IDS Imaging adds new 3D camera to its Ensenso product line

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IDS Imaging's new Ensenso B 3D vision camera.

The new Ensenso B 3D vision camera. | Source: IDS Imaging

IDS Imaging Development Systems GmBH, a provider of USB, GigE, and 3D cameras, has added a new 3D camera to its Ensenso product line. This latest camera has a compact, industrial-grade design, and combines a very short working distance with a large field of view.

The company’s Ensenso 3D camera line can be used in industrial automation, robotics, medical equipment, and object detection and classification. IDS also offers a precise and low-cost 3D image processing system to simplify the implementation process.

This latest camera, the Ensenso B, is suitable for bin-picking applications, said the Obersulm, Germany-based company. It has a high depth of field, enabling it to capture objects over a large area and localize all parts in a container at once, for example. IDS said this can optimize the pick-and-place process and facilitates the emptying of containers.

The owner-managed company and develops modular camera concepts, as well as models with artificial intelligence. It said its AI image processing platform, IDS NXT, opens up new areas of application where rule-based image processing reaches its limit. IDS said the “all-in-one system” allows end users to use deep learning quickly and cost-effectively.

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Ensenso B provides close perception, says IDS Imaging

IDS said Ensenso B’s greatest strength lies in its ability to precisely detect objects at close range. The camera’s high depth and wide field of view means the area in which an object is sharply imaged is large, the company explained.

At a distance of 30 cm (11.8 in.) between the camera and the object, the Z-accuracy is approximately 0.1 mm (0.003 in.). The maximum working distance is 2 m (6.5 ft.).

The housing, a pattern projector, and all the electronics on the camera are completely enclosed to simplify the cabling. The housing also accommodates two 5 MP color cameras from IDS.

Ensenso B complies with IP65/67 protection in demanding operating conditions. With dimensions of just 120 x 56 x 104 mm (4.7 x 2.2 x 4 in.), the new 3D camera has a compact design, ideal for robotic arms, for example, said IDS.

The new stereo vision camera is now available and in series production.

Attendees will be able to see the capabilities of the new 3D camera at the Vision trade fair in October in Stuttgart, Germany. IDS plans to demonstrate the camera in a practice-oriented system in Booth 8C60.