Case Studies

Digitalisation does not stop at the pharmaceutical industry. The use of new technologies opens up opportunities for process optimisation along the entire life cycle of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical products, from research into new active substances and therapies to production, packaging, ... Go to article

Hand-counting piston rings as small as 0.29 - 0.79 mm in width and packaging them in various batch counts, was not only adding to labor costs, but also proving unreliable in the highly competitive automotive sector. A far more reliable ... Go to article

Quest Medical Imaging BV in the Netherlands offers an image processing system with multispectral cameras to visualize cancers during surgery. It has been expanded using a programmable frame grabber, including appropriate software from Silicon Software, achieving the very low latencies ... Go to article

Bonding has become a key technology in the modern automotive industry. According to the Industrieverband Klebstoffe e.V. (adhesives industry association), a car today contains around 15 - 18 kg of adhesive and runs through dozens of gluing systems during production. ... Go to article

Aircraft production presents various technical challenges, such as large product dimensions, complex joining processes, and the need for proper organization of assembly tasks. Overcoming such challenges while enforcing tight tolerances and managing small batch sizes is often difficult to achieve ... Go to article

Can artificial intelligence cook and prepare the food we eat every day? Well, you may be surprised to learn that AI is already cooking and preparing food in specialized smart factories. One such factory that makes cookies uses it to ... Go to article

Securing borders and places with Comm Port Technologies' under-vehicle surveillance systems Comm Port Technologies, based in Cranbury, New Jersey, USA has been providing technology-based security solutions to their customers for over two decades. Their product range includes multiple designs and ... Go to article

Low & Bonar has achieved better error detection in their polymer fleece manufacturing using real-time image processing with hard- and software from Silicon Software. The solution can detect more errors as with other inspection systems that are available in the ... Go to article

The success of CoaXPress as a high-end machine vision standard has been driven by its reliability, simplicity in terms of cable and connectors, extended cable lengths, and other industry-required features such as very low jitter triggers, camera control, and power ... Go to article

The Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER) is currently developing a carbon neutral energy production through the means of nuclear fusion. This complex process requires a failsafe control system to oversee that the whole procedure is secure and smooth. The ... Go to article