Tordivel inspects solar wafers

• 3-D Imaging of the Bow in Solar Cells Helps Manufacturers Avoid Waste: Flea2 Application Story
• Quantum Parametrics Licenses Point Grey FirePRO LDR 1394-Over-GigE Long Haul Technology
• Customer Videos Featured on PointGreyTV YouTube Channel
• USB 3.0: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How?
• Upcoming Events March to June 2009
• New Articles and Application Notes

3D imaging using structured lasers and Flea2 FireWire cameras

3-D Imaging of the Bow in Solar Cells Helps Manufacturers Avoid Waste: Flea2 Application Story

As one of the largest and fastest-growing energy sectors, the market for photovoltaic solar energy has, according to many estimates, enjoyed an average growth rate of approximately 40–60% over the last few years. While vision-based inspection systems may be used to detect scratches and broken edges, others are used to determine the thickness of wafers or the sawmarks on the wafer surface. Some, such as the system developed by the newly formed Tordivel Solar—a spin-off from Tordivel—are designed to measure the bow of the wafer or the solar cell as it passes along a production line. Two Flea2, 1.4-Mpixel cameras from Point Grey Research—each located 30° from the vertical axis—are used to capture two images of the projection lines. Read more...

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Quantum Parametrics Licenses Point Grey FirePRO LDR 1394-Over-GigE Long Haul Technology

Point Grey Research and Quantum Parametrics announced an agreement under which QP will market, sell and further develop Point Grey's proprietary FirePRO™ LDR IEEE-1394 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) UTP Long Haul technology. The FirePRO LDR technology lets current and potential users of IEEE-1394 take advantage of 1000BASE-T (GigE) pulse amplitude modulation (PAM-5) signaling to achieve Gigabit transfers at distances up to 100 meters with CAT 5e, 6 or 7 cables at a fraction of the cost of optical fiber. Read more...

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New PointGreyTV Channel on YouTube

Check out some of the latest application videos using Point Grey cameras on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/user/PointGreyTV. See a range of interesting applications such as random bin picking, automatic wire-bonding, optical motion tracker for augmented and virtual reality, 3D foot scanning, panoramic videos using the Ladybug3, and many more. Click on the yellow "Subscribe" button near the top left of the YouTube screen to be automatically informed when we upload a new video.

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The Vision Show 2009

Phoenix, Arizona, USA: Point Grey Research will be exhibiting at The VISION Show 2009 from March 31 - April 2, 2009

EMVA Conference 2009

Dublin, Ireland: Point Grey will be attending EMVA from May 15 - 16, 2009.

International Robots & Vision Motion Control Show 2009

Rosemont (Chicago), Illinois: Point Grey will be attending International Robots & Vision Motion Control Show from June 9 - 11, 2009.

CVPR 2009

Miami Beach, Florida: Point Grey will be attending CVPR show from June 20 - 25, 2009.

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