Sustainability & resource conservation
How industrial cameras contribute to future-proof solutions
Automation is advancing steadily - whether in the industrial sector, such as classic equipment, plant and mechanical engineering, or non-industrial sectors, such as medical technology, logistics or agriculture. Industrial cameras from IDS play an indispensable role in this process. As an integral part of many automation solutions, they open up new ways to ensure greater sustainability.
Used in quality assurance or inspection, they reduce rejects and avoid complaints, returns or repairs. In robotics and automation, cameras enable collaborative work and support employees in physically difficult or monotonous tasks. In addition, machine vision systems can help reduce energy consumption in manufacturing. By permanently monitoring processes, they help to identify and optimise bottlenecks or inefficient processes. In agriculture and the food industry, cameras support the optimal application of fertilisers, the observation of plants in the growth phase or quality control in the processing of food.
Discover below how customers use industrial cameras from IDS in concrete terms!
Ensure early and efficient fire fighting
An integrated forest fire monitoring and information management system with intelligent image processing protects habitats and infrastructures. Through early fire detection and precise localisation of fire outbreaks, it significantly reduces the risk of spread and can minimise the associated damage to people, animals, the environment and the national economy.
Minimise the use of herbicides
As an integral part of today's agriculture, plant protection products are intended to protect crops and keep weeds and pests at bay. Unfortunately, they also harbour numerous risks for humans and the environment. "Seeing" robots with and without artificial intelligence can identify and target weeds - for more sustainable agriculture without the overuse of herbicides.
Saving resources with higher throughput
The textile and garment industry is facing major challenges with supply chain and energy issues. The future recovery is also threatened by factors that hinder production, such as labour and equipment shortages. Intelligent automation solution for industrial laundries compensates for shortage of skilled workers and offers savings potential - not only for large laundries.
With our products, we can help shape a future worth living in the most diverse areas, in industry as well as in research.
Optimise logistics, avoid complaints
Due to the industry standard 4.0, digitalisation, automation and networking of systems and facilities are becoming the predominant topics in production and thus also in logistics. What is needed is the optimisation of processes and workflows in favour of productivity and flexibility. In order to minimise returns and complaints, the internal traceability of goods in the warehouse or production facility plays a key role; robotic systems with intelligent imaging processes have become the driving force for this.
Determine state of vegetation and stage of maturity
Being able to control processes more easily and make them more sustainable also plays an important role for agriculture and the food industry. Cameras with artificial intelligence recognise, for example, the growth stage and height of vegetable plants. Based on this information, different varieties can be identified, the optimal harvesting time can be determined and the position of cutting knives can be precisely defined, among other things. With the help of AI, damaged areas can also be detected and affected products sorted out.
Researching the effects of climate change
Waves play an essential role in shaping the coast. Their formation and movement are therefore central factors in coastal morphology. Scientists are studying wave dynamics to develop a specific wave meteorology and its interactions with structures such as port infrastructures or wind farms. In the longer term, it will also be used to simulate the effects of climate change.
Our cameras for your sustainable applications
This is only a small excerpt of the many possibilities that image processing offers today. Our versatile 2D uEye industrial cameras with their almost innumerable variants can be integrated into the most diverse applications. In addition, we also offer compact, smart embedded vision cameras that can execute artificial intelligence themselves. Thanks to the all-in-one AI solution IDS NXT Experience Kit, users do not need any expertise in deep learning, image processing or programming to set up and use an intelligent camera for their own applications. And with the Ensenso camera families, we offer flexible and powerful 3D cameras that help robots see and whose 3D image information is now indispensable for many automation tasks. Contact our team - we will be happy to provide you with advice and support for your applications with IDS industrial cameras!
