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Measuring With Machine Vision Software

MVTec machine vision software enables precise 1D, 2D, and 3D measuring tasks that go far beyond what manual gauges can achieve. Using robust image-processing algorithms, machine vision systems determine dimensions such as length, width, angles, radii, thickness, height, and volume with high accuracy and repeatability. This level of precision is essential for automated production, quality assurance, and process control.

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Machine vision supports two primary measurement categories

2D Measurements

Determining lengths, widths, distances, angles, radii, areas, and geometric features of manufactured parts.

3D Measurements

Extracting height, depth, and volume information using stereo vision, structured light, or other 3D imaging technologies.

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Typical Application Examples

Measurement tasks with machine vision are applied across industries.
  • Checking the dimensional accuracy of milled components in the metal industry.
  • Measuring radii of ball bearings in mechanical engineering.
  • Determining plant height, leaf area, and stem diameter in agriculture.
  • Verifying the dimensions of smartphone charging ports in electronics manufacturing.
  • Measuring the size of solder joints on PCBs.
  • Checking height differences between a laptop’s trackpad and housing.

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Measuring Technologies In Our Software

MVTec software provides a comprehensive portfolio of measuring tools. These technologies allow manufacturers and system integrators to implement fast, accurate, and repeatable measurement workflows in industrial environments.

Inspect the distances between the blades of a fan with MVTec software
Inspect the distances between the blades of a fan
Measurement of geometric shapes with MVTec software
Measurement of geometric shapes.
Measurement of height differences on boards with MVTec software
Measurement of height differences on boards.
Subpixel edge & line extraction with MVTec software
Subpixel edge & line extraction.

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MEASURING APPLICATIONS

Our Success Stories

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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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Measuring
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Fully automated assembly process using machine vision and precision automation equipment.
A fully automated production system for higher throughput and improved quality
MSTVision GmbH developed a fully automated micro-assembly system for HUBER+SUHNER Cube Optics AG handling high-precision glass and metal components. Using MVTec HALCON, parts are identified, positions determined, and features measured with µm precisi…
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Machinery
Inspection
Measuring
Object Detection
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Projektion der von einer Kamera erkannten Pupillenkoordinaten auf das Bild einer zweiten Kamera zur exakten Bestimmung der Glasposition.
Image Processing Automates Eyeglass Fitting for Rodenstock
Imagine that you wear varifocal glasses and need new ones. You go to an optometrist and, without time-consuming adaptations, measuring or trying on frame after frame, you look at yourself in a mirror and - voila! - your chosen frame is on your nose.
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Glass, Metal, Paper, Foil & Printing
Classification
Matching
Measuring
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Camera test chart with line patterns and a Siemens star used for measuring resolution, contrast, and optical performance.
DCTau: A photographer's tool for testing digital cameras based on HALCON
DCTau by Anders Uschold, Munich, provides a standardized test for evaluating digital cameras with minimal operator input. Designed for both beginners and professionals, it measures resolution, contrast, noise, sharpening, distortion, and brightness l…
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Education, Research & Science
Measuring
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X-ray film dosimeter badges and opened cassettes with different metal filters inspected by a machine vision system.
Vision System Inspects X-ray Dosimeter Badges – Helmholtz-Zentrum
Helmholtz-Zentrum Munich uses HALCON to fully automate the evaluation of approximately 120,000 X-ray dosimeter films per month. Optical density, film type, and dosimeter numbers are precisely captured, and radiation sources are analyzed. The system s…
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Medical Supplies & Pharmaceutical
Calibration
Filtering
Matching
Measuring
OCR
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Plastic rings on a conveyor used for automated machine vision inspection.
Closing the Ring – NP Plastics
NP Plastics in the Netherlands manufactures small plastic rings used in binder closing mechanisms. To increase throughput and improve quality, the company deployed a machine vision system with two AVT FireWire cameras, LED illumination, and HALCON so…
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HALCON
Glass, Metal, Paper, Foil & Printing
Blob Analysis
Measuring
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Vision-based robotic system stacks tile slabs - Machine Vision Technology
Machine Vision Technology Ltd. developed a vision-guided robotic system using MVTec HALCON to automatically stack tile slabs onto pallets. The system analyzes the size, color, and shade of each slab, detects product changes, and optimizes palletizing…
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Glass, Metal, Paper, Foil & Printing
Matching
Measuring
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Vision system checks pharmaceutical products - Machine Vision Technology
Machine Vision Technology Ltd. developed an automated inspection system using MVTec HALCON to check tablets and capsules for broken pieces, shape errors, and color deviations. Three Basler cameras and a dark-field lighting setup ensure precise detect…
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Medical Supplies & Pharmaceutical
Inspection
Matching
Measuring
Morphology
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Vision system inspecting surface mounted resistors for defects like blemishes, cracks, and scratches during production.
Vision system checks surface mount resistors - Envisage Systems
Envisage Systems developed an automated inspection system using MVTec HALCON to assess the quality of surface-mounted resistors on ceramic substrates. The system captures images with a Baumer camera, detects defects such as scratches or cracks, and m…
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Electric Components
Semiconductors
Blob Analysis
Matching
Measuring
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User interface of Vision Q.400 inspection software showing industrial image processing, measurement, and analysis based on HALCON algorithms.
Vision Q.400 – The Universal Inspection Software for Industrial Image Processing
Vision Q.400 by Q.VITEC enables rapid development of high-performance inspection processes without programming experience. Built on MVTec HALCON, the software offers an intuitive interface and is ideal for OEM systems and inspection solutions.
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Machinery
3D Calibration
Filtering
Matching
Measuring
Morphology
OCR
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Biscuits arranged on a conveyor belt for automated size and dimension inspection using machine vision.
Machine Vision Inspects Biscuits – Machine Vision Technology Ltd.
Machine Vision Technology Ltd. developed an automated system for size and weight control for a leading biscuit manufacturer. Using MVTec HALCON, 30 rows of freshly baked biscuits are measured in real-time on a conveyor belt. The system stores process…
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Food & Beverage
Packaging & Logistics
3D Vision
Measuring
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Automating Assemblies – Conductive Technologies
Combining off-the-shelf cameras, lighting, and software with a Cartesian robot allows microelectrode assemblies to be rapidly inspected.
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Electric Components
Classification
Matching
Measuring
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Machine vision camera inspecting silicon wafers for solar cells as part of a photovoltaic quality inspection system.
Sunny Prospects – Eckelmann
ECKELMANN uses high-resolution Gigabit Ethernet cameras and HALCON to inspect solar-cell wafers with an accuracy of 50 µm and a throughput of approx. 0.8 s per wafer – up to 3,600 wafers per hour.
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Energy
Classification
Filtering
Measuring
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Circuit Breakers – Sensata
Sensata Technologies uses HALCON to precisely determine the "snap point" of bimetallic thermal protectors. A GigE camera captures the movement of the bimetal disks in a special oven. HALCON algorithms filter the images, locate the disks, and detect t…
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Electric Components
Glass, Metal, Paper, Foil & Printing
Blob Analysis
Filtering
Matching
Measuring
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Robotic apple picker mounted on a tractor using machine vision for automated fruit harvesting.
Vision System Simplifies Robotic Fruit Picking – ACRO Institute
The ACRO Institute developed a mobile apple-picking robot equipped with a camera inside the gripper and MVTec HALCON image processing software. The robot identifies ripe apples, calculates their position, and performs precise gripping movements. This…
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Robotics
Agriculture
Food & Beverage
Packaging & Logistics
3D Vision
Classification
Filtering
Matching
Measuring
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Precision boreholes in metal profiles inspected with 3D machine vision.
3D Calibration for Inspection
Automation & Assembly Technologies GmbH from Bremen relies on MVTec HALCON for precise 3D calibration in inspecting complex welded assemblies. Thanks to newly developed 3D calibration bodies and a specialized mathematical model, the system achieves a…
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HALCON
Robotics
3D Calibration
3D Vision
Measuring
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Machine vision system inspecting swing-cap bottles and labels during high-speed quality control.
Bottle Inspection with High Speed – BBull STRATEC BC 3000W
BBull TECHNOLOGY's STRATEC BC 3000W inspects up to 100,000 bottles per hour. It checks labels, expiration dates, logos, scratches, barcodes, and swing-top closures. MVTec's HALCON software processes four camera images in parallel, ensuring high speed…
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Food & Beverage
Bar Code & 2D Code Reading
Classification
Matching
Measuring
OCR
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PlayStation 2 controller used as an input device reference in the inspection system context.
The Industrial Inspection System for Board Implementation VARIR, Developed by Sony
Sony EMCS Corporation Kohda TEC is the leading manufacturer of electronic boards inspection systems in the world, and part of Sony, Japan. With products becoming more and more compact and lightweight the production process of electronic circuit boar…
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Robotics
Blob Analysis
Filtering
Matching
Measuring
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Machine vision measurement of the cutting edge radius and angle of an indexable insert using subpixel accuracy.
Machine Vision on Assembly Line: the Roboworker Super Robot Feeder
Since more than 15 years, ROBOWORKER Automation GmbH (Weingarten, Germany) is specialized in developing and producing systems for automatic handling, assembly and checking of workpieces as well as robot-aided loading and unloading of production machi…
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Robotics
Machinery
Packaging & Logistics
Classification
Matching
Measuring
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The Presetter and Measuring Machine SATURN from Zoller – Measurement of Tools with HALCON
The ZOLLER SATURN measuring machine employs HALCON for precise tool measurement in the micrometer range. Subpixel algorithms automatically extract geometric properties from the tool shape. Camera calibration ensures consistent precision across the en…
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HALCON
Machinery
Calibration
Measuring
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Manual handling of a helicopter on a ship deck under rough sea conditions.
Automatic Helicopter Handling System from FHS Förder- und Hebesysteme GmbH
FHS Förder- und Hebesysteme GmbH is a leading supplier of defense technology and naval technology. The company has a long experience and competences in development and production of systems and machines with electrical hydraulical drives and control…
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Calibration
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