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MVTec software powers high-performance machine vision solutions in a wide range of industrial environments. Companies around the world use HALCON and MERLIC to solve demanding inspection, automation, and 3D vision tasks with speed, precision, and reliability.

Explore how organizations across different industries apply MVTec technologies to improve quality, increase throughput, automate processes, and accelerate innovation.

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Vision-guided robotic bartender system with dual robot arms serving drinks using machine vision and robotics.
Vision-guided robotic 'bartender' serves drinks - University of Brescia
The University of Brescia developed a vision-guided robotic bartender with two robot arms that identifies, opens and pours different beer bottles – driven by cameras and MVTec Software’s HALCON.
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Robotics
Education, Research & Science
3D Vision
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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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Humanoid robot Robonaut R2 developed by NASA and GM using machine vision for object recognition and manipulation in space.
Vision-guided Robot Heads for Space – NASA
NASA and General Motors developed the humanoid robot Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot in space, with support from MVTec HALCON. Equipped with 3D stereo cameras and Time-of-Flight sensors, HALCON enables precise real-time object and gripper detect…
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Robotics
Education, Research & Science
3D Vision
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Wheat grains imaged for machine-vision-based quality classification showing variation in size, shape, and color.
Measuring Wheat Quality – TU Ilmenau
TU Ilmenau has developed an automated system for quality analysis of wheat samples. Using MVTec HALCON, 23 classes such as sound wheat, ergot, and foreign seeds are precisely detected. The system processes 50 g of wheat per minute, providing fast and…
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Agriculture
Food & Beverage
Classification
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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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Packages with handwritten labels used for OCR-based identification in a warehouse logistics system.
Individual Packet Identification System for Handwritten Characters – Eckelmann
Eckelmann AG from Wiesbaden, Germany, has modernized the stock receipt of a big warehouse based on powerful standard components.
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Packaging & Logistics
OCR
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Novel gripper uses machine vision to automate packing - Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg
Combining a sophisticated gripping mechanism with machine vision allows packing systems to handle disparate objects.
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Robotics
Packaging & Logistics
3D Calibration
3D Vision
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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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Structured-light-based vision system inspects percussion caps – Tekniker
The Tekniker Foundation uses HALCON and 2D/3D cameras for high-speed inspection of percussion caps. Defects such as dents, misalignment, or missing caps are reliably detected – up to 216,000 units per hour.
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Machinery
3D Calibration
3D Vision
Blob Analysis
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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
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Filtering
Matching
Measuring
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Cameras capture coffee capsules – Seidenader
Seidenader uses HALCON and high-speed cameras to inspect coffee capsules before and after filling. Damaged or improperly sealed capsules are detected within seconds and automatically rejected.
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Packaging & Logistics
Alignment
Classification
Matching
OCR
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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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