Case Studies & Application Examples

Our machine vision components and solutions are used in many different application areas such as industrial automation, production technologies, the automotive industry, medical imaging and traffic technology but also increasingly in many other industries - as a powerful and cost effective way of implementing automatic quality assurance. Read about some successful applications we and our partners have developed to strengthen their competitive edge using machine vision.

For safely rolling tyres

Every day the lives of millions of people depend on intact tyres on cars and airplanes. The Carl Zeiss Optotechnik tyre inspection systems equipped with STEMMER IMAGING’s state-of-the-art machine vision components provide the maximum possible safety in this domain.

Real time film inspection with speeds up to 1,200 m/min

Witten-based OCS GmbH is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of production-integrated film inspection systems. Up to ten cameras operate side by side in scalable systems enabling production speeds of up to 1,200 metres per minute. Machine vision ...

No two loaves of bread are alike

The Dutch company Niverplast is one of the world's largest manufacturers of machines for inspecting bakery products. These machines are supplied all over the world and use image processing technology from STEMMER IMAGING for the reliable detection of faulty ...

Vision-based inspection of sheet metal parts by comparing CAD data

Eight Teledyne DALSA Spyder3 line scan cameras form the core of an inspection system developed by the Bavaria-based Sturm-Gruppe. The system checks sheet metal parts for compliance with required quality standards by using their CAD data for direct comparison. When ...

Robot harvesting of fresh produce

Vision technology specialist, STEMMER IMAGING, has been working closely with a number of fresh produce growers on development projects aimed at automating produce harvesting. By combining and adapting existing robot and 2D and 3D vision technologies the objective is to ...

Machine vision system opimises lumber processing in changing daylight conditions

A machine vision system mounted onto a grapple loader and a Smart Vision Lights outdoor illumination enable reliable and efficient measurements of tree trunks before they are further processed into boards.

Shipwrecks explored and filmed in stunning high definition

In March 2015, in the Indian Ocean, 200 km west of Shark Bay, Western Australia, the combined teams at Western Australian Museum and Curtin University, lowered their remote operated vehicles into the sea. Armed with a variety of cameras and ...

Industrial cameras improve track monitoring efficiency for London Underground

STEMMER IMAGING has worked closely with London Underground to develop and deliver 104 industrial camera assemblies that are mounted directly onto passenger trains to provide image data on the condition of the wheel/rail interface and the track itself. By ...

Achieving Japan quality through machine vision

Scanware Electronic inspects tablets in blister packs after sealing with the aid of powerful machine vision systems. One of these, the Lynx Spectra HR, developed in close cooperation with STEMMER IMAGING and utilising up to six watercooled 3CCD colour cameras ...

Machine Vision Option Optimizes Sheet Metal Inspection

In collaboration with STEMMER IMAGING, Erichsen has developed an imaging module for routine sheet metal inspections according to ISO 16630 in order to further automate the inspection process, to eliminate the 'human factor' and to achieve a dramatic improvement in ...