The Datron IVS is housed in a metal chassis. Is mounted to the Z-axis of machining centers. Said to identify fiducials within a 20 mm area; feeds offset data into Windows-based software. Can automatically adjust for skew or image-to-edge variance. In instances where a fiducial or crop mark is not found, the program pauses and gives the option of aborting or retrying. Pins ensure the part is on the fixture properly. Reportedly reduces and compensates for improper setups. Features are said to include a camera with light ring, images and cross-hairs on display, live pictures, teaching of new fiducials, capturing and storing of pictures and fiducials, image calibration, adjustment of brightness, gain and contrast (manual and automatic), a 20 x 16 mm display window, operating distance approx. 100 mm, resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels and accuracy +/-0.02 mm.

Datron Dynamics Inc., www.DatronDynamics.com

The YTV M1m AOI system includes a 3 MP thin camera and Fusion lighting. Is said to have a smaller footprint and board handling system; can adapt to pre- or post-reflow inspection and various rework and data tracking scenarios. Programming is intuitive. With CAD data input, a complete recipe reportedly can be completed in less than an hour. Includes an offline programming option. Uses several image processing algorithms. Tools include real-time color, normalized gray scale correlation, pattern matching and binary "blob” analysis.

YESTech Inc., www.yestechinc.com