IDS Imaging Development Systems is set to reveal its latest range of camera platforms and technological advancements at the VISION 2026 trade fair. This event will run from October 6 to 8 at Messe Stuttgart, with IDS occupying booth 8C60. Aligning with the theme "Trends. Innovations. Future," the showcase will feature the uEye camera platforms, as well as event-based image processing, 3D vision systems, and AI and embedded vision technologies.
Jan Hartmann, Managing Partner at IDS, elucidates their approach, "Computer vision must do more today than just reliably capture images. What is crucial is how quickly and easily image processing moves from an idea to a concrete application – and how well cameras, software, and AI functions can be integrated into existing systems. This is exactly what we align our product strategy with: IDS offers industrial cameras and computer vision components that users can flexibly combine into their own solutions."
Event-based imaging innovation
With nearly three decades of experience in the field, IDS continues to enhance its industrial cameras and computer vision components for both industrial and non-industrial uses. This year's exhibit will highlight their new uEye camera platforms, designed for high performance, straightforward integration, and enduring availability, serving as the groundwork for future 2D industrial camera series.
IDS will explore advances in event-based imaging, showcased through their partnership with Prophesee
Moreover, IDS will explore advances in event-based imaging, showcased through their partnership with Prophesee. This technology is ideally suited to highly dynamic scenarios such as those encountered with drones, AGVs, and autonomous systems, facilitating tasks like object recognition, tracking, and safe navigation.
3D Vision advancements
In 3D vision, IDS will highlight developments in their 3D ToF camera Nion, which now includes a new RGB set for the synchronised acquisition of image data, integrating colour and depth. Furthermore, the reveal of a new version of the Ensenso N Series will offer improved 3D data acquisition precision, applicable in robotics, bin picking, and metrology.
AI cameras and embedded vision
The uEye Live monitoring camera series expands to include AI-capable models. These facilitate on-the-edge AI-driven image processing, made possible through powerful neural networks from DENKweit. Applications include swift object detection, precise parcel handling, and efficient code reading.
Ahead in the embedded vision sector, the "GMSL Multi-Camera Vision System" from IDS presents a novel way to manage images from multiple cameras integrated with ISPs and SoCs within a single system, enhancing reliability for mobile applications through reduced latency and data load.
Focus on image processing challenges
IDS will also address agricultural challenges with its NDVI camera, which merges multispectral and high-resolution colour imaging to present plant health status comprehensively, bolstering planning and resource distribution in agriculture via reliable NDVI values.
At the VISION Makeathon 2026, participants will transform ideas into tangible prototypes, addressing image processing challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration. As a project company, IDS will offer expertise, technology, and a specific challenge to encourage innovative solutions. The VISION trade fair, renowned globally for excellence in image processing, is set to be a highlight for the industry.
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 is crucial is how quickly and easily image processing moves from an idea to a concrete application – and how well cameras, software, and AI functions can be integrated into existing systems. This is exactly what we align our product strategy with: IDS offers industrial cameras and computer vision components that users can flexibly combine into their own solutions. Instead of turnkey systems, we focus on modular hardware and software with high quality, long-term availability, technological standards, and comprehensive support – right up to customer-specific customisations. Being close to customers and partners is essential: Requirements from real-world applications feed directly into our development process, helping to improve existing products, expand our portfolio, and bring innovations to industrial applications more quickly. At VISION 2026, we will demonstrate how IDS continues to advance machine vision, from traditional industrial cameras to computer vision components with integrated AI,” explains Jan Hartmann, Managing Partner at IDS.
Event-based imaging
IDS Imaging Development Systems has been developing industrial cameras and computer vision components for industrial and non-industrial applications for almost 30 years. The focus of this year's trade fair presence is on new uEye vision camera platforms, which serve as the technological basis for upcoming 2D industrial camera series. They are designed for higher performance, simple integration, and long-term availability.
Another focus area is event-based imaging. Together with Prophesee, IDS provides insight into further developments in the field of event-based cameras. The technology is particularly suitable for highly dynamic applications such as drones, AGVs, and autonomous systems, for example for object recognition, tracking, or safe navigation.
Synchronised image acquisition
In the field of 3D vision, the company is presenting news regarding the 3D ToF camera Nion, including a new RGB set for synchronised image acquisition that merges colour and depth data. In addition, IDS will showcase a new version of the Ensenso N Series active stereo vision system for precise and robust 3D data acquisition in robotics, bin picking, and metrology.
AI cameras and embedded vision systems are also part of the technology roadmap. IDS is expanding the uEye Live series of monitoring cameras with streaming and recording capabilities to include AI-enabled models, enabling AI-powered image processing on-the-edge. High-performance neural networks from our partner DENKweit perform tasks such as fast object and position detection, precise parcel handling and efficient code reading.
Intelligent embedded vision processes
As a key innovation project, IDS is presenting the “GMSL Multi-Camera Vision System.” It demonstrates how intelligent embedded vision processes and combines images from multiple cameras with integrated ISPs and SoCs directly within the system, before transmitting the resulting data via a single GMSL cable. This reduces latency and data load in favour of a reliable basis for their own projects with distributed GMSL cameras, especially in mobile applications.
Another project demonstrates active focus control fully integrated into the camera, where control and feedback occur directly via the software. The robust hardware is suitable for demanding applications in logistics, autonomous systems, and retail.
Image processing challenges
For vegetation analysis, IDS is showing an NDVI camera that combines multispectral imaging with high-resolution colour imaging. It makes the health status of plants visible and provides reliable NDVI (Normalised Difference Vegetation Index) values, with which planning and resource allocation in agriculture can be specifically improved.
At the VISION Makeathon 2026, tangible prototypes are created from ideas: Interdisciplinary teams develop practical solutions for current image processing challenges within one day. IDS contributes as a project company with its own challenge, technology, and expert know-how. VISION, the trade fair for image processing, will take place October 6–8 at Messe Stuttgart.
