Seeing in Color

Nov. 12, 2007
Here's the reader question we published in the November issue. I want to use machine vision to measure color variation and perform real-time control on our paint nozzles. I am not an expert, so I need a machine vision system that will be relatively easy to design, install, and maintain. Can I do this myself with assistance from the right vendor, or should I look for a systems integrator that specializes in machine vision?
Here's the reader question we published in the November issue. I want to use machine vision to measure color variation and perform real-time control on our paint nozzles. I am not an expert, so I need a machine vision system that will be relatively easy to design, install, and maintain. Can I do this myself with assistance from the right vendor, or should I look for a systems integrator that specializes in machine vision?
Mike Bacidore | Editor in Chief
About the Author

Mike Bacidore | Editor in Chief

Mike Bacidore is chief editor of Control Design and has been an integral part of the Endeavor Business Media editorial team since 2007. Previously, he was editorial director at Hughes Communications and a portfolio manager of the human resources and labor law areas at Wolters Kluwer. Bacidore holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He is an award-winning columnist, earning multiple regional and national awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. He may be reached at [email protected] 

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