Viewbits Digital X-ray Camera Wins Platinum Award from Vision Systems Design

New Digital X-ray Camera with GigE Output Recognized by the Judges of the Annual Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards Program

May 3, 2016, San Diego, California -- Viewbits, the industrial cameras division of Computer Modules, Inc., announced today that its digital X-ray camera with GigE output was recognized by the judges of the annual Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards program. The judging panel consisted of esteemed experts from system integrator and end-user companies. Viewbits was honored with a Platinum-level award for the Fiber Cam™ III, a digital X-ray camera that captures clear X-ray images with standard CCD sensors. Ideal for inspecting small items where cost is a factor, it utilizes a gadolinium oxysulphide (GdOS) spread across a 25 millimeter fiber optic bundle that is bonded to a high resolution 1388 x 1040 resolution 2/3 inch digital camera with GigE output.

"We are very proud to be a Platinum honoree in Vision Systems Design’s 2016 Innovators Awards," stated Patrick Palensky, Sales Manager of Viewbits. "We recommend the Fiber Cam III for detecting imperfections in small items like semiconductors. A major competitive feature is the camera’s price point based on performance. The Fiber Cam III with standard GdOS coating sells for only $6,395 U.S."

The 1.3 megapixel camera supports GenICam™ and has been tested with Matrox Imaging Library (MIL) and LabVIEW®. It supports12 bits per pixel and long exposure times for low X-ray energy. It is equipped with a thin layer of GdOS X-ray sensitive phosphor, along with a thin window to protect the x-ray sensitive material. Customers provide the X-ray source that activates the phosphors.

Alan Bergstein, publisher of Vision Systems Design said, "This prestigious program allows Vision Systems Design to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products and services in the vision and image processing industry. Our 2016 Honorees are an outstanding example of companies who are making an impact in the industry."

The Innovators Awards are judged based on the following criteria: 

• Originality
• Innovation
• Impact on Designers, Systems Integrators, End Users
• Fulfilling a need in the market that hasn’t been addressed
• Leveraging a novel technology

The 2016 Visions Systems Design Innovators Awards Honorees are featured in the June Issue of Vision Systems Design magazine as well as on vision-systems.com.