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    Courtesy of Norfolk Southern Railway
    Figure 1: To spot defects on moving trains, Norfolk Southern Railway is building train inspection portals on tracks in the United States.
    Blogs

    Inspection Dominates Machine Vision Applications

    June 24, 2024
    Photos/Edmund Optics
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    Cameras and Accessories

    Fundamentals of Imaging Lenses

    May 16, 2024
    Photos/Irida Labs
    Figure 1: Three cameras are mounted above the production line to inspect the cement sacks. Two color cameras scan for defects such as splits, holes, cracks, and spills. A third monochrome camera (above) scans for printing errors. A DC LED light is also placed above the line to overcome ambient light issues.
    Manufacturing

    Titan Cement Adds Inspection System to Production Facility

    April 15, 2024
    Circularity Park in Oberglatt, Eberhard AG, 2021-2022 © Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich, Eberhard AG. Photo: Marc Schneider
    Figure 1: The Menzi Muck picked up and scanned each boulder as it built the wall.
    Embedded Vision

    Autonomous Excavator Builds Retaining Wall

    April 11, 2024
    Courtesy of Norfolk Southern
    Figure 1: Train inspection portals combine high-resolution cameras, stadium lights and AI algorithms to capture and then analyze images of trains moving at up to 60 mph.
    Non-Factory

    Norfolk Southern’s Machine Vision System Inspects Moving Rail Cars

    March 11, 2024