Past & Present

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

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

25 years of IDS with around 350 employees

New IDS office in the Netherlands

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

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

IDS operates 100% climate-neutral.

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

Foundation of the online marketplace visionpier.

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

Presentation of the 10GigE camera platform uEye Warp 10.

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

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.

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

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

The IDS management welcomes the 300th employee.

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

Shipment of the 1.000.000^th IDS camera.

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

IDS celebrates 20th birthday with 220 employees.

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

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.

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.

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.

Shipment of the 500.000^th uEye camera.

IDS management welcomes the 200^th employee.

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

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

15th anniversary of the company.

Sale of the 250,000^th uEye camera.

Opening of the IDS office in Paris, France.

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

IDS management welcomes the 100^th employee.

Opening of the IDS office in Tokyo, Japan.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Launch of the IDS Frame Grabber FALCON on the market.