices that range from consumer electronics to industrial and medical equipment. To bring out TFT touch screen's best performance, some ...
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LCD Burn In and Prevention
Description: TFT LCD image retention we also call it "Burn-in". In CRT displays, this caused the phosphorus to be worn and the patterns to be burnt in to the display. But the term "burn in" is a bit misleading in ...
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LCD Screen EMI Issues and Solutions
Description: Any electronic device generates some amount of electromagnetic radiation. LCD display is the obvious place to show EMI. ...
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How TFT LCD Works - Explained
Description: When compared to the ordinary LCD, TFT LCD gives very sharp and crisp text/graphic with shorter response time. ...
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Connect Raspberry Pi with TFT LCD
Description: Raspberry Pi is a very popular single board machine. Connecting it with a touch screen LCD makes it a lot more useful. ...
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How to Implement LCD Capacitive Touch Screen
Description: We are showing an example of setting up and testing the hardware interface to capacitive touch LCD panel. ...
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CEiiA Rapidly Develops a Ventilator in the Fight Against COVID-19
From: 4D Systems Pty. Ltd.Description: Tiago Rebelo is the Director of the Product & Service Development Unit at CEiiA, the Centre of Engineering and Product Development that designs, develops and implements high-tech solutions to push ...
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MicroPlasma Ozone - Champaign, Illinois
From: 4D Systems Pty. Ltd.Description: MicroPlasma Ozone (MPO3) manufactures Smart Ozone Systems to automatically maintain the health of in-ground residential and small commercial swimming pools. Ozone is a powerful disinfectant; a more ...
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How to Implement LCD Display Touch Function
Description: LCD displays with touch screen are used in more and more applications. Here is a simple example on how touch screen is implemented. ...
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Photonis Scientific Continues to Provide Enabling Technology in the Fight Against Covid-19
Description: Photonis Scientific was designated as a critical healthcare infrastructure company and has remained open during this challenging time by adapting safe work practices in the factory. ...
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Ensure LCD Display Optimum Contrast in Mass Production
Description: Keeping product quality consistent is a major topic for manufacturer, so is making sure LCD uniform display effect. ...
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Three Great Ideas from One Great University
From: SICKDescription: Highlighting TiM$10K Project Submissions from Students at Texas A&M University ...
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LCD Display Brightness & PWM
Description: PWM is used in a variety of applications including sophisticated control circuitry, LCD backlight control is one of the applications. ...
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Proving the Case for Arson by Evaluating Pacemaker Data
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Like a lot of folks, I'm a fan of shows like CSI and NCIS, which demonstrate the ways that forensic technology can be used to solve crimes. I know that what's portrayed may not be 100% realistic in ...
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LCD Contrast Adjustment and Temperature Compensation
Description: LCD display looks lighter (blur) when the temperature drops; while the background appears 'ghosting' when the temperature increases. ...
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LCD Display Enhancement - Film & Filter
Description: Film & filter enhancements are an effective way to unlock your LCD's potential. Improve screen vivacity and clarity, enhance brightness and optimize light transmission. ...
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TFT LCD Module for EV Charger
Description: Most EV Chargers are installed outdoor. Which requires their screens to survive punitive working environment. ...
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TFT LCD Display for Medical Device
Description: Visualization is an important parameter in modern medical field and nowadays almost exclusively realized by use of Liquid Crystal Display, especially TFT LCD. ...
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How to Choose a TFT LCD Display Module
Description: TFT color LCD is now the de-facto standard for most applications. So how do you choose the right TFT display? ...
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LCD Viewing Modes & Polarizers
Description: The type of image the display will create is a cosmetic issue LCD user needs to decide at the beginning. This is the easiest choice since there are only two basic selections. ...
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Clamp-On Ultrasonic Flow Meters Improve Hydronic System Performance at Large New York City Hospital
From: Badger MeterDescription: There's no question that chiller and condenser operational effectiveness can greatly impact building operating costs. Predictive maintenance and optimization of these crucial hydronic HVAC system ...
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Differential Pressure Flow Meters Optimize Steam Measurement at Large Educational Facility
From: Badger MeterDescription: An East Coast university deployed an accurate and reliable flow measurement solution to help make informed decisions about steam and energy allocation. The use of differential pressure flow meters ...
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Nutating Disc Meters Improve Operating Reliability in Hydronic Heating and Cooling Applications
From: Badger MeterDescription: Identifying leaks in hydronic closed systems is critical to reducing the overall cost of commercial/industrial building operation, while maintaining the superior performance desired. Facility owners ...
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Ultrasonic Transit Time Flow Meters Badger Meter Optimize Wastewater Operation at Growing Midwestern Municipality
From: Badger MeterDescription: Demanding lift station applications in the water and wastewater industry call for a reliable, accurate and non-invasive flow measurement solution. Crucially, the flow metering equipment has to be easy ...
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Build a Digital Scale Display with Smart TFT LCD
Description: Smart LCD Module is Topway's solution to off-load heavy lifting of display & touch control from host MCU, and simplify engineer's development effort. ...
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GotProduce?'s Got Plenty of Technology in their Hydroponic Systems
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: At one point or another, most of us - in search of a tasty tomato in the dead of winter, or a head of Bibb lettuce for a salad - have picked up some hydroponic produce at the grocery store. I take it ...
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Running on Technology
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: This past Monday should have seen the running of the Boston Marathon. I'm not a marathoner, but it's hard not to pay just a bit of attention to Boston, the longest running (since 1897) marathon in the ...
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What is Topway Smart LCD Module?
Description: "Show this interface", "Update that value on screen", "User's input is" ... Smart LCD module introduces high-level programming capabilities, and encapsulates all display logic. No more pixel drawing. ...
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All Keyed Up: Quality Inspection for Keyboards & Backlit Characters
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Todays consumers expect the highest quality from devices like smartphones, televisions and laptops-and not only for diplay screens the but for keyboards. Manufacturers of laptops and keyboards need to ...
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Case Study: How Omni-channel Retail Chains can use Image-based Identification to Digitize Package Attributes
From: SICKDescription: Warehouses that used to focus on replenishing retail stores with pallet-sized shipments have transformed into fulfillment centers adept at shipping e-commerce orders direct to consumers and store ...
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Proven Collision Prevention on AGVs
From: SICKDescription: The future is here and Industry 4.0 applications have become a reality. The reliable control of mobile platforms is an important part of this development. Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are ...
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Classification of LCD Panels
Description: Everyday, most of us will look at a LCD screen at least once. Different types of LCD panels have different characteristics. ...
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BP's New Interactive Gas Pump
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: I don't know about you, but I actually don't mind a little peace and quiet when I'm pumping gas. But with BP's latest development, going to the gas station may turn into a whole new interactive ...
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LCD Touch Screen Comparison
Description: Touch screens have become very commonplace in our day-to-day lives. Devices using touch panels to enable user interaction without the use of keyboard or mouse. But do you know there are couple ...
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Not Your Great-Great-Grandmother's Player Piano
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: A friend of mine recently received an invitation to attend a demo of the Steinway Spirio, a high-res player piano. Anyway, my friend wasn't able to go and see Spirio for herself, but she thought I ...
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Who'd Pay $3,250 for a Robot to Carry their Groceries?
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: I'm an overall tech person, with a longtime interest in robotics. So I find the growing number of new robotics applications - medical, manufacturing, assistive, even some of those built for a less ...
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AMETEK Surface Vision Supports Increased Production of High-Quality Protective Medical Equipment
From: AMETEK Surface VisionDescription: AMETEK Surface Vision is helping nonwoven material manufacturers meet increased demands for the production of personal protective equipment (PPE). ...
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Designing a Vision System
Description: A Comprehensive Guide to the Technical Requirements for Building a Vision System for Your Unique Imaging Application ...
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How Imaging with Ultra Violet Light Reveals Hidden Details
Description: By using camera filters to accomplish Ultra Violet (UV) imaging, more information and details outside of the visible spectrum can be revealed that can benefit a variety of imaging applications. ...
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Maximizing Camera Performance with Filters
Description: Understand Filter Types and their Usefulness in Various Imaging Applications ...
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Six Optical Aberrations that Could be Impacting Your Vision System
Description: This blog post focuses on six optical aberrations, how they occur, and how to prevent them / reduce their negative impacts on your vision system. ...
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The Most Important Camera Parameters for Aerial Imaging
Description: Important camera parameters to consider when selecting components to build an aerial imaging system ...
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Using a Single Versus Multiple Cameras for Aerial Imaging
Description: Understand the advantages of using multiple cameras for aerial imaging ...
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Eye Spy
From: Critical Link, LLCDescription: Even if we keep it relatively simple by using the same password - or variants of it - for multiple purposes, or we use some sort of single-sign on application, it's still hard and irritating to keep ...