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Vision & Sensors

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March 2021 | qualitymag.com/VS

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Machine Vision 101

lenses

automation

sensor trends

Table of Contents

From the Editor | Darryl Seland

The Wave

Face of Quality | Jim L. Smith

Creativity

Other Dimensions | hill Cox

The High Cost of Zero

Speaking of Quality | Jim Spichiger

ASQ’s Influence

Guest Column | Ian R. Lazarus

“Paper or Plastic?”

Columns

Automated Inspection
Collaborative Robots

Machine Learning
Sensors

In the Next Issue

Industry News

The Latest Breaking News

Quality 101

Calipers 102


Departments

SENSOR TRENDS

Taking a Cue From Biology

We can replicate the efficiency of how our eyes work with a new form of vision capture called event-based vision.

AUTOMATION

Don’t Try to Beat AI, Join It!

Automation will give, as well as take, opportunities for human workers.

AUTOMATION

How Augmented Reality Can Support Industry 4.0

With the introduction of augmented reality into assembly and inspection processes, cutting-edge Industry 4.0 research is uncovering best practices to maximize quality.

LENSES

Protecting Lenses

Imaging systems have specific design requirements to maintain performance without degrading over time.

MACHINE VISION 101

Engineered Lighting for Machine Vision

Part 2 of 3. Learn how to choose a light source to take advantage of the characteristics that create contrast.

Features

Training the Next-Generation of NDT Inspectors in FMC/TFM

Lavender International and Olympus will help ensure that the next generation of inspectors are equipped with the latest technology and knowledge to become experts in full matrix capture (FMC) and total focusing method (TFM) techniques.

E-XTRA

A new perspective on the role of automation and robots—particularly in relation to the skilled labor shortage in the U.S. Source: EU Automation

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March 2021 | Volume 60 | Number 3

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