PC-based Vision System suits factories and laboratories.

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Delivered ready to install and operate on Pentium 4 PC running Windows XP, SmallFrEYE(TM)PC is configured with appropriate Firewire camera/lens/lighting combination and, depending on customer requirements, outfitted with cards that support computer-controlled illumination, I/O, and networking. Primary modules include part detection; package location; 2D BGA and chip scale packaging pad inspection; pattern recognition; data matrix and 1D bar code decoding; and OCR/OCV.



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Introducing the SmallFrEYE(TM)PC: Small Form Factor Vision System for Factory and Laboratory Process Monitoring and Control



CAMBRIDGE, Mass - The Value Engineering Alliance, a leading provider of machine vision solutions, announces the addition of a compact multifunctional vision system, the SmallFrEYE(TM)PC, to its product line.

PC-based and featuring application-specific solutions, the SmallFrEYE(TM)PC was originally developed and used to enhance the efficiency, accuracy and reliability of operations routinely carried out during the manufacture of electronic devices and components. The SmallFrEYE(TM)PC's architecture supports multi-tasking, while its modular software design enables various functional blocks to be combined and exercised as needed to address a steadily increasing array of inspection and automatic identification tasks.

The SmallFrEYE(TM)PC's primary modules include part detection, pin 1 detection, package location, mark inspection/Optical Character Verification (OCV), 2D Ball Grid Array (BGA) inspection, Chip Scale Packaging (CSP) pad inspection, various types of device lead inspection, pattern recognition, package surface inspection, ECC080 and ECC200 Data Matrix decoding, 1D bar code decoding, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and a collection of general purpose measurement tools, these modules have been used extensively to provide fast, accurate and repeatable results during the production of integrated circuits.

Many of these same modules are also applicable to the alignment, assembly verification, defect detection, gauging/dimensional characterization, symbol/character verification, and automatic identification/product traceability related tasks that abound in the aerospace, automatic test equipment (ATE), automotive, cosmetics, medical, pharmaceutical and printing industries.

Delivered ready to install and operate on an easily upgradeable Intel Pentium 4 processor-powered PC running Windows XP, the SmallFrEYE(TM)PC has been configured with an appropriate Firewire camera/lens/lighting combination and, depending on customer requirements, outfitted with cards that support computer-controlled illumination, I/O, and networking. OEMs, system integrators, and experienced automation engineers employed by end user organizations can obtain the SmallFrEYE(TM)PC's application software unbundled, purchase the requisite hardware components from suitable suppliers, and configure their systems in-house. SmallFrEYE(TM)PC's uses offer simple GUI screens, multi-level password protection, includes data management functions, and features diagnostic tools.

For more information, visit www.The-V-E-A.com, email MarcelVEA@aol.com or call (617) 492-1252.

About The Value Engineering Alliance

Established in July of 1987, THE VALUE ENGINEERING ALLIANCE specializes in the conceptualization, development, marketing, selling, and implementation of machine vision solutions that lower the overall costs of laboratory and industrial manufacturing operations (analysis, assembly, inspection, test, control, identification, etc.) while achieving equivalent or enhanced levels of system/process performance and reliability.

Renowned as the supplier of application-specific vision software libraries used by several of the vision industry's premier players to enhance their existing offerings or expand into new application arenas, The VEA has been equally successful as a supplier of vision software and systems used in numerous industries by OEMs, system developers/integrators and automation engineers inside end user organizations. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA), the VEA operates worldwide via its extensive network of allied organizations and individuals. For additional information about the VEA's activities and areas of expertise, visit www.The-V-E-A.com.

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