Association expands on two fronts

An UK Industrial Vision Association product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 15, 2006

Cedip Infrared Systems and the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Sheffield University have both joined the UKIVA.

The UKIVA is delighted to welcome two new members to the Association.

Cedip Infrared Systems join as a full member, and the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sheffield University joins as a Research member.

Cedip Infrared Systems designs and manufactures infra-red cameras and systems for both commercial and defence and security applications.

The products cover the entire infra-red spectrum, with systems designed for turnkey applications.

Applications include NDT, online thermal imaging and process control, stress analysis and mechanical testing, infra-red thermography and infra-red signatures as well as R and D applications.

The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Sheffield University, headed by Professor Nigel Allinson, undertakes a range of image engineering activities from imaging devices and systems to pattern recognition and image understanding.

The department leads the GBP 4.5 million Basic Technology consortium, Multidimensional Integrated Intelligent Imaging (MI-3), on the development of active pixel sensors for a range of scientific and medical applications.

A system for the efficient and secure compression of crime scene marks, notably fingerprint lifts, has been developed for the UK Home Office and a footwear impression identification system that will be used nationally in all custody suites and for forensic work is currently under development.

UKIVA Director, Don Braggins, commented: "Naturally we are always delighted to welcome new members and both fit in well with our recent observations of the imaging marketplace".

"There has been a growing interest in the use of nonvisible wavelength imaging in the past few years, such as infra-red and X-ray".

"In addition, research institutions are not only developing solutions which have real commercial applications, but are enabling them to get to market".