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
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
2022
Company
25 years of IDS with around 350 employees
New IDS office in the Netherlands
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2013
Company
Opening of the IDS office in Basingstoke (London), UK.
Products
Launch of the first stereo 3D camera, Ensenso N10.
2012
Company
15th anniversary of the company.
Products
Sale of the 250,000th uEye camera.
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.
2010
Company
Opening of the IDS office in Tokyo, Japan.
2009
Products
Introducing the uEye XS, currently probably the world's smallest camera with USB 2.0 connection.
2008
Company
The administration, marketing, sales, and production departments move into the new building.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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