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Technical Notes From Our Engineers
Product guides, process guides, design guides, application notes and troubleshooting articles published by SBS Vision, with measured figures and real image comparisons rather than marketing copy.
Design Guide
Shaft Shifting Lens for Two Focus Positions
Getting a sharp image from two different object positions when depth of field alone is not enough.
2020-12-28
Troubleshooting
Anti Vibration Machine Vision Lens
What causes blurred images on robot and high speed stations and how an anti-vibration lens holds the image stable.
2020-12-28
Process Guide
SWIR Machine Vision Application
Comparing X-ray and SWIR illumination for internal defect inspection, with wavelength options from 1000nm to 1700nm.
2020-12-26
Product Guide
Line Scan Light Intensity Over One Million Lux
Measured intensity figures for fan cooled, air cooled and natural cooling line scan lights, plus the line scan tunnel light.
2020-09-02
Application Note
Tunnel Line Scan Light for Glass Surface Inspection
Why transparent and reflective glass is hard to light, and how a tunnel line scan light changes the result.
2020-09-02
Buying Guide
SBS Vision Lens Range Overview
How the FA, line scan and telecentric lens ranges are structured and where each one fits.
2020-06-12
Application Note
Multi Channel Lights With a Synchronised Camera
Sequenced multi channel lighting driven from a single trigger, captured by one synchronised camera.
2020-05-23
Industry Article
SBS Vision for a More Creative World
The four business segments behind SBS Vision and the thinking that shapes how projects are supported.
2017-04-26
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