Coreco Imaging
St. Laurent Quebec H4T 1V8, CD   Canada
Nov 19, 2003 Sapera Processing incorporates blob analysis routines that let users measure up to 60 different blob features and OCR reader that supports solid, dot matrix, and user-trainable font sets. Hardware-independent package combines Image Processing and Search functions to enable application integration. Modular in design, it is optimized for speed using MMXâ„¢, SSEâ„¢, and SSE2 and provides efficient migration path across frame grabbers and vision processors.

COGNEX
Natick, MA 01760 2059
Oct 27, 2003 PatFlexâ„¢ enables vision system to locate object, feature, or pattern whose perspective has changed or whose surface is curved, warped, wrinkled, or stretched. It provides optical verification of characters marked on curved surfaces, where perspective and bow distortions are common. Software locates and inspects decorative labels on cylindrical surfaces and accounts for surface irregularities that can occur in packaging operations.

Coreco Imaging
St. Laurent, QC H4T1V8  Canada
Sep 25, 2003 Sherlock v6.3 Windows®-based, point-and-click software supports composite variants of RSS14 stacked bar code, allowing more information to be coded into smaller space. Optional OCRplus provides tunable parameters that customize behavior of underlying algorithms. Editable font list allows user to delete unused or incorrect characters. SmartInspect optional self-learning algorithm distinguishes good parts from bad based on learning representative set of good samples.

National Instruments Corp.
Austin, TX 78759-3504
Jul 30, 2003 Vision 7 Development Module for LabVIEW 7 Express provides machine vision engineers with tools needed to prototype, benchmark, and create highly advanced applications. Menu-driven Vision Assistant allows engineers to experiment with more than 200 machine vision functions, including optical character recoginition and bar code reading. With single mouse click, Vision Assistant generates code for LabVIEW, LabVIEW Real-Time, C, and Visual Basic.

DVT, Inc.
Norcross, GA 30093
Jul 21, 2003 FrameWork v2.6 provides common interface to all company's SmartImage Sensors. It includes color learning options, XML communication for inspection data, and Spectrograph SoftSensor with image filtering. Additional offerings include Snowflake 2D, POSTNET, RSS-14, and Code 93 1D barcode reading, script language that allows user-defined functions, and ability to load inspection configurations through command line parameters.

Data Translation, Inc.
Marlboro, MA 01752
Jun 26, 2002 Enhancements to DT Vision Foundryâ„¢ v3.5 include bar code, networking, script, and image matching functions. Data Matrix Tool analyzes 2D bar codes in 360° rotation, no matter if images are distorted, blurred, or water damaged. Applications can network with other DCOM-based applications using DTiX® Information Exchange. Point and Click Script Tool has 38 tools to graphically create scripts. Match Tool correlates percentage score between 2 images.

Coreco Imaging
St. Laurent Quebec H4T 1V8, CD   Canada
May 31, 2002 Sapera 4.1 software library for high-performance image acquisition, processing, and analysis is optimized for Intel's MMX, SSE, and SSE-2 instruction sets. Enhancements include TWAIN support that enables image capture from company’s frame grabbers; expanded support for secondary display output control functions for Bandit-II Series frame grabbers; Windows 2000 and XP compatible; custom camera controls for Viper-CamLink frame grabbers; and user-friendly CamExpert interface.

Adept Technology, Inc.
San Jose, CA 95134
May 14, 2002 Hexsight v3.1 open system runs on PC and uses off-the-shelf cameras. It supports cameras based on IEEE 1394 protocol (Firewire), eliminating need for frame grabbers. Based on geometric characteristics, locator tool can accurately find objects and discriminate between parts, even in complex images with adverse lighting environments.

Vision Components
Burlington, MA 01803
Apr 25, 2002 Tool Panel PC application software lets user configure applications for company’s M40 camera from PC. User can select and click functions and enter tolerances to ready application for use. Machine vision solution can be created in 10 min. Built-in simulator lets users model applications and test image processing functions without connecting camera. Tool Panel provides brightness compensation, pattern matching, color measurements, and position compensation.