Many different types of illumination systems are available for image processing. Different types of light sources can be used, employing a range of lighting technologies, however, deciding which illumination will be most suitable is often constrained by the specific image processing task or by other practical considerations. It is important therefore to define the optimal solution for each application. Naturally, STEMMER IMAGING will be delighted to advise you which solution will be best suited to your needs.

We offer you a wide variety of high-quality lenses and accessories from renowned manufacturers that can be used in combination with a huge variety of cameras for an enormous range of applications. We will be delighted to help you choose the optics that is right for you. Please give us a call and we can help you define the right combination of camera and optics.

The practicality and quality of a solution that has been designed specifically for an industrial application, is totally dependent on the selection of an appropriate camera. The following pages contain information on the camera technology required for your application. In addition, STEMMER IMAGING will be delighted to offer our expertise should you need to connect the camera to a suitable frame grabber.

In imaging and machine vision, selecting the right cable is an important consideration. Different technical requirements including mechanical, thermal or chemical impacts have to be taken into consideration. Our cable production facility boasts highly-experienced experts in cable preparation and construction. They ensure the very highest quality of both standard and specialist cables that are shipped from our cable production facility every day. Despite this, all of our cables are tested before being supplied to the customer.

The wide range of tasks that image processing systems are called upon to solve require an equally wide range of options for capturing images. In image processing, video data from most cameras is captured by a frame grabber, and then transferred to the RAM of a PC. This method is the most robust, reliable and flexible option for capturing video data of all types and storing it for further processing on a PC.STEMMER IMAGING stocks the complete technical range of products from leading manufacturers, as well as our own frame grabbers. All components are supported by our high-performance software Common Vision Blox allowing for an easy hardware replacement.

Industrial machine vision software should be both powerful and user friendly. Common Vision Blox from STEMMER IMAGING provides an interactive image processing systems as well as graphical programming tools - offering you an invaluable software package for a huge variety of machine vision tasks.

With the development of compact, easy-to-use yet high performance systems, the boundary between the traditional sensors used in automation solutions (e.g. light barriers) and high-tech, PC-based image processing systems has disappeared.Thanks to the carefully chosen, comprehensive product portfolio, STEMMER IMAGING is able to offer the optimum system for every type of application: from simple optical sensors right through to 19-inch rack-mount PC systems.

Our product range is complemented by a large range of accessories for use with cameras, frame grabbers and illumination systems.

Imaging and machine vision is a core technology used in a variety of application areas. It provides a powerful and cost-effective way of implementing automatic quality assurance and control – at very high speeds and with stringent accuracy requirements. Imaging technology delivers the tools to help strengthen the competitive advantage of your company.