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HALCON – The 2D & 3D machine vison toolbox

MVTec HALCON is a comprehensive machine vision software designed for developing, deploying, and operating reliable vision applications across industries. It supports faster development, stable operation, and long-term use in productive environments—helping reduce costs, improve quality, and shorten time to market.

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Comprehensive

MVTec HALCON provides the most extensive toolset in the vision market, from image acquisition to deep learning in one package. You avoid in-house development and managing multiple software packages.

Fast

HALCON supports multicore platforms, GPU acceleration, and automatic operator parallelization for high throughput. It also accelerates deep learning with Intel OpenVINO, NVIDIA TensorRT, and HAILO.

Accurate And Robust

HALCON enables subpixel-accurate measurements and reliable results, supported by calibration tools that correct lens distortions and enable world-coordinate measurements. It performs well even under poor imaging conditions.

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What is HALCON?

MVTec HALCON combines a broad range of proven machine vision functionality with a flexible architecture that supports both current and future requirements. Continuous development ensures access to the latest technologies, while clearly defined editions and release cycles provide planning security.

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Learn more about the machine vision functionalities and tools that support the entire workflow—from core image processing and new feature developments to developing tools and platform compatibility.

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Find manuals, reference documentation, and release notes to support your daily work with HALCON and help you make the most of the software.
 

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Editions & Licensing

Find out how HALCON is available, how the different editions are structured, and which licensing model fits your technical and organizational requirements best.

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Used Across Industries

HALCON is used in tens of thousands of applications worldwide, across a wide range of demanding machine vision scenarios. Companies in manufacturing, automation, electronics, logistics, and many other sectors rely on machine vision to improve their quality, increase efficiency, and optimize processes.

In modern production environments—often described as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or Industry 4.0—machine vision plays a key role in enabling data-driven decisions, flexible production, and continuous optimization.

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MVTec HALCON IN PRACTICE

Our Success Stories

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Warehouse where cheese wheels age during the ripening process
Revolutionizing Cheese Production with AI and Machine Vision
The food industry is experiencing a transformative shift in quality control, due in part to advances in artificial intelligence (AI). When combined with rule-based machine vision, AI is enabling automation of processes that were previously impossible…
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Food & Beverage
Robotics
Anomaly Detection
Deep Learning
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Dynamic OCR inspection with HALCON ensures maximum product quality
In the pharmaceutical industry, strict compliance regulations require medical product packaging to be correctly labeled before delivery. To meet these requirements, the Chinese company Shenzhen Jiangrun Xuneng Technology has developed a powerful mach…
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Medical Supplies & Pharmaceutical
Bar Code & 2D Code Reading
OCR
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Automatisierte Transport- und Inspektionsstation für pharmazeutische Ampullen mit Machine-Vision-System von Aspen.
AI-powered machine vision automates quality inspection in the pharmaceutical industry
The pharmaceutical company Aspen is improving the quality inspection of filled ampoules with the MVTec HALCON machine vision software and the consulting and technical support services provided by MVTec. With deep learning methods, the company has sig…
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Medical Supplies & Pharmaceutical
Blob Analysis
Deep Learning
Matching
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Workflow der Produktion zylindrischer Lithium-Ionen-Batterien mit verteilten Sensorsystemen und zentraler Deep-Learning-Auswertung mit MVTec HALCON.
MVTec HALCON’s deep learning helps Panasonic Energy to propel automotive battery production
Panasonic Energy manufactures automotive batteries, for which demand is increasing worldwide, at multiple sites in Japan and North America. The company recently implemented MVTec HALCON’s deep learning technologies on a large scale at its Kansas plan…
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Battery Production
Automotive
Deep Learning
Inspection
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Advancing machine vision education at Reutlingen University
At Reutlingen University, Professor Arnd Buschhaus has been integrating MVTec HALCON into the teaching curriculum since 2018. HALCON is used extensively in courses related to robotics and machine vision, providing students with practical experience i…
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Education, Research & Science
3D Vision
Blob Analysis
Classification
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Robotic welding cell inspecting car body weld seams using machine vision.
Machine vision optimizes quality inspection in automotive production
Consistently high quality is an absolute must in automotive production. To ensure that welded connections in body shells meet these standards, DGH has developed an application that automatically inspects them and identifies anomalies. The MVTec HALCO…
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Automotive
Anomaly Detection
Deep Learning
Inspection
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High-speed battery inspection using machine vision.
Machine Vision automates and optimizes battery inspection
A variety of defects can occur during battery production. Averna has developed a method for the automated inspection of batteries that reliably detects all conceivable defects. Here, the machine vision software MVTec HALCON plays a key role.
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Battery Production
Blob Analysis
Inspection
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Automated robot cell handling vaccine vials with machine vision.
Machine Vision automates vaccine production
A global company needed to quickly ramp up vaccine production. Goldfuß engineering GmbH and SIMON IBV GmbH developed a robot-based solution for loading and unloading trolleys with the vaccine vials. The machine vision software HALCON ensures the seam…
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Robotics
Medical Supplies & Pharmaceutical
3D Vision
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Micromechanical part measured with machine vision for high-precision inspection.
Machine vision improves the measuring process of precision and micro components
The precise inspection of very small precision components, for example in watchmaking, is a challenge. Petitpierre, the Swiss specialist for high-precision technology, has developed sophisticated applications with which micromechanical components can…
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Matching
Measuring
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Industrial robots performing laser welding on battery cells guided by machine vision.
Machine vision accelerates battery production
High speed, precision, and reliability: These are the determining factors for battery production. To meet the rapidly growing demand for batteries, companies are developing increasingly efficient production processes. Laserax has developed a new syst…
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Battery Production
3D Calibration
Calibration
Matching
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Robotic manufacturing cell assembling satellite panels with optical solar reflectors using machine vision.
Seeing robots process large work area with high precision
The automation specialist AKEOPLUS has developed an innovative robotic cell for the production of satellite panels at the global space manufacturer Thales Alenia Space. The special feature: robots place the components with high absolute accuracy to a…
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Robotics
3D Vision
Matching
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Students and researchers using a robot with machine vision in a university lab to demonstrate the impact of MVTec HALCON on education and research.
Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
At Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS), Professor Christian Zirkelbach is teaching robotics and machine vision at Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences and Humanities. He has integrated advanced machine vision tools int…
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Robotics
Education, Research & Science
3D Vision
Deep Learning
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Aluminum bottles on a production line identified by OCR using machine vision for automated quality control.
Empty bottle? Not with Deep OCR
To identify products quickly and reliably, even in difficult circumstances, machine vision has proven its worth. The company Visione Artificiale also relies on machine vision for its system to trace aluminum bottles during production. Within this sys…
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Food & Beverage
OCR
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Operating personnel using the PackCheck machine vision solution for quality control in food packaging production.
Machine vision for every taste
The Dutch company PackCheck BV ensures packaging quality in the food industry with a modular solution. Part of the solution is the machine vision software HALCON from MVTec Software GmbH. This enables the company to increase the efficiency of packagi…
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Food & Beverage
Bar Code & 2D Code Reading
Blob Analysis
Matching
OCR
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Hand-eye calibration enabling precise alignment between camera and robot for accurate gripping of accessory bags.
Perfectly positioned plastic bags – with classic machine vision and deep learning
Consistently automated pick-and-place activities require the reliable gripping of differently shaped and translucent objects. TEKVISA has implemented a sophisticated application that enables reliable gripping even with complex surfaces with the help…
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Robotics
Deep Learning
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Fully automated packaging inspection system using machine vision for inline quality control in food packaging.
Deep learning detects defects in the food industry
Automation specialist INNDEO has developed a sophisticated automation solution for quality control in the packaging industry. Thanks to machine vision and deep learning technologies, high speeds and defect detection rates are no longer a problem.
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Food & Beverage
Deep Learning
OCR
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Bottle caps inspected by machine vision to verify print quality in beverage production.
Beverage industry: HALCON reliably checks bottle cap imprints
Machine vision offers enormous advantages for quality control applications. High accuracy and speed as well as high flexibility and availability are important for practical use. K&S Anlagenbau GmbH has implemented such an application for the beverage…
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Food & Beverage
Blob Analysis
Calibration
Matching
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Robots and machine vision software interact perfectly
The Spanish robotics specialist Tekniker has developed a solution that allows chaotically lying parts to be automatically gripped and placed in an orderly manner. The integrated machine vision software MVTec HALCON uses 3D vision technologies to ensu…
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Robotics
Automotive
3D Vision
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Inspection setup for electrical connections using deep learning–based machine vision to detect defects.
An eye on everything with deep learning
Bosch Car Multimédia in Portugal specializes in the development and manufacture of electronic components for vehicle safety and dynamics, driver assistance, automated driving and car multimedia. The company uses the machine vision software MERLIC fro…
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MERLIC
Automotive
Electric Components
Deep Learning
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Vehicle passing a roadside machine vision system that inspects tires automatically for roadworthiness.
Tire profile determined with Deep Learning
The West Nippon Expressway Engineering Shikoku Company Limited ensures safe road traffic in Japan’s winter: With the machine vision software MVTec HALCON, the company automates the inspection of tires in ongoing traffic. Thanks to deep learning techn…
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Security & Surveillance
Deep Learning
Inspection
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