"In the very beginning there was light" - hardly anywhere is this phrase more appropriate than in industrial image processing. Because without lighting there is no image and with "wrong" lighting there is a "wrong" image.
Many people blame the camera for this. Yet industrial cameras in particular "bluntly" convert the incident light into a digital image without any manipulation.
The importance of lighting is not only evident in industrial image processing, but wherever cameras are used. A typical example of this are professional photo studios. It is not the cameras that dominate here, but the various forms of lighting.
But the industry is still cutting corners when it comes to lighting.
We have been developing and manufacturing high-quality LED lighting since 2002. Our product range has always been oriented towards the requirements of our customers and the industry. This enables us to offer our customers optimum lighting conditions for their image processing tasks.
Many of our customers often come from a technical or image processing background and are therefore used to modifying images with the help of software until the desired result is available for evaluation.
We, on the other hand, originally come from the world of photography. Our aim is to put the image in the proper light so that even the unaltered original image allows a good evaluation.
This results in the following advantages:
Nowadays you can take a good photo with any cell phone camera. On the other hand, not every picture taken with an expensive camera is automatically "beautiful".
The right lighting makes a good photo, not the camera!
Photos of people and products are usually taken in a photo studio and not in daylight.
The photo studio itself has a much higher value than the camera. If you have to expect to pay around 3,000 euros for a good camera, the studio equipment is significantly more expensive.
The advantage here is that the photographer can decide on the lighting conditions himself and is not dependent on the current position of the sun and the light intensity.
They can determine brightness, shadow effects and light color. Regardless of the time of day and season.
This part is done by planistar. We not only supply a "light", but a "small photo studio" with which we adapt the lighting conditions and test environment to your test part.
For this reason, it is important to plan sufficient budget for the lighting.
Plan enough budget for lighting!
Images can be edited beyond recognition with good image processing. Unfortunately, this has already become the norm in photography and is accepted.
In industry, on the other hand, we see this as very critical and it should be avoided at all costs.
The images of the test specimens are usually stored on servers for documentation purposes for the end customer. This results in huge amounts of data.
When correcting images for evaluation, both files must now be stored. On the one hand the original for the customer, on the other hand the modified file as documentation. This makes it possible to trace how the test part was evaluated.
When using suitable lighting for the test part, only the unmodified original is required here.
Only the original is the original!
What matters is not how the lighting emits the light, but how the light reflects onto the test object.
In most cases, the lighting selected is too small and has the wrong light properties.
An example: With diffuse lighting, the test object is not automatically illuminated diffusely.
Too limited installation space is planned for the lighting in the test area of the system.
Light needs space to develop its full effect. With too little installation space and the wrong positions, it is difficult to make adjustments afterwards.
An example: For shiny test objects, the luminaire must be approx. twice as large as the measuring surface, but this space is usually not provided for in the system and becomes a problem in image evaluation.
Well-chosen lighting
You can find more information in our knowledge database or contact us for advice. We always have an open ear for your application and look forward to new challenges.
Our team will be at your disposal for any questions you may have. We will process your request as soon as possible.
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