--- title: Machine Vision system (the eye of the machine) description: Is your business supported by Machine Vision? image: https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/hubfs/eric-krull-Ejcuhcdfwrs-unsplash.jpg --- [hello@psdtohubspot.com](mailTo:hello@psdtohubspot.com) [+91 8874569874](tel:+91%208874569874) Hours : Opens 10:00 AM To 07:00 PM [![logoHD](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logoHD.jpg?width=2500&name=logoHD.jpg "logoHD")](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/) - [Home](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/home) - [Subscribe](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/pt-blog-subscribe-opt-in-consent?hsCtaTracking=174cc371-9cdc-4b94-a32e-9007f0ac4dea%7C0776642c-2604-4695-8e3f-f7a74f10031a) - [Contact Us](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/contact-us-old) - [supply chain](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/supply-chain) - [visibility](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/visibility) - [artificial intelligence](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/artificial-intelligence) # [Machine Vision system (the eye of the machine)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/machine-vision-system-the-eye-of-a-machine) How does Machine Vision work? Software and hardware combined work to make MV systems possible. The p... [Read More →](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/machine-vision-system-the-eye-of-a-machine) - [supply chain (286)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/supply-chain) - [technology (138)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/technology) - [logistics (81)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/logistics) - [procurement (69)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/procurement) - [optimisation (65)](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/optimisation) Posted by [Dave Food](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/author/dave-food) on May 21, 2020 11:29:06 PM ![Dave Food](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/9fa060d35f0f962fafafe972c24035ae) Find me on: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/davefood) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davefood) [Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/davefood) ### **How does Machine Vision work?**  *Software* and *hardware* combined work to make **MV** systems possible. The purpose of all its capabilities is to *grant machines* the *power of vision* aiming to *imitate human sight. *But devices need to go through the process of *acquiring, analysing* and *understanding* images. Machines learn *from millions of uploaded images*, thanks to the *interactive-learning* process made possible through *neural networks*, which uses *pattern recognition* to distinguish many different sections of an image. **MV** starts with info to help the machine *learn a specific topic*; the *goal* is to *identify the object* and *its attributes. * Businesses use **MV** systems to improve *quality, efficiency* and *operations.* The significant number of *images* from digital cameras on our *mobiles* includes *photos, videos, photographs from motion detectors*, *data* from *thermal* or *infrared sensors,* and other sources; *images shared online* are billions, so, **MV** makes data *manageable* and *affordable*, and *more truthful than humans’,* as it *acts quickly in response* to visual inputs. **MV** do this through the use of *several components* as **a)** computer software able of analysing images; **b)** digital or analogue cameras; **c)** lighting suitable for cameras to take quality images; **d)** sensors; **e)** frame-grabber; **f)** algorithms to recognise patterns. These components work together when using **MV** to *inspect* products in the manufacturing process. The digital-frame grabber *converts* the camera image into *digital outputs* and then *protects them* in a computer to analyse it by means of the software system. This software *contrasts the file* against a series of pre-arranged criteria to *pinpoint defects*. If it spots an imperfection, the product will *go under required-inspection*. **How is Machine Vision used in business?** **MV** is used for *quality control* purposes, helping businesses in many ways for *identification, inspection*, *guidance;* for instance, in: **- Inventory control and management**: **MV** is core to the process of *reading barcodes* and *labels* on components, for the *bin-picking* carried out by robots in *warehouses*, for *inventory control* in the *manufacturing process,* and to *move down* an assembly line*.* **- Industrial tasks**: **MV** relies on the *digital sensors embedded in industrial cameras* with specialised *optics to get images*, so that computer hardware/software can *process*, *analyse*, and *measure* their various characteristics for decision making.  **- Product tracking and traceability**: **MV** facilitates *heavily-regulated industries* such as the pharmaceutical, to track *ingredients, product serial numbers,* and *monitor expiration dates*. **- Correcting production line defects**: it finds out where *difficulties* appeared in a *production line*, so to *take remedial* action to solve them. **- Farming**: **MV** *finds out* *the location* of fruits or vegetables so that *robotic harvesting* machines can *pick bunches* *without spoiling* the product. It can *monitor* crops and *detect diseases* on plants.  **- Safety:** **MV** improves *safety efficiency* at a construction site where there could be heavy equipment or tracking supplies. **- Quantitative measurement: MV** outdoes the analysis of a structured scene because of its *speed, accuracy,* and *repeatability,* quickly inspects thousands of parts per minute in *detail, too tiny for the human eye to detect.* **- MV helps to** avoid product *damage*, *reduces maintenance time* and *costs* caused by mechanical issues. It brings additional safety-operational *benefits* *when diminishing* human participation in manufacturing processes, as it inhibits the *contamination* of *cleanrooms* whilst protecting *workers* from *hazardous environments*. **- MV** *parts location-tools* must involve *intelligence to quickly* and *accurately* contrast training patterns to *real objects* moving down a production line and to achieve reliable results.  **Summing up**: MV is for sure a piece of our lives, as you might install it often even without realising *where* or *when*. Recognising the greatness in the human eye would help you to understand the efficiency of **Computer Vision**.  Is your business supported by **Machine Vision?**   **Dave Food** [Prophetic Technology](https://www.prophetic-technology.com/) **Subscribe to our emails & exclusive free content.** **[I want to subscribe](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/cs/c/?cta_guid=0776642c-2604-4695-8e3f-f7a74f10031a&placement_guid=174cc371-9cdc-4b94-a32e-9007f0ac4dea&portal_id=2979069&canon=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.prophetic-technology.com%2Fdo-actual-jobs-equally-benefit-all-workers&redirect_url=APefjpF4Sxc7gEmul7z5-wU89eRH74m7Gjnq4lCre8tXiHEl4ZE9pKrFRvRW9l6Am6-q6DEvB590rMVCeeRffRZLcVE_gv8ri9Tl2d6Md72UH8pi7uhATO-yPVzgAeatsdNS9zB6oRX6V8snQhVUpAXUUKgPk2-8IRPKfu-bbqdKAf_ddndSUf1MBqtZE3EPMr0hX4b9hJ_E1HF6DYeQRXMMLC8dr7YVpkicTjP9k3_qynO04bNx8_XYuZXUaR5NW0EtjvZbDiyMtgCQWACW4zWhrhvVy8IEQ9rFkqzM9l4Bq4pp4NiPoLq3H8U5mIs4cSA1QCXNY0xw&click=309e0958-63db-4e6a-af5d-36323dff5440&hsutk=9724d4a2324e477c9e07bd5bc116a679&signature=AAH58kHgO1iDS5UxsGXE42-d-rQ3tRsfbg&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.prophetic-technology.com%2F&pageId=27424704174&__hstc=108876957.9724d4a2324e477c9e07bd5bc116a679.1556898525657.1588429855784.1588505789111.111&__hssc=108876957.2.1588505789111&__hsfp=2920323932&contentType=blog-post)**   - [supply chain](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/supply-chain) - [visibility](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/visibility) - [artificial intelligence](https://blog.prophetic-technology.com/topic/artificial-intelligence) - - - ## Post Your Comments Here #### About Us Prophetic Technology is a team of dedicated people that combine their expertise in business domains with a passion to release potential.s every page it appears on. 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