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  • Offer Profile
  • Kappa Profile
    • Customer-specific development of CCD cameras for diverse industries since 1985
    • Continual organic growth
    • Owner-managed
    • Concentration on project business with application-specific camera series
    • International business with industry focus
    • 120 employees (2014)
    • approx. 40% of personnel in R&D

    Target Industries

    • Aviation
    • Automotive
    • Defense
    • Medical
    • Monitoring
    • Microscopy
Product Portfolio
  • Technology

      • Camera engineering

      • In-Depth, Application-Specific CCD and CMOS Camera Design. State-of-the-Art and Close to the Customer
          • Client-specific engineering at all levels of camera design

          • Camera development is
            Kappa’s core task. Our ambitious development department, with highly qualified developers, continually drives our technology topics forward.

            With our technological portfolio we can implement specific client requirements through the entire engineering process. We select appropriate interfaces and sensors for your application and can offer adapted circuit design. In the area of signal processing we can adapt the pre-processing in the camera to your specific application with specific microcontroller/FPGA programming. And of course we also offer specific housing for your requirements and tailor camera software to your needs. We offer precise requirements management that allows your task to be transformed into technical specifications for our cameras.
          • Rugged - extremely robust cameras according to customer requirements

          • The complete electrical-mechanical design of our cameras for extreme environments is subject to a specific hardening process.

            Innovative partner for more

            If your task goes even beyond our current technological portfolio we go one step further - together with you. With our long experience in complex projects we can realistically assess the feasibility. We keep on developing with the future in mind.

            Platform strategy

            Our camera profiles also serve as a technological platform for cost-efficient realization of specific camera solutions.
          • Our resources for continually expanding our portfolio:

          • CCD, CMOS, sCMOS sensors
            the right choice for every application
            Circuit technology
            performance-optimized design
            Signal processing
            often decides the benefit
            Interfaces
            for every infrastructure
            Software
            embedded / PC / Tablet …
            Precision mechanics
            construction / assembly
            Optical measurement technology
            measuring and testing equipment to micron
            accuracy
            Environment tests
            reliability in any environment
        • Rugged cameras

            • Rugged Camera Design

            • Cameras for extreme environments. More about our approach.
            • Rugged Testing

            • More about qualification procedures and tests for our rugged cameras.
            • International Standards

            • Certification according to EN 9100 aviation, MIL-Standards, DO-160
            • Defense

            • Rugged cameras for "All Terrain Vehicles". Read more in the defense section.
            • Aviation

            • Rugged cameras for vaious aviation applications. Read more in the aviation section.
          • Other Technologies

              • Tests

              • Test and Qualification Programs According to Customer Need
              • EMC

              • EMC Design:
                Concentrated EMV Competence in the Entire Project Process
              • Measuring Concepts

              • HORST
                KOSMA
                Collimators - MTF
              • Precision Mechanics

              • Exact Down to the μ
                Camera systems shaped functionally for special applications
              • Signal Processing

              • Demanding and Flexible
              • Sensors

              • Application-Related Criteria for Sensor Selection
                We work with CCD, CMOS, and sCMOS sensors
              • Interfaces

              • Communication is Everything!
              • Software

              • Whatever you want:
                working with Kappa Software, own solutions or Third Party
            • Application Solutions

                • Overview

                • We are your partner for application-specific cameras.
                    • Aviation

                    • Flight visualisation, flight tests, flight security, UAV control, in-flight refueling.
                    • Automotive

                    • Cutting edge: Kappa is your development partner for innovative visualization systems.
                    • Microscopy

                    • Development partner for microscope cameras, OEM boards or complete systems.
                    • Defense - Full HD Monitoring

                    • Rugged cameras for "All Terrain Vehicles".
                    • Measurement

                    • Cameras for light measurement, industrial measurement, image processing, machine vision.
                    • Medical

                    • GigE Vision X-ray camera modules - perfect integration into the x-ray chain.
                    • Traffic

                    • Robust HDR traffic cameras for integration into surveillance systems.
                    • Power Distribution

                    • EMC-resistant cameras for switch monitoring in medium-voltage installations.
                    • Unmanned Vehicles

                    • Rugged cameras on board unmanned, autonomous or remote-controlled vehicles.
                    • Broadcast

                    • Small full HD cameras for film production and broadcast van equipment.
                    • Kappa Application Guide

                    • Our application-specific cameras in the different target industries.
                  • Cameras

                  • High-Value Industrial Cameras
                    A focused camera selection as a flexible platform for customer-specific solutions.
                      • Zelos

                          • Zelos - 02150C GV

                          • Color camera with 2/3" CCD, high definition, GigE Vision
                          • Zelos - 02150M GV

                          • Monochrome camera with 2/3" CCD, high definition, GigE Vision
                          • Zelos - 285C GV

                          • Color camera with 2/3" CCD, high sensitivity, GigE Vision
                          • Zelos - 285M GV

                          • Monochrome camera with 2/3" CCD, high sensitivity, GigE Vision
                          • Zelos - 414C GV PoE

                          • Color camera with 1/2" CCD, VGA, Power-over-Ethernet and IP 54
                          • Zelos - 414M GV PoE

                          • Monochrome camera with 1/2" CCD, VGA, Power-over-Ethernet and IP 54
                          • Zelos - 415C GV PoE

                          • Color camera with 1/2" CCD, WVGA, Power-over-Ethernet, IP 54
                          • Zelos - 415M GV PoE

                          • Monochrome camera with 1/2" CCD, WVGA, Power-over-Ethernet, IP 54
                          • Zelos - 655C GV

                          • Color camera with 2/3" CCD, 5 mega pixels, GigE Vision
                          • Zelos - 655M GV

                          • Monochrome camera with 2/3" CCD, 5 mega pixels, GigE Vision
                        • Tauri

                              • Tauri2-02150 | Tauri2-02150 R

                              • Full HD Live Image Allrounder
                          • PS/DX

                              • PS 4 - 1020 CL (DX)

                              • Monochrome camera with 2/3" CCD, 30 fps, CameraLink
                              • PS 4 - 1020 FW (DX)

                              • Monochrome camera with 2/3" CCD, 30 fps, FireWire
                              • PS 4 - 205 CL (DX)

                              • Monochrome camera with 1/2" CCD, small sensor surface, CameraLink
                              • PS 4 - 205 FW (DX)

                              • Monochrome camera with 1/2" CCD, small sensor surface, FireWire
                              • PS 4 - 285 CL (DX)

                              • Monochrome camera with 2/3" CCD,
                                high sensitivity, CameraLink
                              • PS 4 - 285 FW (DX)

                              • Monochrome camera with 2/3" CCD, high sensitivity, FireWire
                              • PS 40 - 1020 CL (DX)

                              • Color camera with 2/3" CCD, 30 fps, CameraLink
                              • PS 40 - 1020 FW (DX)

                              • Color camera with 2/3" CCD, 30 fps, FireWire
                              • PS 40 - 205 CL (DX)

                              • Color camera with 1/2" CCD, small sensor surface, CameraLink
                              • PS 40 - 205 FW (DX)

                              • Color camera with 1/2" CCD, small sensor surface, FireWire
                              • PS 40 - 285 CL (DX)

                              • Color camera with 2/3" CCD,
                                high sensitivity, CameraLink
                              • PS 40 - 285 FW (DX)

                              • Color camera with 2/3" CCD, high sensitivity, FireWire
                              • PS 40C - 285 (DX)

                              • Cooled camera with 2/3" CCD, high sensitivity, FireWire or CameraLink
                              • PS 40S - 285, PS 4S-285 (DX)

                              • Signature camera line, 2/3" CCD, high sensitivity, CameraLink
                              • PS 40S-1020, PS 4S-1020 (DX)

                              • Signature camera line, 2/3"CCD, 30 fps, CameraLink
                              • PS 40S-205, PS 4S-205 (DX)

                              • Signature camera line, 1/2"CCD, small sensor surface , CameraLink
                              • PS 4C - 285 (DX)

                              • Cooled camera with 2/3" CCD, high sensitivity, FireWire or CameraLink
                            • Argon

                                  • Argon SDC 212C

                                  • Color video camera with 1/2" CCD, auto iris control
                                  • Argon SDC 212M

                                  • Monochrome video camera with 1/2" CCD, auto iris control
                              • Kalypso

                                    • Kalypso 023C-USB

                                    • Color camera wíth 1/3" CMOS, WVGA, USB
                                • HiRes

                                      • HiRes3-XR

                                      • Monochrome camera with 1/2" CCD, 30 fps, x-ray features, GigEVision
                                  • CF 8

                                      • CF 8 HS

                                      • Monochrome video camera with 1/2" CCD, rugged, low light level
                                      • CF 8 HSX

                                      • Monochrome video camera with 1/2" CCD, rugged, low light level, iris control
                                      • CF 8/5 MX

                                      • Monochrome video camera with 1/2" CCD
                                    • NVS

                                          • NVS

                                          • Monochrome night vision system with 1/2" CCD, low light level, iris control, switchable LEDs