The integration between camera and lens eliminates the need for moving focus units, enabling compact and robust system architectures. This feature makes liquid lenses particularly attractive for applications with changing object distances or varying inspection levels.
The vicosys® image processing system controls liquid lenses directly, enabling highly dynamic adjustment in milliseconds. This enables the precise detection of objects at different depth levels within a single inspection process. This technology ensures reliable focusing, particularly in automated production environments and robotics applications where working distances change continuously. Direct integration via the IO connector of certain camera models also reduces cabling costs and optimizes system integration.
Typical areas of application include dynamic object positioning, the inspection of components with complex geometries and the analysis of internal structures that are difficult to access. For example, characters or codes can be reliably detected on differently positioned objects, while measurement tasks can be carried out at several depth levels without mechanical conversion. The technology offers decisive advantages in quality assurance, as inspection processes can be optimized thanks to rapid focus adjustment.
With the combination of liquid lenses and powerful image processing, Vision & Control creates a flexible, cost-efficient solution for demanding industrial applications. Companies benefit from improved process reliability, reduced integration costs and low-maintenance focus adjustment, which sustainably increases productivity and quality in modern production processes.