In the beginning of November, Basler participated in the Vision show in Stuttgart, Germany, the world’s leading trade show for image processing and identification technologies.

This year’s booth was the largest Basler has had since starting participation in the show ten years ago. In 132 square meters, we presented both our latest product innovations and our broad, well-established portfolio of digital cameras for industrial users.

A combination of line scan camera experience and GigE Vision technology has resulted in the new Basler runner family. Basler runner cameras will be available in both mono and color and were introduced at the Vision 2007 show in Stuttgart.

The next release of the Basler pylon software package will have a version number of 2.0. After the smooth introduction and positive feed back regarding the pylon 1.0 release, we focused on improving ease-of-use and "quality strengths" such as reliability and stability.

For industrial applications, CPU-load and latency times are important considerations. To show that a GigE Vision-based interface is as powerful as an IEEE 1394 interface, Basler performed a series of tests. A white paper called GigE Vision – CPU load and Latency describes the measurement conditions and the test results.

The Basler sprint line scan camera family is unique in terms of the speed, sensitivity, and flexibility provided by its dual line CMOS sensor. A white paper is now available that describes the new line scan technology and features on the sprint.

The principles behind the effective use of the dual line sensor in Basler's sprint line scan camera are easier to explain and understand by using an animation. So Basler has made a flash animation available for download on our website.

Susanne Rave joined the Vision Components sales team in October as Head of the Sales Back Office.