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Machine-vision guides
How to choose and set up lenses, lights, cameras and controllers: the numbers that decide, worked examples, calculators and the parts that fit. Written by our applications team.
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Applications · Application noteScrew thread inspection camera selection for robot handlingSpecify a screw thread inspection camera from defect size, field of view and motion, with backlighting, gripper tilt and multi-view checks.Applications · Application noteCoated rod inspection for diameter and core eccentricityPlan coated rod inspection at 1,000 parts per minute, separating outside diameter from hidden-core eccentricity and validating a 0.04 mm measurement target.Applications · Application noteCamera lens scratch detection with controlled image testsSeparate camera lens scratch detection from image-quality testing, with lighting choices, reference targets, practical metrics and validation checks.Lenses & optics · GuideWhen you need a telecentric lens for gaugingWhy a standard lens mis-measures parts that move or vary in height, how a telecentric lens fixes it, and how to choose magnification, field and lighting.
Calculators
Work out the numbers before you pick the parts.
Lighting
Choosing and setting up machine-vision lights: geometry, colour, diffusion and the defects each light reveals.
Lighting guides →Lenses & optics
Focal length, field of view, telecentric optics, mounts and resolution: picking the lens that makes the measurement possible.
Lenses & optics guides →Lenses & optics · GuideWhen you need a telecentric lens for gaugingWhy a standard lens mis-measures parts that move or vary in height, how a telecentric lens fixes it, and how to choose magnification, field and lighting.Lenses & optics · GuideHow to choose a machine vision lens focal lengthWork out the focal length from sensor width, field of view and working distance, then check close focus, resolution and distortion. With a calculator.
Applications
Worked inspection tasks by industry: the set-up, the numbers and the parts that solved them.
Applications guides →Applications · Application noteScrew thread inspection camera selection for robot handlingSpecify a screw thread inspection camera from defect size, field of view and motion, with backlighting, gripper tilt and multi-view checks.Applications · Application noteCoated rod inspection for diameter and core eccentricityPlan coated rod inspection at 1,000 parts per minute, separating outside diameter from hidden-core eccentricity and validating a 0.04 mm measurement target.Applications · Application noteCamera lens scratch detection with controlled image testsSeparate camera lens scratch detection from image-quality testing, with lighting choices, reference targets, practical metrics and validation checks.
Ready to choose the parts?
Configure a systemThe configurator matches a camera, lens, light, controller and cables to each other, step by step.