IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH News

Dust, moisture and high-pressure cleaning place high demands on cameras used for industrial process monitoring. With the new uEye SFA, IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is expanding its uEye Live monitoring range with an especially robust model designed for challenging operating conditions. The camera combines an IP69K-rated housing and high image quality with flexible streaming functions. The uEye SFA has been developed for applications that require reliable live images, even in harsh envir...

Metallic, highly reflective surfaces are among the most challenging objects to inspect in machine vision applications. Reflections obscure details, defects often only become apparent from certain angles, and the quality of manual visual inspections varies throughout the working day. The Austrian company Danube Dynamics, in collaboration with EVVA, a manufacturer of mechatronic access solutions, demonstrates how these challenges can be managed with an AI-supported testing system. The system capt...

IDS Imaging Development Systems will showcase new camera platforms, technologies and innovation projects for industrial image processing at VISION 2026 (Messe Stuttgart, 6–8 October) at booth 8C60. Under the theme “Trends. Innovations. Future.”, IDS will showcase uEye camera platforms, event-based imaging, 3D vision systems, and AI and embedded vision technologies. “Computer vision must do more today than just reliably capture images. It is crucial how quickly and easily...

IDS Imaging Development Systems will showcase new camera platforms, technologies, and innovation projects for industrial image processing at VISION 2026 (Messe Stuttgart, October 6 to 8) at booth 8C60. Under the theme “Trends. Innovations. Future,” the trade fair appearance includes uEye camera platforms, event-based image processing, 3D vision systems, as well as AI and embedded vision technologies. “Computer vision must do more today than just reliably capture images. What i...

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is expanding its 3D portfolio with Nion, an industrial ToF camera featuring 1.2-megapixel resolution and integrated depth processing. It provides high-resolution and temporally stable depth information at 30 fps, even during rapid movements and in changing lighting conditions. This makes it suitable for applications such as logistics, automation and robotics, where precise 3D data is required at real-world process speeds. The Nion captures moving objects wit...

The optical precision sorter uses multiple IDS industrial cameras along a 1.5-metre inspection section to classify potatoes by size and quality, with up to five grades produced in a single pass. Rising quality requirements and labour shortages are forcing agricultural businesses to modernise their sorting processes. Those seeking to ensure product quality while reducing the burden on staff need more than a simple pass/fail separation system. What is required is multi-grade sorting that reliably...

The expanded uEye FA series adds models with 2 to 12.5 MP Sony STARVIS 2 sensors, combining rugged protection with high image quality for industrial automation and inspection tasks. When production systems are cleaned using high-pressure jets, operate in dusty environments or are exposed to sub-zero temperatures, particularly robust machine vision solutions are required. The uEye FA series from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has been specifically designed for such demanding environments,...

Using IDS industrial cameras, the vvvv real-time platform and custom interactive media installations, the Haus der Geschichte creates participatory exhibition experiences that seamlessly connect technology, storytelling and audience engagement. On 9 December 2025, the new permanent exhibition “You Are Part of History” opened at the Haus der Geschichte (House of History) of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn. The focus is on getting involved: Visitors are not only meant to gathe...

The Vision AI Label Reader automatically captures and interprets label information regardless of layout, language or code type, improving process reliability, data quality and traceability in goods-in and logistics operations. Goods-in operations in the electronics industry are under increasing pressure. Countless components from a wide range of manufacturers arrive with constantly changing label layouts, multilingual markings and ever shorter throughput times. What could once be managed manual...

Modular plug-and-play inspection solution combines AI software, edge computing and IDS uEye XC cameras to enable fast, intuitive visual quality inspection without image processing expertise. Quality control is under more pressure today than ever before: It must operate flexibly, precisely and economically. Industries such as automotive, mechanical engineering and electronics manufacturing test a growing variety of components – often under changing conditions and with minimal time for comp...

Whether on the yard of a logistics centre, along the perimeter of an airport, or in an industrial park, these areas do not follow standard traffic rules. At the same time, they are highly sensitive: vehicles often move near pedestrians, forklifts, or machinery. A moment of inattention, combined with excessive speed, can have serious consequences – from personal injury to production downtime and high costs. For safety reasons, vehicle movements on industrial and traffic sites are increasin...

An Ensenso 3D camera integrated into an automated process chain ensures accurate detection and alignment of drilling positions in aircraft cabin assembly. In modern aircraft production, precision is everything. Every hole and every fixing point must be precisely positioned to ensure safety and quality. As part of the DiCADeMA project (Digital Cabin Architectures and Design for Manufacturing) led by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), a novel, fully digitally networked process has been developed....

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is expanding its 3D portfolio with Nion, an industrial ToF camera featuring 1.2-megapixel resolution and integrated depth processing. It provides high-resolution and temporally stable depth information at 30 fps, even during rapid movements and in changing lighting conditions. This makes it suitable for applications such as logistics, automation and robotics, where precise 3D data is required at real-world process speeds. The Nion captures moving objects wit...

Expanded partnership with newly signed agreement will explore new sensing architectures combining conventional imaging with Prophesee’s Metavision® event-based vision for developing faster, more accurate and power-efficient machine vision systems Building on a proven existing joint development and successful commercial track record, IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH (IDS), a manufacturer of industrial cameras and pioneer in industrial image processing, and Prophesee SA, inventor of...

From 24 to 26 March, IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH will be presenting innovations in image processing at LogiMAT 2026 in Stuttgart. Visitors to the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) joint stand can expect to see a wide range of pioneering camera technologies for greater transparency, efficiency and process reliability in (intra)logistics. Machine vision solutions LogiMAT is one of the platforms for innovations in material flow, automation and digital transformation. In this en...

Danube Dynamics and Aspöck Systems automate complex lamp inspections using adaptive AI and IDS industrial cameras to ensure accuracy, flexibility, and full traceability under real production conditions. Production companies are under enormous pressure today: Customers are demanding more and more variants, delivery times are shrinking, error rates must not increase, and traditional visual inspections quickly reach their limits. AI-supported image processing Visual quality control is becom...

The high-tech company TRUMPF has presented three partner companies with the Supplier Award for their outstanding and long-standing cooperation. IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH received the "Best Innovator" award for its exceptional innovative strength. The reason for the award: IDS developed a tailor-made solution for a strategically important area of application at TRUMPF in record time. Live monitoring technology It combines uEye Live monitoring technology with the intelligent IDS NXT...

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH (Germany), a manufacturer of industrial cameras, is now the only provider in the industry to offer a voluntary three-year manufacturer’s warranty on all camera series under the IDS brand. With this expanded service, IDS is setting new standards for quality, reliability and long-term investment protection. The warranty applies to cameras from the uEye, uEye+, uEye Live, uEye EVS, uEye 3D and IDS NXT series that were purchased directly from the manufactu...

IDS Imaging Development Systems expands its modular camera concept with a remote GigE PoE board (Daughterboard). It enables power supply and data transfer via a single cable, thereby facilitating the integration of motherboard board-level cameras from the GigE uEye LE and uEye SLE series. The motherboards are based on a flexible interface concept: Instead of a connector block, they feature a compact flat ribbon connector, allowing connection via a flexible cable to a remote interface elect...

Powder bed-based laser melting of metals (PBF-LB/M) is a key technology in additive manufacturing that makes it possible to produce highly complex and high-performance metal components with customised material and functional properties. This technology is used in numerous industries - from aerospace and medical technology to the automotive industry - and is considered groundbreaking for the manufacturing of the future. Advances in process monitoring and control are crucial to further increasing...

As Micro-LED displays and advanced semiconductor components push the limits of miniaturisation and efficiency, precision and scalability in manufacturing become critical. The technology-pioneering company Micraft Systems Plus has developed two cutting-edge systems that meet these demands: the uLED Laser Soldering Machine and the HBM High-Accuracy Die Bonder. Both rely on industrial cameras from the USB3 uEye CP series from IDS Imaging Development Systems to deliver maximum accuracy, speed, and...

Small camera housings and powerful sensors are not mutually exclusive: IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH integrates the Sony IMX900 sensor into selected models of the compact USB3 uEye XCP, XLS and GigE uEye LE series. IDS is thus expanding its portfolio with cost-efficient industrial cameras that deliver pin-sharp images even in confined installation situations. Applications with infrared lighting IMX900 offers an unique cross of high resolution, compact pixel size and excellent image qua...

The precise recording of passenger numbers is essential for transport companies - it helps to optimise timetables, make better use of capacities and organise local public transport more efficiently. A modern solution for this is camera-based passenger counting. Intelligent image processing systems automatically and precisely record how many people board and alight - without any manual counting. With Adigo nPax, the Norwegian company Adigo Mechatronics has developed such a system especially for...

Whether specific technical requirements, unusual environmental conditions or the desire for a camera in a company's own corporate design: Standard products are often not enough to meet the diverse needs of modern industrial companies. IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH therefore offers customised industrial cameras. The spectrum ranges from simple modifications such as logo imprints or software customisations to completely new designs - precisely tailored to the respective application, the e...

Whether in quality assurance, medical technology or automation - industrial image processing places high demands on precision and reliability, even under difficult conditions. IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is therefore expanding its portfolio of cost-optimised project cameras from the GigE uEye LE series with state-of-the-art Sony Starvis 2 sensors from the end of June 2025. These deliver impressive image quality even in low ambient light. The new single-board cameras are GigE Visio...

AI-driven drone from University of Klagenfurt uses IDS uEye camera for real-time, object-relative navigation—enabling safer, more efficient, and precise inspections. The inspection of critical infrastructures such as energy plants, bridges or industrial complexes is essential to ensure their safety, reliability and long-term functionality. Traditional inspection methods always require the use of people in areas that are difficult to access or risky. Autonomous mobile robots offer great po...

With the new IDS NXT oslo, IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is systematically expanding its range of high-performance AI cameras. The model combines artificial intelligence with first-class image quality, video streaming and recording functions in a compact, industrial-grade housing - protected to IP69K standard, the highest degree of protection against the ingress of dust and high-pressure water. IDS NXT malibu The centrepiece of the new camera is a chip from Ambarella, already known fro...

Whether smart process monitoring, AI in robotics or innovative healthtech solutions - image processing is increasingly becoming the driving force behind industrial automation. Pioneering industrial camera manufacturer IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH will be demonstrating at automatica 2025 in hall B5, booth 203, how easy it is to capture, analyse and optimise processes with modern industrial cameras. uEye Live: Monitoring and event recording These compact industrial cameras work with sta...

In areas such as high-precision metalworking, accuracy is non-negotiable. This includes the automotive industry and its suppliers, which are in crisis in Germany for a variety of reasons. The industry is under enormous pressure to deliver products of impeccable quality and at the same time reduce operating costs, for example by increasing process speeds. The automotive industry's quality assurance standards are strict, the component geometries are complex and the demands on precision and proces...

Modern measurement technologies enable high-precision detection of the movement of liquids and gases - and thus provide valuable data for numerous applications. How does the air flow around an aeroplane? How does the blood move through our veins? And how can pollutant emissions in combustion processes be minimised? For this purpose, speed, direction, pressure and turbulence within a flow are analysed in order to increase efficiency, ensure safety and drive innovation in a wide variety of areas....