Machine Vision Optics

You need a partner who understands the second most important aspect of a machine vision solution is the optics (after the lighting)—someone with deep expertise and accessible and not someone so big that the engineers are hidden behind management and salespeople. Invent Automation is an expert in all things machine vision optics. From telecentric lenses to 360 degree view lenses, we understand the wide variety of options available that will best bring your defects into focus because we live in this world every day.

You need engineers and inventors knowledgeable in:

1. The large number of optics options and how and when to use them
2. How optics and lighting interplay off each other to yield the best results
3. When to use bandpass filters to get the most out of your lighting system 
4. How to handle optical distortion
5. Build a machine vision system with optical calibration hardware designed in from the start

Common pitfalls in machine vision optics that we ensure you don’t fall into:

1. Not picking the right optics for the job
2. Not understanding how optics effect metrology accuracy and repeatability 
3. Not understanding optical distortion and how to deal with it

We’ve been to hundreds of plants and seen thousands of projects. We’ve rescued machine vision jobs by deploying better optics, learned from others' mistakes, made some of our own, and know what it takes to make a machine vision solution successful through better optics.

Our machine vision solutions start with a phone call and a visit where we listen, throw around crazy ideas, and ask “what if” together. It’s a lot of fun compared to the daily grind. But we don’t prescribe before diagnosing. We seek to understand the drivers and business results that warrant the investment in machine vision. You want a bespoke custom machine vision solution tailored to your needs, and it must deliver business results on time so you can make a return on your investment. We know it’s not about deploying a particular technology or brand; it’s all about achieving your business goal.

Your crazy idea might work. We exist to Invent Automation. Call, email, or chat with us here and talk to an inventor who gets it, so your custom machine vision system can get built and you can get that win.