Light Interaction & Contrast Techniques
Enhancing Surface Visibility Through Optical Control
Many inspection challenges are optical problems, not software problems.
Manipulating light interaction with a surface can dramatically improve contrast and measurement reliability.
Polarisation Imaging
Glare suppression and surface stress analysis by controlling reflected light orientation to enhance surface features and reduce specular reflections. Ideal for machined metal inspection, carbon fibre analysis, glass stress detection and rubber surface texture analysis.
Typical Applications
- • Machined metal inspection
- • Carbon fibre analysis
- • Glass stress detection
- • Rubber surface texture analysis
Strategic Value
Polarisation often solves inspection challenges more effectively than post-processing.
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Structured Illumination
Enhanced contrast and surface geometry extraction by projecting defined light patterns onto a surface to enhance features or support 3D reconstruction. Perfect for surface topography mapping, deformation analysis and low-contrast material inspection.
Typical Applications
- • Surface topography
- • Deformation analysis
- • Feature enhancement on low-contrast materials
Strategic Value
This technique improves robustness in challenging surface conditions.
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- • Osela
Dark Field Illumination
Surface defect enhancement by highlighting scratches, contamination and texture variations through excluded directly reflected light. Essential for high-sensitivity surface inspection, scratch detection and transparent material inspection.
Typical Applications
- • Scratch detection
- • Fine surface defect inspection
- • Transparent material inspection
Strategic Value
Dark field techniques are essential in high-sensitivity surface inspection systems.
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Prism-based multispectral & SWIR cameras for high-performance spectral imaging and multi-channel inspection.
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FPGA-based smart camera platforms for real-time, deterministic industrial vision processing and edge AI.
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Precision laser line projectors and structured illumination modules for 3D machine vision and triangulation.
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Motorised linear stages and motion controllers for precision scanning and encoder-triggered acquisition.
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Ultra-compact 6-axis robots delivering micron-level repeatability for vision-guided automation and inspection.
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Piezo-driven nano-positioning and precision alignment systems for optical metrology and semiconductor inspection.
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Pushbroom hyperspectral cameras covering UV, VNIR, NIR and SWIR for material classification and food inspection.
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Leading supplier of SWIR image sensors and NIR-enhanced silicon detectors for advanced machine vision imaging.
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Single-lens 2D+3D light field cameras delivering simultaneous colour and depth data for robotic vision.
Learn morePrism-based multispectral & SWIR cameras for high-performance spectral imaging and multi-channel inspection.
Learn moreFPGA-based smart camera platforms for real-time, deterministic industrial vision processing and edge AI.
Learn morePrecision laser line projectors and structured illumination modules for 3D machine vision and triangulation.
Learn moreMotorised linear stages and motion controllers for precision scanning and encoder-triggered acquisition.
Learn moreUltra-compact 6-axis robots delivering micron-level repeatability for vision-guided automation and inspection.
Learn morePiezo-driven nano-positioning and precision alignment systems for optical metrology and semiconductor inspection.
Learn morePushbroom hyperspectral cameras covering UV, VNIR, NIR and SWIR for material classification and food inspection.
Learn moreLeading supplier of SWIR image sensors and NIR-enhanced silicon detectors for advanced machine vision imaging.
Learn moreSingle-lens 2D+3D light field cameras delivering simultaneous colour and depth data for robotic vision.
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