Press Releases

Markus Riedi speaks @ Industrial VISION Days 2012

Markus Riedi, President of Opto, will speak at the Vision 2012 Show in Stuttgart about 

'Machine Vision Microscopes for automated diagnosis'. 

Follow his speech on the 7th of November from 13:00 to 13:30 at the Forum Industrial VISION Days Hall 1 Booth A71 or visit our booth 1.1G82.

Weisswurst, Weissbier, and vision systems

Vision Systems Design Blog by Andy Wilson

Last week, I dispatched our industrious European Editor Dave Wilson off to the rather lovely Bavarian city of Munich to gain some insight into the work that is being undertaken by companies in the region.
During his brief sojourn in Germany, Dave met up with a number of outfits involved in the business of developing vision systems. One of these was Opto -- a small to medium-sized private enterprise with around 35 employees based in the town of Grafelfing on the outskirts of Munich ...

Opto supports Germanys Skiing Team

Biathlon and cross country skiing are popular international winter sports, and certainly one of the most popular in Germany.
At competition level, the German Ski Federation (DSV) continually upgrades its equipment in order to ensure that its athletes are using the very latest technologies. One area of focus in the preparation of the ski is in applying the optimal combination of wax to the underside of skis or snowboards in order to match the performance of the ski optimally to the type of snow.

Opto presents medical related devices at Vision 2011

Opto is a renowned developer and manufacturer of customer specific inspection systems, modules and accessories for industrialized microscopy and imaging. During its 30 year history, Opto has designed and delivered many highly innovative solutions specific to industrial biomedical markets and has integrated its imaging solutions into the machines of some of the industry’s leading manufacturers.

Opto MaSta - a new approach to material analysis

The newly launched MaSta system from Opto is a highly cost-effective, image-based optical material analysis solution for a wide variety of material examinations. 

Opto turns 30

This year, Opto, the leading German developer and integrator of specialist optical inspection technologies celebrates its 30th birthday.

Opto was founded in 1980, in the small western district of Munich with a vision to be a supplier of custom solutions and accessories for Stereo Microscopes Today, it has grown to a 30 person company with worldwide sales and branch offices in France and the UK. To this day, every single component, module and system is designed, hand assembled and tested in house, at the Opto facility. 

Opto launches Troublebox

TroubleBox by Opto has been designed using the latest, affordable high speed technology based around mainstream Gigabit Ethernet computing technology.  This highly competitive system comprises a high speed camera, LED micro-flood light, flexible mountings, and a unique high speed capture software suite enabling it to run from a simple laptop. The TroubleBox system enables users to capture and analyse the fastest, smallest events of a manufacturing process, frame by frame, automatically, anywhere in a production line. Videos and stills can be exported to common formats to share and discuss. 

Flexible Positioning and strong hold

Precision positioning of light sources in critical illumination environments is a crucial task because contrast levels change dramatically with different angles of irradiation. Many traditional fixations do not allow flexible illumination positioning combined with an ability to firmly lock components into their optimum position. This is most apparent in manufacturing assembly machines where constant vibrations and small spaces make it inherently difficult to maintain the exact positioning of illumination and other components such as cameras over sample areas.

Opto, a German manufacturer and integrator of optomechanical components and systems now offers a simple, flexible, cost effective solution in form of a secure, lockable flexible joint:  The Jointed Coupler, or ‘Kniegelenk’

Opto Sonderbedarf GmbH announces OpteamX as its exclusive Israeli representative

As part of its continued penetration into International territories, Opto, the German developer of advanced optomechanical components and systems is proud to announce the official appointment of the company OpteamX as its exclusive distributor and representative for Israel. Located in Azor, near to Tel Aviv, OpteamX is one of Israels leading high technology companies specializing in the distribution of advanced machine vision components and solutions. 

Machine Vision-Microscope to reduce emissions - non destructive microscopic inspection of internal cylinder wall surfaces

It is clear that a wide range of different parameters are important for the proper function of the engine, many of which rely on a perfectly formed cylinder wall. CylinderInspector combines up-to-date machine vision with a customized programming interface enabling manufacturers to achieve a precise and repeatable measurement of their defined parameters – enabling significantly enhanced control over their cylinder production process and far higher product quality control.

SectorInspector – Inspection System for large flat surfaces

Opto Sonderbedarf GmbH is pleased to announce the delivery and installation of the first of its brand new SectorInspector range to one of Europes leading photovoltaic module manufacturers. The SectorInspector Solar allows flexible, high resolution, high power magnification and inspection of microscopic features on large, planar samples. 

Opto Sonderbedarf GmbH opens French Office

From the 1st December 2008, the recently founded company OPTO France S.A.R.L. becomes fully operational. Established in the Rhone Alpes region, at the Parc Altais Galileo facility in Chavanod, OPTO France enjoys a strategic location close to the town of Annecy and within easy reach of Lyon and Grenoble.

solino Green Line 09 – Brand new 2009 edition of the popular catalogue for specialist optical and mechanical components

One year on from the launch of its Solino Green Line catalogue, Opto Sonderbedarf is pleased to announce the launch of its second edition of this popular components catalogue at the 2008 Vision Show.  The new Green Line 2009 edition comprises many of Opto’s standard components for Machine Vision and Microscopy and those of its certified partners.

Portable Roll Microscope with LED-Illumination

The latest development of Opto Sonderbedarf GmbH in the field of optical inspection is a portable Roll-Microscope with an ergonomic handle and integrated X/Y-table. Useable for rolls and flat surfaces, it allows a quick and flexible in situ inspection with the highest optical performance. Maximum diameter for rolls is just 60 mm.

TV-Microscope with Coaxial UV-Lasercoupling

The “London Centre for Nanotechnology” (LCN), a division of University College London recently approached Opto Sonderbedarf GmbH to build a TV-Microscope with integrated, coaxial UV-Laser coupling. The goal of the system was to display a laser spot diameter of precisely 3.5µm in the object field, whilst simultaneously projecting the laser spot onto a CCD.