Smart Cameras

You need a partner who understands the cutting edge of smart cameras—someone who has deployed countless systems and not someone so big that the engineers are hidden behind management and salespeople. Invent Automation is an expert in the world of smart camera deployments. From low-cost integrated systems to the latest AI and deep learning smart cameras, we know what it takes to succeed in this arena as we live and breathe this world every day.

You need engineers and inventors knowledgeable in:

1. The limitations of smart cameras at the various price points
2. When to add supplemental lighting
3. How to integrate smart cameras into existing lines
4. Choosing the proper optics and lighting to optimally expose the area of interest
5. Deploying external triggers and encoder signals

Common pitfalls of smart cameras that we ensure you don’t fall into:

1. Applying too many tools on them to the point they can’t keep up
2. Always defaulting to the built in lighting and not using external lighting where appropriate
3. Relying on software to compensate for inadequate defect exposure due to improper illumination

We’ve been to hundreds of plants and seen thousands of projects. We’ve rescued failed smart camera installations, learned from others' mistakes, made some of our own, and know what it takes to make smart camera deployments successful.

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.