Last Updated: 2013-03-11

VISIONx Inc.

Company information

Legal Name:   VISIONx Inc.
Operating Name:   VISIONx Inc.
Mailing Address 210 Brunswick Blvd POINTE-CLAIRE, Quebec H9R 1A6	Location Address 210 Brunswick Blvd POINTE-CLAIRE, Quebec H9R 1A6
Telephone: (514) 694-9290
Fax: (514) 694-9488
Email: info@visionxinc.com
Website URL: http://www.visionxinc.com

Contact information

Brian Cowan
	Title:   Technical Resource Manager
	Telephone:   (514) 694-9290
	Email:   support@visionxinc.com
Jayne Lederman
	Title:   Director of Sales and Operations
	Area of Responsibility:   Administrative Services Domestic Sales & Marketing Export Sales & Marketing Management Executive Customer Service
	Telephone:   (514) 694-9290

Company description

Developers of machine vision software and visual inspection systems and machines for high-accuracy measurements, image analysis, automated inspection, optical comparators / profile projectors, automatic defect detection, and microscopy. Our VisionGauge products are being applied to successfully solve applications in numerous industries, including: electronics, semiconductors, MEMs manufacturing, medical device manufacturing, packaging, aerospace / defense, automotive and more. Also see us at http://www.digital-optical-comparators.com.
Country of Ownership:	Canada
Exporting:	Yes
Primary Industry (NAICS):	511210 - Software Publishers
Alternate Industries (NAICS):	334512 - Measuring, Medical and Controlling Devices Manufacturing 417230 - Industrial Machinery, Equipment and Supplies Wholesaler-Distributors 541510 - Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Primary Business Activity:	Manufacturer / Processor / Producer

Product / Service / Licensing

Product Name:	Cable and Wire Measurement System
VisionGauge® high-resolution cable cross-section inspection and measurement systems are designed to carry out automatic high-accuracy measurements of multi-strand cables. Measurements include: -Insulator thickness over every outer strand -Minimum insulator thickness -Cable outer diameter -Inner diameter (i.e. best fit through the point of minimum insulator thickness on each outer strand) -ID / OD concentricity -Insulator area
Product Name:	High-Accuracy, High-Speed Automated Optical Inspection Systems (AOI Systems)
VisionGauge® Online High-Speed AOI systems are perfect solutions for demanding high-throughput, high-resolution applications. These systems are perfect for a wide range of applications including MicroElectroMechanical systems (for MEMS inspection or MEMS measurement), semiconductor & discrete device inspection and measurement. These are multi-processor based automated inspection systems that support concurrent image analysis and stage motion. * Complete, fully-contained, self-standing unit. * Full gantry configuration (i.e. the camera moves over the parts; the parts themselves do not move). * Available with high-speed 240 VAC servomotor motion system. * Available in a wide range of travels, short and long. * Available with application-specific camera / optics / illumination module. * Available with a resolution as fine as 0.1 micron. * Optional LASER module for laser profiling is also available. * Easy to use, easy to program, fully automated inspection system. * Inspection and measurement programs (i.e. "recipes") are easily created and modified using intuitive Graphical User Interface. Programs can be saved to disk and read-in later on. * These systems have a wide range of tools for: * Defect detection * Color verification * Pattern matching * High-accuracy measurements * Object counting & sizing * Assembly verification * Image analysis * Blob analysis * Presence/absence detection * Optical character recognition * Optical character verification
Product Name:	Multi-Camera Vision Systems / Multi-View Vision System
VisionGauge® Online multi-camera vision systems are perfect for applications requiring different views of a part or inspection of multiple lanes. Our VisionGauge® OnLine machine vision software allows the user to create inspection programs that can switch quickly between cameras and process numerous images on-the-fly. These vision systems are able to be configured with multiple high-resolution digital cameras and repeatable illumination with several light sources controlled by the software. Our multiple camera vision systems can fit directly into a process line or are available as a stand-alone system. These multi-camera vision systems are able to be customized and feature VisionGauge® OnLine machine vision software which includes many tools to produce an inspection program that yields reliable results: * Object Counting and Sizing / Blob Analysis * Part Identification * Defect / Flaw Detection * Presence / Absence Detection * Image Processing and Analysis * Automated Measurements * Optical Character Recognition and Verification * Pattern Matching and Part Location * Alignment and Registration * Color Verification * and more...
Product Name:	Optical Character Recognition & Verification Systems (OCR / OCV Systems)
Our VisionGauge® OnLine Optical Character Recognition Systems / Optical Character Verification Systems for industrial applications are able to automatically locate and read text. They can also verify that the text matches the expected character string, compute results statistics, export & exchange the results, produce reports, etc... These Optical Character Recognition and Verification systems include adapted, low distortion optics and programmable, computer-controlled illumination, for maximum repeatability of results. They also include the entire VisionGauge® OnLine toolset. All of VisionGauge® OnLine's image processing and analysis tools are thus available to automatically "cleanup" the image before carrying out the character recognition operation. This can dramatically improve results in the cases where there is contamination, background noise, etc... VisionGauge® OnLine's automated OCR / OCV tool is very robust in the presence of print defects and includes an advanced, proprietary "character splitting" algorithm to deal with print imperfections, smears and other defects. VisionGauge® OnLine's OCR / OCV tool is "user-trainable" and supports user-supplied character & symbol libraries. Below you can view sample videos of a customized Optical Character Recognition / Optical Character Verification System. This is a motorized system that was adapted to process 272 parts at a time, on two trays. The system sits on a regular workbench.
Product Name:	VisionGauge
Machine vision software for visual inspections, high-accuracy measurements/metrology, image analysis, defect detection, automated inspection.
Product Name:	VisionGauge® Digital Optical Comparator
The VisionGauge® Digital Optical Comparator is the fastest, easiest, and most accurate way to compare a part to its CAD file.
Product Name:	VisionGauge® OnLine LASER Profiling Systems for Fast and Accurate Thickness Measurements
VisionGauge® OnLine LASER profiling systems are complete hardware & software solution for fast, easy and accurate 3D measurements. Theses systems use fully-automated LASER profiling to carry out thickness measurements. With VisionGauge® OnLine LASER profiling measurement tools, Z-axis measurements can typically be carried out as quickly as regular (X,Y) measurements. VisionGauge® OnLine LASER profiling systems have no a priori restrictions regarding the part geometry and they can deal with a wide range of 3D geometries. (LASER Profiling involves projecting one or multiple LASER lines at a specified angle relative to the optical centerline. You can then carry out height / depth measurements (i.e. 3D measurements) by measuring the offset of the projections on a (2D) image.)
Product Name:	VisionGauge Digital Optical Comparators / Profile Projectors
VisionGauge® Digital Optical Comparator systems (also known as Profile Projectors, Video Comparators, or Contour Projectors) allow you to quickly, easily and very accurately compare a part with its CAD drawing. And while traditional optical comparators require an overlay (i.e. a template or transparency), with the VisionGauge® Digital Optical Comparator everything is done electronically so that there are no more templates! The VisionGauge® Digital Optical Comparator works directly with the CAD DXF file data. These very easy-to-use systems include a high-resolution Megapixel digital camera and a low-distortion, wide field-of-view telecentric lens and produce a very high-resolution, undistorted digital image with a large depth of field. VisionGauge® Digital Optical Comparators also include our powerful and easy-to-use VisionGauge® OnLine software. VisionGauge® OnLine projects the video images from the camera, along with the part’s CAD overlay, in real-time, on a large quad-monitor display. This allows you to view the system’s crisp & clear images in full resolution and to make out very fine details. The VisionGauge® OnLine software scales the CAD drawing very accurately to match the system’s optical magnification. This is all done completely automatically, in real-time, and requires absolutely no operator intervention. The operator can use an external 3-speed joystick to align the CAD drawing with the part (for both rotation and X,Y position). This is a very fast and intuitive way to align the part and its CAD drawing. An on-screen joystick is also available. With our VisionGauge® Digital Optical Comparator systems you can see, right away, if a part matches its CAD definition. There is no setup or calibration time when you want to inspect and measure a new part. Our VisionGauge® Digital Optical Comparator systems also provide all of the benefits of having a digital image of the part, with its superimposed CAD drawing. You can save the image, carry out fast and accurate on-screen measurements, annotate the image, email it to a customer or a supplier, database the images and the measurements along with other data, etc... Visit <a href="http://www.digital-optical-comparators.com">http://www.digital-optical-comparators.com</a> for more information.
Product Name:	VisionGauge Online
Automated inspection / machine vision software for visual inspection systems. Image analysis and signal processing. Can be used for online applications - integrates seamlessly into processes. Automatic defect detection, motion control, presence/absence detection, pattern matching, etc.
Product Name:	VisionGauge Smart Camera bundles
The VisionGauge® / Smart Camera Bundles are complete, all-in-one solutions for both imaging and machine vision applications. They include either the VisionGauge® or VisionGauge® OnLine software package as well as a Sony Smart Camera, a self-contained unit that includes a camera and PC that runs the Windows™ XPe operating system. The VisionGauge® / SmartCamera Bundles come with everything fully installed and configured and are ready to run right away. They include all of VisionGauge's® powerful software tools. And because of VisionGauge's® simple and intuitive interface, they are extremely easy to setup and use. These Smart Cameras now can also interface to our custom-designed VisionGauge Camera Interface Module and Illumination Controller. This module supplies power to the camera, allows compact illumination control, and breaks out all of the camera's I/O and serial signals. The VisionGauge® / Smart Camera System Bundles are perfectly suited for a wide range of applications including industrial, imaging, microscopy, image analysis, machine vision inspection and quality control.
FSC Code:	5210-Measuring Tools, Craftsmen's 5220-Inspection Gages and Precision Layout Tools 6635-Physical Properties Testing Equipment 6650-Optical Instruments AC00-Defense Systems H200-Equipment and Materials Testing H300-Inspection Services (incl. commercial testing and Laboratory Services, Except Medical/Dental)

Market profile

Industry sector market interests:

• Environment
• Manufacturing
• Medical/Biotechnology/Chemical
• Aerospace
• Defence
• Automotive
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• Pulp and Paper
• Plastics and Rubber Products
• Primary and Fabricated Metal
• Electrical Equipment

Geographic markets:

Export experience:

• Australia
• China
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hong Kong
• India
• Japan
• Mexico
• Norway
• South Africa
• United Kingdom
• United States
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Actively pursuing:

• Afghanistan
• Åland Islands
• Albania
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Andorra
• Angola
• Anguilla
• Antarctica
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Benin
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bolivia, Plurinational State of
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Bouvet Island
• Brazil
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• Brunei Darussalam
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Cape Verde
• Cayman Islands
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• Christmas Island
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo
• Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
• Cook Islands
• Costa Rica
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• French Southern Territories
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guadeloupe
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands
• Holy See (Vatican City State)
• Honduras
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Indonesia
• Iran, Islamic Republic of
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
• Korea, Republic of
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lao People's Democratic Republic
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macao
• Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Martinique
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mayotte
• Micronesia, Federated States of
• Moldova, Republic of
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• Netherlands Antilles
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestinian Territory, Occupied
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Pitcairn
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Réunion
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Rwanda
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• San Marino
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands
• Spain
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania, United Republic of
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• Uruguay
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
• Viet Nam
• Virgin Islands (British)
• Virgin Islands (U.S.)
• Wallis and Futuna
• Western Sahara
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Sector information

Unique applications:

Details of numerous applications we have solved can be found on the Applications section of our website.

Key / Major clients:

Intel, Gillette, Honeywell, Alcatel, Boeing, AMD, Lexmark, Motorola, Toyota, Ford Motor Co, GE Medical, Perkin Elmer, NASA, Tyco Healthcare, Proctor and Gamble, many, many more.

Success stories:

Samples of successful customer applications may be found in our Machine Vision Products Application Bulletins.