May 18, 2010 — PPT VISION IMPACT® 9.1 Software Suite Features Pinpoint Pattern Find™ to Solve High-Speed Inspections with Sub-Pixel Accuracy

PPT VISION announces IMPACT® 9.1 Software Suite, the latest edition in the company’s sophisticated machine vision software platform. IMPACT 9.1 enhances the previous pattern find tool set with its powerful Pinpoint Pattern Find™ tool, which offers exceptional functionality and ease of use. With the Pinpoint Pattern Find tool, IMPACT 9.1 solves even more challenging applications—including robotic guidance and high-speed inspection of randomly oriented, scaled, and located parts—with sub-pixel accuracy.

The versatile new Pinpoint Pattern Find tool adds to the IMPACT family of over 120 tools and algorithms. PPT VISION application engineers, in conjunction with their distribution and integration partners, use this comprehensive toolset to deliver flexible, custom solutions for solving complex manufacturing inspection processes. With the IMPACT 9.1 Software Suite, users save months of labor and expense over custom computer vision systems.

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March 15, 2010 — PPT VISION IMPACT™ 9.0 Software: More easy-to-use features and it's faster

The new 9.0 IMPACT Software release has undergone significant redesign to provide a more streamlined programming environment so you can get applications up and running faster.

• The new interface shortens the learning curve for new users while still providing power for experienced IMPACT engineers.
  
• VPM toolboxes have been reorganized to provide a more intuitive layout.
• Code optimization makes for faster file loading and more reliable communications.
• The addition of an OPC (OLE for Process Control) Server means IMPACT Cameras now have an additional communication link with plant Process Control systems.
• The new floating image window, right click menus, and the addition of standard Windows® keyboard shortcuts, speed up program editing even more.
• IMPACT Software is now Windows 7® compatible

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PPT VISION IMPACT™ 8.5 Software Features Enhanced Barcode Reading Capabilities

PPT VISION's IMPACT™ software release 8.5 reads three times more barcodes than the previous version, providing an ideal solution for a wide range of machine vision applications. IMPACT reads 17 different standard barcode types. This decoded information can be combined with OCR (optical character recognition) and detailed inspection routines. Expanding the number of barcodes decoded, and enhancing overall 1D and 2D barcode reading performance, makes the IMPACT software and smart camera family an even more powerful option for automated inspection and traceability processes. IMPACT can save resources and improve quality in many industries — particularly the food and beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

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PPT VISION introduces its Right-Angle IMPACT T-Series Intelligent camera

The newest addition to the company’s popular series of IMPACT™ smart cameras is the Right-Angle T-Series intelligent camera. This camera is paired with PPT VISION’s full IMPACT software suite, which solves challenging industrial vision applications such as product or feature inspection, location, and identification. IMPACT smart cameras employ closely integrated vision software and hardware to deliver a sophisticated solution for vial inspection, label inspection, optical character recognition (OCR) and many other machine vision applications.

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PPT VISION's Enhanced IMPACT™ OCR software features easier setup and greater accessibility

PPT VISION's intuitive OCR (optical character recognition) technology is now available with its 8.3 release of IMPACT™ software. With PPT VISION's OCR tool you can successfully implement challenging applications that less capable systems or vision sensors cannot support. With its new user-friendly, orderly set-up, OCR capabilities are now even more accessible. While the tool is applicable across a broad range of application environments, it is particularly relevant in demanding pharmaceutical and food and beverage packaging markets.

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PPT VISION IMPACT™ API Uses Microsoft® ActiveX® Platform to Deliver Industry Standard Connectivity to Machine Vision Applications

PPT VISION's new standard API (application programming interface) uses the Microsoft® ActiveX® platform to provide industry standard connectivity, linking and embedding. ActiveX control is now built into PPT VISION’s IMPACT™ Software Suite 8.3, which runs on all PPT VISION IMPACT smart cameras, delivering easy-to-use, advanced inspection capabilities to a broad range of machine vision applications.

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PPT VISION IMPACT™ 8.3 Software Released

Setup tools in IMPACT 8.3 assist you in creating a vision inspection, guide you through many common vision tasks, and significantly reducing operator learning curves. Even with minimal programming experience you can create powerful, accurate inspection solutions.

IMPACT's new API (application programming interface) works with the Microsoft® ActiveX® platform, allowing IMPACT data to be seamlessly embedded in local machine and/or factory control systems.

IMPACT Vision Program Manager (VPM), included in the IMPACT Software Suite, offers more than 120 tools including code reading, pattern find, blob analysis, circle gauge, line find, and sub-pixel gauging. These and many other advanced vision tools allow you to create vision programs which suit a broad range of applications. A pre-configured operator runtime display panel is built within VPM so inspection data and pass/fail results are dynamically displayed while the camera inspects.

IMPACT Control Panel Manager (CPM) includes more than 60 fully-configurable controls. This means that data, images, and controls can easily be configured for the machine operator, with a customized Graphical User Interface (GUI) that mirrors the machine environment with which they are familiar.

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IMPACT Software 8.1 Release

IMPACT Software release 8.1 introduces several enhancements to existing VPM tools, as well as the addition of Programmable Controller Communications Command (PCCC) communication between IMPACT and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). This addition enables Allen-Bradley®, Rockwell Automation®, and other compatible controllers to communicate directly with IMPACT using PCCC protocol encapsulated inside EtherNet/IP commands. The OCR, Character Contour Match, and Data Matrix II tools have improved performance and additional capabilities. Camera calibration using points on the calibration target is easier and more accurate and can be done with fewer points.

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IMPACT T3X Series Intelligent Camera Now Shipping

PPT VISION, Inc. announces the new IMPACT™ T3X Series Intelligent Camera. The IMPACT T3X Series, along with the bundled IMPACT Software Suite, delivers high-end machine vision power and flexibility. The IMPACT T3X Series is industrially rugged yet compact and offers high-performance on-board image processing, a digital imaging sensor, and real-time I/O. This latest upgrade to our industry-best general purpose Intelligent camera product line provides unprecedented image processing power and programming flexibility. The IMPACT T3X Series includes:

• T30 (640 x 480 pixel resolution, grey scale)
• T31 (640 x 480 pixel resolution, remote head)
• T32 (640 x 480 pixel resolution, grey scale, 1/2" CCD format)
• T33 (640 x 480 pixel resolution, color)
• T34 (1024 x 768 pixel resolution, color)
• T35 (1024 x 768 pixel resolution, grey scale)
• T37 (1600 x 1200 pixel resolution, grey scale)
• T38 (1600 x 1200 pixel resolution, color).

In combination with IMPACT VPM's full image-processing tool set, and IMPACT CPM's easy-to-build custom Human Machine Interface, the IMPACT T3X Series provides configuration options and values that are unmatched in the industry. T3X Series cameras are available for immediate shipment

NOTE: IMPACT Software Release 8.0.0 or later is required to program the T3X Series cameras.

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