Developer's Aside
Fear of workforce reductions

Every day, newspapers and other media carry articles about "workforce reductions. The explanation is that "production volume has dropped," but I have a feeling that in highly automated processes, even if production volume fluctuates, there will not be much excess manpower. If this is the case, then "manpower [...]...

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Developer's Aside
Looking Back on 2008

2008 WAS A YEAR OF "SEMI-AUTOMATIC INSPECTION DEVICES. IN MARCH, WE MOVED TO THE KYOTO CITY FOUNDATION SUPPORT FACTORY, WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO WORK ON "EQUIPMENT" AND WE HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURING INSPECTION DEVICES BY HAND-SUPPLY. AS A RESULT, 1) LAN WITH PLC (KEYENCE KV-5000) [...].

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Developer's Aside
After the exhibition is over.

I thought things would calm down a bit... I didn't expect it to be more dire. I am thankful for this business climate. I still have a lot of things I want to do and have left to do. For the time being, it looks like I won't be able to relax (crying).

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Developer's Aside
08 International Technical Exhibition on Image Technology and Equipment

Thank you for attending our booth and seminar. Exhibitions are also a place for us to gather information. We hear about live market trends from users in various industries. What we felt was that, as expected, the current recession is le [...].

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Developer's Aside
OVER IT

It is not the origin of our company name (lol) but I suppose it could be. It is a total aside.

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Developer's Aside
Multithreading for higher speed

This is a bit of a difficult topic. Recent PCs are equipped with dual or quad cores, and if you make good use of multi-threading, it seems as if you can easily double or quadruple the processing power. Especially in the area of image inspection, which requires high-speed processing, it is quite effective [...].

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Developer's Aside
I just want to say something

I would like to say something because two similar cases overlapped. To a certain camera manufacturer, why don't you disclose such an important matter until we point it out to you? I have looked again at the catalogs and specifications, and there is no such description at all. I'd like to ask you to [...]...

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Developer's Aside
mechanism behind the scenes

In fact, what we show up at trade shows and seminars only scratches the surface of the FlexInspector world. Perhaps the first thing that catches the eye is the novel concept and ease of operation. However, most users have adopted "detection capability" as the deciding factor [...].

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Developer's Aside
The Demon of "Automated Visual Inspection

There is a tremendous need for "automated visual inspection" that needs no further marketing. This is the only area where automation is lagging behind in the increasingly automated factory. Therefore, newcomers are thinking, "This could be a good business! And, if you are a newcomer to the market [...], you may be thinking, "This is a business!

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Developer's Aside
It's still funny...

The organizers have announced the number of visitors to the Image Sensing Exhibition. If I remember correctly, it has been declining for years now. As far as I know, the need for "image sensing" is getting higher and higher, but for some reason, the exhibition [...].

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