Here’s a look at some of the latest developments in vision systems.

Summit Engineered Automation has developed what it calls the Summit Agile Process to create true partnerships with customers by focusing on risk analysis early and throughout a project. The process was put to the test recently when the systems integrator was approached by start-up Corvida Medical of Coralville, IA, to build equipment to produce its latest product.

Dori AI is a full-stack, end-to-end computer vision and deep learning video analytics platform for monitoring shop-floor operations.

A worker who wears corrective lenses is not exempt from wearing proper eye protection.

The Shop-Floor Telescope is used as a base for lifting and lowering assembly fixtures and work tables in industrial applications.

The V.I.E.W. manufacturing workstation will optimize and enhance the manufacturing floor.

The TW Series spring balancer suspends heavy tools through cable tension.

An appliance manufacturer uses servo presses to apply decorative elements to vacuum cleaners.

Linear actuators enable researchers to study how marine life affects undersea structures.

I’m all for auto workers getting paid, but the UAW’s demands this time around seem a bit much. I can’t see how the OEMs will be able to meet them, and I worry about the implications for the economy. The 2019 strike lasted more than a month, and a prolonged strike now could jeopardize the economic recovery.