Behind the Scenes of Machine Vision Innovation

Dr. Tobias Henzler - Project Sales & Product Specialist

Gocator 3D Smart Sensor

Some applications call for 3D measurement without the overhead of a separate PC. The LMI Gocator uses laser triangulation to capture the surface of moving objects and calculate dimensions and defects with its own integrated evaluation unit. Dr. Tobias Henzler uses a wood surface inspection example, detecting knotholes so they can be filled by volume, to show how the range of Gocator models covers everything from simple checks to more demanding 3D applications.

Optivision Linescan

Line scan systems are built for continuous materials, high resolution, and wide fields of view, and the Optivision Linescan module from König & Bauer was designed with demanding surfaces such as metal and coated materials in mind. Lothar Topp walks through the system's components, including the Mitsubishi Electric CIS sensor and Euresys frame grabber, and shows how the combined bright field and dark field illumination handles high-contrast inspection tasks at up to 140 metres per minute.

Lothar Topp - Team Manager Product Specialists

Andreas Rittinger - Team Manager Software Development

RDMA for Vision Projects

High-resolution sensors and fast frame rates push classic GigE Vision to its limits, especially when several data streams need to move at once. RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) removes the CPU as a bottleneck by writing image data straight into the application's memory, cutting latency and freeing up processing power for the actual application. Andreas Rittinger explains what RDMA means for machine vision, which network hardware it needs, and why a manufacturer-independent SDK such as CVB makes the switch easier.

Modular Embedded

Embedded vision projects often stall on compatibility between cameras, carrier boards, and processing hardware. Chris Heindl presents the Modular Embedded ecosystem, built around a flexible carrier board with GenICam, USB3, and GPU support, enabling AI integration and real-time analysis without an intermediate PC. He also shows a real example: tracking race cars around a circuit, with results sent directly from the board to a central computer.

Chris Heindl - Deputy Team Manager Application Engineering

Tim Eichhorn - Team Manager Manufacturing & Customisation

Camera Optics Assembly

When series production leaves no room for error, a pre-assembled and pre-tested camera-lens module can remove a whole category of risk from commissioning. Tim Eichhorn shows how camera, lens, and filters are assembled under anti-static, particle-free conditions, tested against sensor cleanliness and focus specifications, and documented with an electronic report and, if required, custom traceable labelling, so every unit in a rollout is identical.

Operational Services

A vision system is only as accurate as its weakest physical detail, a loose screw, a speck of dust on the sensor, or an unfocused lens. Victor Sanders takes viewers inside the Technical Competence Centre’s clean room in Puchheim, near Munich, where sensor cleaning, optics assembly, and focusing are carried out to the same documented standard whether the order is five cameras or five hundred. The result is lower failure risk, reduced logistics effort, and more time back for the customer’s own team.

Victor Sanders - Site Manager Service & Logistic Hub

Maurice Lingenfelder - Team Manager Project Management Office

Intrinsic Camera Calibration

The sharpest, highest-resolution image is only useful if it is accurate. Maurice Lingenfelder explains intrinsic camera calibration, the process of determining focal length, image centre, and distortion parameters so that a camera image matches reality as closely as possible. Using individually trained robot systems for repeatable calibration target capture and software-based selection of the right calibration model, the Technical Competence Centre delivers consistent, reliable results whether one camera or many need calibrating.

Technical Competence Centre

Choosing the right technology is only the first step; using it correctly and working with valid, precise data is what actually makes a machine vision solution reliable. Heike Gast introduces the Technical Competence Centre, the network of support engineers, application specialists, and developers behind STEMMER IMAGING's first- and second-level support, feasibility studies, co-development, and product coaching, active in standardisation committees and present wherever customers need them, from Europe to the Americas.

Heike Gast - Director Technical Competence Center

Carsten Thimm - Team Manager Electrical & Mechanical Engineering

Bring Your Own System

Not every company wants to build its own housing, control cabinet, or camera protection unit, even when software development is a core strength in-house. In this video, Carsten Thimm outlines how the Bring Your Own System service works: from analysing an existing setup to optimising it with standard components or developing a new mechanical or electronic solution where needed. He also covers the lab equipment used to test durability and quality, whether the requirement is a single unit or a full production run.

Coaching Services

New camera technology, new components, and new software rarely come with a manual that fits a specific application. Jürgen Gastgeb introduces Coaching Services, tailored one-to-one sessions, whether online, in the customer's facility, or in the STEMMER IMAGING lab, designed to help both newcomers and experienced users get the most out of their machine vision setup. The focus stays on the customer's application, with an expert on hand as soon as questions get complicated.

Jürgen Gastgeb - Manufacturing Portfolio & Product Compliance Manager