Case Studies & Application Examples

Our machine vision components and solutions are used in many different application areas such as industrial automation, production technologies, the automotive industry, medical imaging and traffic technology but also increasingly in many other industries - as a powerful and cost effective way of implementing automatic quality assurance. Read about some successful applications we and our partners have developed to strengthen their competitive edge using machine vision.

Machine vision systems protect endangered birds

On account of the increasingly strict wildlife conservation regulations, wind turbines have to be switched off when a protected species of bird approaches them. With the help of artificial intelligence and components from STEMMER IMAGING, a machine vision system from ...

Reliable distinction between 2500 tray variants

Purchasing, logistics and customs is the terrain of Matrium GmbH in Germany and France. Using a specially developed system at its branch in Olching near Munich, the company sorts JEDEC trays in which electronic components are transported. In order to ...

Heat-sealed joint inspection with hyperspectral imaging

Bergader Privatkäserei, established in 1902, relies on state-of-the-art technology as well as traditional craftsmanship in the manufacture of its cheese specialities. A hyperspectral imaging system is being used for the first time for the packaging of the blue cheese ‘Bergader ...

Inline testing of the wettability of material surfaces

With the new bonNDTinspect® system, Automation W+R enables the reliable assessment of surfaces that are to be bonded, painted or otherwise treated in subsequent process steps. The system is based on a patent held by Fraunhofer IFAM and machine ...

Machine vision ensures orderliness in new high-bay warehouse

Kiefel GmbH, which belongs to the Brückner Group, stocks up to 14,000 parts in its new high-bay system at its site in Freilassing with a storage area of around 1400 m² and a footprint of 120 m². Machine vision ...

Machine vision provides defect-free aluminium containers

The Swiss company, Leuthold Mechanik AG (HLM) makes machines for manufacturing aluminium containers which, among other things, are used for packaging pet food and foodstuffs. A core element of quality assurance is machine vision by STEMMER IMAGING.

No two loaves of bread are alike

The Dutch company Niverplast is one of the world's largest manufacturers of machines for inspecting bakery products. These machines are supplied all over the world and use image processing technology from STEMMER IMAGING for the reliable detection of faulty ...

Robot harvesting of fresh produce

Vision technology specialist, STEMMER IMAGING, has been working closely with a number of fresh produce growers on development projects aimed at automating produce harvesting. By combining and adapting existing robot and 2D and 3D vision technologies the objective is to ...

3D Imaging for a Safe Belt

Lutz GmbH is testing components for belt restraints with a 3D image processing system. STEMMER IMAGING supplied the company with the required imaging components and provided support in implementing their first 3D system.

Vision software for track and trace applications

Industrial vision plays an important role in reading unique identifiers in the form of 1D or 2D codes, alphanumerics or even braille for tracking and tracing applications in industries as diverse as aerospace, automotive, healthcare and pharmaceutical. Specialist vision systems ...