Industrial imaging expertise and research at a glance
Machine vision is a core technology across modern industrial automation. MVTec software is used in tens of thousands of applications in demanding fields such as semiconductors, automotive, robotics, intralogistics, inspection, metrology, medicine, and optical quality control.
To share our expertise, MVTec regularly publishes white papers that combine years of practical experience with deep technical knowledge. These papers explain key technologies, industry trends, and real-world use cases to help customers and partners accelerate their machine vision projects.
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Machine vision – AI as a game changer
Learn how AI and deep learning deliver efficiency gains in machine vision and how beginners can implement AI-based inspection workflows using MVTec software.
Machine vision – is this something with Instagram?
Find out how industrial machine vision works, how to use it without programming knowledge, and how MVTec MERLIC enables fast, easy-to-configure applications.
Explore typical barcode reading challenges in warehouse automation and learn how modern machine vision algorithms ensure robust identification in demanding environments.
See how machine vision enables smart farming, automated monitoring, selective spraying, and greenhouse robotics to increase efficiency and sustainability.
Building machine vision with standardized behavior and interfaces
Understand how standardized interfaces simplify integration, improve interoperability, and enable information-rich machine vision applications, illustrated via an MVTec MERLIC case study.
Machine vision – Indispensable for battery cell production
Discover how machine vision optimizes all major steps of battery cell production – from electrode manufacturing to cell assembly and final quality assurance.
Learn why machine vision is essential for high-precision inspection and alignment across the semiconductor value chain and how it improves yield and process reliability.
Due to their intricacy, traditional inspection processes are often conducted manually and limited to spot checks. But Vista Solutions Inc. with offices in Canada, the US and Mexico has developed a breakthrough solution that changes that: the Flex-Ins…
As in many industrial areas, automation is advancing in furniture production as well. One example of this is MAB Möbel AG from Switzerland: with the support of HOMAG Bohrsysteme GmbH and MVTec Software GmbH, this furniture manufacturer automated the…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The company Cretec Cybernetics implemented a robot-based depalletizing solution in order picking using the MVTec HALCON machine vision software. The application is able to recognize stacked boxes on pallets and depalletize them accordingly.
DataVision and MVTec have developed a machine learning platform combining a cloud solution with machine vision to increase efficiency in development and production. The basis of the platform is an application that SICK AG has successfully implemented…
An intelligent, database-based image recognition system supports order picking in automotive logistics. It shows staff the correct component, uses cameras to verify that packaging is ready for shipment, and enables seamless documentation. The solutio…
Anlagenbau Habeck GmbH & Co. KG has developed a robot-based pick and place machine for the food industry based on machine vision. Thanks to the MERLIC machine vision software from MVTec Software GmbH, the robot reliably picks up unsorted objects of t…
The Heinz Nixdorf Institute (HNI) joined the MVTec on Campus program in 2022. The University of Paderborn is a renowned research and educational institution specializing in the field of computer science and its applications in the context of digital…
Irish Manufacturing Research, together with the companies Multipix Imaging Components Ltd and MVTec Software GmbH, has developed a pick and place robot application for the medical field. Using machine vision software, a robot can recognize reliably a…
One of the key challenges in automated battery production is achieving stable welds without damaging the housing. To meet strict automotive quality standards while reducing costs, Manz AG is developing inline inspection systems that enable full proce…
The Japanese company Kett Electric Laboratory researches, develops and sells agricultural measuring devices, among other things. For a company that offers rice, they developed an automated inspection system for rice grains in cooperation with LINX Co…
The Swiss Safety Center AG, a MVTec Certified Integration Partner, is a member of the SVTI Group and thus part of a center of excellence in technical safety and risk management. They offer a comprehensive portfolio of services for industry, retail an…
Vision Partners developed an automated crate classification system for return logistics using MVTec HALCON. The system identifies crate types in real time with two GigE cameras and directs them to the correct conveyors. Robust object detection drasti…
Pose Automation GmbH developed a bin-picking robotic cell for handling catheters in veterinary medicine. Using MVTec HALCON, the system detects part position and orientation via a 3D camera, grips two pieces per cycle, and minimizes stock and scrap.…
Crave Technical built an automated dispensing and labeling system for pharmaceuticals using MVTec HALCON. HALCON performs object detection, code reading, and hand-eye calibration for robots that identify, pick, and label bottles and boxes – ensuring…
LIP Automation AG developed a flexible, vision-based assembly system powered by MVTec HALCON. Instead of costly mechanical feeding, HALCON detects parts on conveyors, determines their position and orientation, and passes this data to the robot. The s…
