2019

Intelligent, networking devices are indispensable for future-oriented industrial processes. These cyberphysical devices communicate via standardised communication protocols to exchange valuable process information.

The vision app-based camera families IDS NXT rio & rome were introduced as prototypes at VISION and will be available as design-in samples* starting this month. Customers can choose between different protection classes (IDS NXT rome comes with IP65/67), sensors and variants with artificial intelligence.

In April 2004, the first IDS industrial camera with USB interface was launched. At this time, the latter was considered unsuitable for industrial use. "We were smirked at initially," recalls company founder Jürgen Hartmann. "But we made USB suitable for industrial use."

Liquid lenses allow you to quickly switch between different focal areas. With our USB 3.1 Gen 1 board level cameras featuring liquid lens control and software-based autofocus functionality, the focus can be easily readjusted using the user interface of the uEye Cockpit or the API.

The President of our North America office, Jeremy Bergh, is elected as a member of the board of AIA – The Association for Advancing Vision + Imaging. Bergh is thus committed to the interests of more than 360 member companies from 32 countries.

As part of his trip to Germany, the Japanese Deputy Economics Minister Hirofumi Takinami visited our development and production site in Obersulm at the beginning of April. IDS was the only stop in Baden-Württemberg before the Japanese delegation travelled on to Bremen and the Hannover Messe.

The history of the fax machine goes back to the year 1843. On April 30^th, 2019, it will come to an end - at least regarding its usage at IDS. From this day onwards, the technology will be replaced by other communication channels, both at our headquarters and the branches.

Composite materials generally combine the favorable properties of their individual components. For this reason, they are used extensively in industrial applications. However, the inhomogeneous structure of the material must also be taken into consideration. During machining, for example, fraying and chipping can occur on bores or milled edges.

The new uEye CP cameras with GigE or USB3 interfaces featuring Vision Standard and IMX226 will be available at the end of April. The high-resolution 12 MP Rolling Shutter CMOS sensor is very light-sensitive and excels at the same time with particularly low noise levels.

For companies in the automotive industry, the conditions placed on original equipment manufacturers and suppliers are immense in order to ensure high quality and continuous improvement, waste reduction and error minimisation.

A discontinued sensor board in 2018 spelled the temporary end for our versatile uEye XS camera. For IDS, however, this was no reason to give up on this little all-rounder. April will feature the launch of the UI-1007XS model, which is extremely similar to its predecessor in terms of performance, appearance and functions.

The German trade magazine inVISION has chosen our brand new IDS NXT camera families rio & rome, presented at the VISION trade fair, as Top Innovation 2019.

Short cycle times, little scrap, minimal stock-keeping - the factory of the future is networked and highly economical. An important component here is industrial image processing.

Firmware version 1.7 adds new operating modes to our GigE Vision cameras and also allows different camera parameters to be saved and loaded at lightning speed. The release is available for download and supports models with Sony Global Shutter and e2v sensors. Starting with version 1.8, "User Sets" which are predefined by IDS and which can be configured by the user, will also be available for GigE Vision cameras with Sony Rolling Shutter sensors.