The NIWeek 2011 Vision Summit and related events feature two full days of interactive technical sessions with one of the most comprehensive conference session lineups, daily hands-on workshops, and three days of exhibitions. Learn how to get started with machine vision and gain insight into the latest technologies, best practices, new products, and real-world solutions in the industry.
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Monday, August 1, 4:30–5:30 p.m., Room 2
The NIWeek Vision Summit
Attend one of the most comprehensive conference lineups in North America at the NIWeek Vision Summit. Participate in sessions presented by NI developers, industry experts, and academic professionals. Learn how to get started with imaging and gain insight into the latest products and technologies.
Who Should Attend
Manufacturing Engineers, Imaging Professionals, Machine Builders, Researchers, Quality Control Engineers, and ProfessorsIndustry Keynote: How NI Technology Powers the Space Elevator
LaserMotive’s first project earned $900,000 USD in the NASA -sponsored Power Beaming Challenge in the Space Elevator Games. The system transfers power wirelessly via laser light to a remote, airborne, mobile photovoltaic receiver that can be located 1 km away or more. Learn about a machine vision system based on NI tools and how it can automatically locate the receiver and steer the laser beam.
Cartsen Erickson, Engineer, LaserMotive
Tuesday, August 2 >1:00–2:00 p.m.>Room 19B
Academic Keynote: Industry Trends and Intelligent Production Systems of the Future
Gain insight into technology trends in the vision industry, and explore techniques that are being borrowed and adapted across industries and applications. Discover how inspection systems are used to add intelligence into manufacturing processes to get closer to zero-defect manufacturing with examples using LabVIEW and NI vision products.
Björn Damm, Executive Director of the Interdisciplinary Imaging and Vision Institute, RWTH Aachen University
Wednesday, August 3 >1:00–2:00 p.m.>Room 19B
Hands-On: Getting Started With NI Vision
Explore the features of NI Vision Builder AI in an instructor-led environment. Learn how to acquire and process images and build complete applications using NI vision hardware, including NI Smart Cameras.
Elmar Widowitz, Staff Product Support Engineer, NI
Tuesday, August 2 >10:30–11:30 a.m.>Room 18D
Wednesday, August 3 >3:30–4:30 p.m.>Room 18D
Thursday, August 4 >10:30–11:30 a.m.>Room 18D
3D Vision and the Kinect
Watch as we tear down the functionality of the Kinect to divulge how stereovision works. Learn how this 3D technique has become prevalent for industrial inspection, autonomous robotics, and consumer electronics. Examine the considerations in working with 3D vision, including calibration, and learn tips and tricks for how you can use such a sensor setup with NI software.
Dinesh Nair, Principal Software Architect, NI
Tuesday, August 2 > 10:30–11:30 a.m. > Room 19b
Wacky Optical Tricks for Machine Vision
View a live demonstration of wacky optics including the use of spherical mirrors to create virtual images that can be inspected, circular polarizers, and cone-shaped reflectors to image inside small spaces.
Robert Tait, Researcher, GE Global Research
Tuesday, August 2 > 2:15–3:15 p.m. > Room 19b
Panel Discussion: Latest in Camera Technologies
Listen as industry experts from camera companies, including Basler Vision Technologies and Pleora Technologies, share their views on the latest camera technologies including emerging camera buses, synchronization, bus-powered imaging protocols, and image sensors.
Moderated by Matthew Slaughter, Cyth Systems
Tuesday, August 2 > 3:30–4:30 p.m. > Room 19b
Machine Vision and Industrial Robotics: From Design Concepts to Factory Floor Deployment
Explore best practices to build vision-guided robotics production machines based on LabVIEW. Learn about LabVIEW interfaces for industrial robots from KUKA, Mitsubishi, Denso, and more, and calibration considerations for such systems. Examine several real applications in the field of flexible manufacturing, ranging from cosmetics and pharmaceutical packaging to fully automated assembly of electrical components.
Mauro Capetti, Software Development Engineer, and Ignazio Piacentini, CEO, ImagingLab
Tuesday, August 2 > 4:45–5:45 p.m. > Room 19b
Precision Metrology
Learn about the latest in precision metrology techniques to meet the increasingly demanding expectations for inspecting complex parts in the electronics, semiconductor (solar), and manufacturing industries. Explore the advances in NI vision tools to address the two critical components of the challenge: spatial calibration and measurement tools.
Antony Vance, Senior Engineer, NI
Wednesday, August 3 >10:30–11:30 a.m.>Room 19B
Is LabVIEW FPGA Right for my Vision Application?
LabVIEW FPGA offers significant performance benefits for some vision applications and enables others that would not be possible with traditional CPU-based processing. Typical FPGA success stories involve applications in which a combination of high frame rate, tight I/O timing requirements, and direct communication with other devices suggest an embedded hardware-based approach. Learn how to evaluate prospective vision applications and choose the most appropriate system architecture.
Brent Runnels, Senior Systems Engineer, NI
Wednesday, August 3 > 2:15–2:45 p.m. > Room 19b
Autofocus System for an Ellipsometer
Learn how Nanometrics Inc., a leading supplier in the semiconductor industry, uses NI tools to prototype, design, and deploy advanced metrology systems. Learn about an autofocus solution for its ellipsometer, which led to a flexible and scalable final design involving FPGA imaging technology, and that is capable of rates up to 4,000 frames per second.
Amit Shachaf, Senior Research Scientist, Nanometrics Inc.
Wednesday, August 3 > 2:45–3:15 p.m. > Room 19b
Developing a Quality Inspection Method for Selective Laser Melting of Metals using a High-Speed NIR Camera
In the selective laser melting (SLM) process, a high-speed laser beam melts thin layers of metal powder to build parts with complex structures. Gaps in quality control, from overheating and coater defects, must be addressed for SLM to become a real option in industries such as aerospace and medicine, where high quality is critical for performance. Learn about the award-winning solution based on NI vision and FPGA products.
Tom Craeghs, Production Engineer, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Wednesday, August 3 > 3:30–4:00 p.m. > Room 19b
Web Inspection of Optical and Medical Fibers
With optical fibers, typically used for communication systems, defects can inhibit the optical quality and structural integrity. For medical fibers, used for internal sutures, contamination and structural integrity are of utmost concern. Unfortunately, the manufacturing process can result in defects such as fiber diameter variation, surface abrasion, internal consistency defects, contamination, and gouges. Explore the capabilities of Adsys Control’s NI Platform Web Inspection system on optical and medical fibers and its ability to detect micron-scale defects at manufacturing line rates.
Brent Bergan, Embedded Product Manager, and
Brian Goldberg, President, Adsys Controls Inc.
Wednesday, August 3 > 4:00–4:30 p.m. > Room 19b
Development of a Digitally Multiplexed Bioassay Reader with Magnetic Bead Technology
Learn about the development of an automated microscopy system used to image bar-coded nanobeads. These beads have specific biomarkers on them matched to their respective bar codes. Thousands of beads are poured into a 96-well titer plate for analysis. The system performs bead detection, bar-code reading, and fluorescent imaging to determine whether the reagent has been activated. moviMED used LabVIEW and the NI Vision Development Module to build a fully functional prototype in about three months.
Markus Tarin, President and CEO, moviMED
Wednesday, August 3 > 4:45–5:15 p.m. > Room 19b
Breaking New Ground with Vision Inspection Systems
Discover secrets for creating a vision system for which no other solution exists. Explore how Coleman Technologies quickly created a conveyor system for inspecting complex dinnerware, and learn the keys that any pioneering vision application can use to alleviate risk and overcome unforeseen challenges. Also, learn new imaging techniques and analysis algorithms using NI Vision, including 3D laser mapping and customized local thresholding.
Dan Milkie, Senior Developer, Coleman Technologies Inc.
Wednesday, August 3 > 5:15–5:45 p.m. > Room 19b
Vision Pavilion and Neighboring Exhibits
Stop by the Vision Pavilion to see machine vision solutions in action and test-drive the full line of NI vision hardware and software at the vision product hands-on station. Speak with vision industry experts, component providers, and systems integrators to get your vision applications up and running.
See Machine Vision in Action
Discover how industry experts are integrating NI vision products into complete, real-world solutions.
Meet the Experts
Speak with experts from many of the world's leading vision companies about how you can successfully employ NI vision hardware and software in your applications. Talk to NI engineers about the new features in the NI Vision Development module and how to integrate them in your current and future projects.
Complete Your Vision System
View product demonstrations and speak with vision exhibitors about lighting, cameras, optics and systems integration. Visit with partners and integrators about how their products and services can make your vision application come to life when combined with NI vision products.
Exhibitors:
3M Electronic Solutions Division
Adsys Controls Inc.
Advanced Illumination
Allied Vision Technologies
Basler Vision Technologies
Cyth Systems
e2V
Edmund Optics
FLIR Systems
Graftek Imaging Inc.
ImagingLabs
KSE Texas Inc.
Loccioni Group
MoviMED
NET USA
Opto Engineering
Smart Vision Lights
Toshiba Teli Corporation
View the full list of exhibitors and see the exhibit hall floor plan
