January 16, 2019 – Vision Components' proprietary ambient light suppression technology enables measurements with laser profilers under up to 100,000 lux. This is an all-new feature for the intelligent VCnano3D-Z laser profilers, enabling them to achieve best-in-class performance. The high ambient light immunity results from a high-intensity laser, combined with extremely short exposure times. The blue laser has a wavelength of 450 nm and is rated class 2. The new laser scanner series is suitable for a variety of different applications, especially for metallic surfaces. Based on a Xilinx Zynq SoC, the embedded vision systems can be configured for additional tasks on top of generating 3D profiles. Vision Components has programmed the internal FPGA of the SoC module to calculate the 3D point cloud. This leaves the powerful 2 x 866 MHz ARM processor as a freely programmable resource to handle application-specific machine vision tasks. Vision Components therefore provides the first profilers on the market that can also be programmed to analyze the grayscale image. The product series includes various models for different working distances from about 60 mm to over 3 m, all now available. On request, the manufacturer also implements bespoke sizes. OEMs can therefore get a suitable laser profiler for every need. The laser profilers provide scan rates of up to 2 kHz and resolutions up to about 40 µm on the X axis and 10 µm on the Z axis. They can detect extremely small parts or defects and monitor visual fields that are over 2000 mm wide.
About Vision Components
Founded in 1996 by Michael Engel, inventor of the first intelligent camera for industrial applications, Vision Components GmbH is a leading supplier in the field of machine vision. Branches and distributors represent the Ettlingen-based company throughout the world in more than 25 countries. Vision Components develops and distributes intelligent, network-compatible real-time Smart Cameras that are able to operate without a PC. These embedded vision solutions can be easily integrated into almost any machine or plant. Customers can choose between models with ARM processors and VC Linux firmware, or DSP-based models with the proprietary VCRT operating system. The product portfolio includes Smart Cameras with or without a protective housing, single board cameras, and vision sensors. Vision Components also develops custom-tailored machine vision solutions for a wide range of applications – including, amongst others, tasks in quality inspection and automation. Furthermore, VC provides software libraries for many applications such as motion capture, decoding, measurement, and positioning.
