Past & Present

Resting on what has been achieved does not suit us. Our goal is to open up new horizons: our cameras help to shape the future, advance research, conserve raw materials and utilize people.

2024

Company

Dr Michael Berger joins the management board

New IDS office in India

Installation of EMC measuring cabin at Obersulm site

Products

Series launch Ensenso B: 3D-vision at close range

Introducing uEye live: Industrial Monitoring Cameras

Picture of one of the three IDS managing directors Michael Berger

2023

Company

Start of partnership with DENKweit -
sales cooperation for DENKnet (software for AI-supported image analysis)

Products

Market launch of IDS NXT malibu: Live AI in video streams

IDS NXT malibu camera in neon turquoise light

2022

Company

25 years of IDS with around 350 employees

Introduction of the new, intelligent ERP system SAP S/4HANA

Products

Relaunch of the uEye XC autofocus camera: the webcam alternative for industrial applications

Introducing the uEye XLS - our smallest board camera

Introducing the Ensenso C - new 3D camera for large-volume applications

Overview of the most influential IDS products to mark the company's 25th anniversary
The uEye XC kit disassembled into camera, mount, lens and cable

2021

Company

IDS operates 100% climate-neutral.

Alexander Lewinsky, with the company since 2012, joins the management board.

Foundation of the online marketplace visionpier.

Products

Market launch of Ensenso S with 3D laser point triangulation and AI support.

Presentation of the 10GigE camera platform uEye Warp 10.

Picture of one of the three IDS managing directors Alexander Lewinsky
Bee pollinates flower
Ensenso S camera
10GigE camera platform uEye Warp 10

2020

Products

IDS NXT Experience Kit simplifies entry into deep learning based image processing.

Company

Jan Hartmann, son of the company founder, joins the management.

Foundation of an own development subsidiary (IDS Imaging Development Systems Serbia d.o.o.) in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Completion of the IDS Innovation and Technology Centre b39.

Map of Serbia in the national colours with the IDS office in Novi Sad marked
IDS NXT camera in front of a linked network
New IDS Innovation and Technology Centre b39
Picture of one of the three IDS managing directors Jan Hartmann

2019

Company

15 years ago, IDS introduced the first industrial camera with USB interface to the market.

Products

IDS peak - the new hardware-independent camera host software - simplifies the handling of Vision cameras.

Employees

The IDS management welcomes the 300th employee.

The uEye camera with USB interface celebrates its 15th anniversary
IDS peak Logo

2018

Company

Foundation of an own subsidiary (IDS Korea Ltd.) in Seoul, South Korea.

Products

Shipment of the 1.000.000th IDS camera.

Presentation of the camera families IDS NXT rio & rome (AI ready) and the 3D camera Ensenso XR with on-board processing.

2017

Company

IDS celebrates 20th birthday with 220 employees.

Foundation of an own subsidiary (IDS Ltd.) in Basingstoke, UK.

Products

Start of a new generation of IDS devices with Vision App-based image processing: IDS NXT.

Launch of the ultraflexible 3D camera system Ensenso X.

Unveiling of the first IDS camera models with GigE Vision firmware.

Logo for the 20th anniversary of IDS
IDS NXT Vegas with LED lights

2016

Products

The USB 3 uEye XC receives the Red Dot Award: Product Design.

IDS presents its first USB 3.1 Gen 1 industrial camera with USB Type-C connector.

The uEye XC camera in three steps: as a circuit board, with sensor and with housing. There is a USB C cable at the front
Logo of the Top 100 Award 2016

2015

Company

Opening of the IDS office in Seoul, South Korea.

A new building with a total space of 1700 square metres doubles the production area and provides new offices on 400 square metres.

Products

Shipment of the 500.000th uEye camera.

Employees

IDS management welcomes the 200th employee.

Map of South Korea in the national colours with the IDS office in Seoul marked
New IDS building with doubled production area and new offices

2013

Company

Opening of the IDS office in Basingstoke (London), UK.

Products

Launch of the first stereo 3D camera, Ensenso N10.

First stereo 3D camera, Ensenso N10, from IDS
Map of Great Britain in the colours of the flag with the IDS office in London marked

2012

Company

15th anniversary of the company.

Products

Sale of the 250,000th uEye camera.

The uEye camera is sold for the 250,000th time and presented in front of a warehouse
The number 15 for the company anniversary is encircled by turquoise rectangles that become smaller and paler

2011

Company

Opening of the IDS office in Paris, France.

Products

Unveiling of the first USB 3.0 industrial camera at VISION 2011, the world's leading trade fair for machine vision.

Employees

IDS management welcomes the 100th employee.

Map of France in the national colours with the IDS office in Paris marked
uEye camera from the front and rear with first USB 3.0 interface

2010

Company

Opening of the IDS office in Tokyo, Japan.

IDS sales office in Tokyo (Japan)

2009

Products

Introducing the uEye XS, currently probably the world's smallest camera with USB 2.0 connection.

Smallest camera, the uEye XS with USB 2.0 connection next to a 1 euro coin

2008

Company

The administration, marketing, sales, and production departments move into the new building.

New IDS building from 2008

2007

Company

Founding of IDS Inc. in the USA Head office: Woburn (Boston).

Start of construction of a new building for 60 employees with 750 square metres of warehouse and production area.

Products

Launch of the first IDS Gigabit Ethernet industrial camera on the market.

USA flag in front of company headquarters
First IDS Gigabit Ethernet industrial camera labelled uEye

2004

Company

A second extension of the building is needed to create space for the growing workforce.

Products

Introduction of the first USB 2 uEye camera with CMOS sensor.

First USB 2 uEye camera with CMOS sensor
Company building including the second extension

2002

Company

The first extension is added to the two-year-old building.

Products

Launch of the third generation of IDS PIRANHA III video compression boards on the market.

The next generation of the PIRANHA frame grabber
Old company building including the first extension

2000

Company

The company moves into the new building in Dimbacher Strasse in Obersulm, Germany.

Products

Launch of iGuard, the digital video surveillance software for safety systems.

First building of IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
Next to and under the motto ‘It's so easy’ is written iGuard

1998

Company

IDS embarks on a partnership with MVTec Software GmbH: Distribution of HALCON software.

Products

IDS presents the first generation of the PIRANHA video compression boards.

First generation of the PIRANHA video compression board from IDS
HALCON Logo

1997

Company

Founding of IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH by Jürgen Hartmann and Armin Vogt.

Products

Launch of the IDS Frame Grabber FALCON on the market.

IDS Frame Grabber FALCON from 1997
IDS Logo