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December 2008 - Alrad now offer products from CMOS Sensor Inc
CMOS Sensor, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor design house specializing in design and realization of state-of-the-art CMOS image sensors.
Founded in 1997, the company has a history of developing Contact Image Sensor modules utilizing in-house fabrication facilities. These modules are used in machine vision, barcode readers, fax machines, copiers, video cameras and document scanners.
Industrial automation and quality control will become extremely easy with our new line of Industrial Line Scan Cameras. CMOS Sensor Inc i-cis product line finds application in inspection of solar panels, paper, textiles, LCD panels, etc.
Their recent introduction of Space Qualified Sensors has propelled the company into the world of space, aviation and military applications. With sensors currently orbiting the earth and moon, they have witnessed their technology to be successful and qualified by the most demanding customers.
Product lines include:-
Image Sensor chips
Contact Image Sensors (CIS modules)
i-cis Industrial linescan camera
Analog ICs
Single chip package
Space Sensors
November 2008 - New Data sheets from Matrix Vision
Matrix Vision have published new data sheets for the following intelligent camera products. Download your copies below (pdf files)
National Instruments Automation & Vision Forum 2008
One Day event - 4th December 2008
Location - NI offices in Newbury, Berkshire
Alrad Imaging will be supporting National Instruments at the NI Automation and Vision Forum.
Join us for this event, hosted by National Instruments and industry partners, features: technical demonstrations, and hands-on sessions. Learn how to optimise your vision and automation applications with programmable automation controllers (PACs), harnessing their measurement, analysis, connectivity and advanced control features to:-
- Improve your yields and quality
- Enhance your throughput and efficiency
- Improve your equipment uptime and availability
Visit our stand in the exhibition area.
This FREE one-day conference will take place on Thursday 4th December at National Instruments UK Office. All attendees will be entered into the prize draw.
Learn more about the session topics and to see the latest agenda
How do I register?
For more details and to register for your FREE place call our events team on 01635 572498. Alternatively, email events.uk@ni.com or register online
mvBlueLYNX-M7 aids Automatic Number Plate Recognition and vehicle counting.
More and more cities around the world try to control the traffic in order to avoid traffic congestions.
Examples would be LONDON and STOCKHOLM with their Congestion Charge.
The camera could be used to enforce the payment of the charge by registering the number plates "on the fly".
Number plate recognition for restricted areas (parking lots, companies, airports,....) car size classification, average speed cameras are also examples where you could use the camera.
Any toll plaza on a motorway would use these cameras as well. Also traffic frequency counts are an application field.
Click BELOW for more information about the camera system.
Automatic Number Plate Recognition and vehicle counting application information 
Data Sheet on mvBlueLYNX-M7
Find out more about the this camera system by going to our dedicated page on the mvBlueLYNX
New offices at last!
After the floods of July 2007 the Alrad office refurbishment has been completed.
NI Vision & Automation Forum 2007
Alrad Imaging will be taking part in the NI Vision & Automation Forum 2007 to be held in Newbury on 6th December 2007. Learn how to optimise your vision and automation applications with programmable automation controllers (PACs), harnessing their measurement, analysis, connectivity and advanced control features to:
· Improve your yields and quality
· Enhance your throughput and efficiency
· Improve your equipment uptime and availability
Each year, more than 25,000 companies, including 95% of Fortune 500 manufacturing companies, base their system designs on National Instruments products to reduce their time-to-market, optimise existing facilities and build high-performance machines. More Info
Do you need more information on lens terminology or help in calculating the specific lens you need then we have two handy technical guides that can help you:-
CCTV lens terminology - explains all that lens jargon 
CCTV lens selection calculator- helps you select the correct lens for your application .
Machine Vision in European Manufacturing
Please note this event will now be held on 8-9th April 2008 at St Johns College Cambridge. Click the logo aside to go to a booking form and receive a £100 discount on the delegate cost by adding Promotional code‘MVEMPROMO’
Alrad Flooded- The day the rain came down!!
On the 20th July 2007 the Alrad offices were flooded after heavy rains in Newbury. However due to a fantastic effort by all staff this has caused minimum disruption to business. The offices were flooded to a level of 2 feet. Fortunately flood waters receded quickly so salvage work was able to start very rapidly and services restored within a short period. The company can assure all customers and suppliers that normal service has now been restored although it could be some months before the building is back to looking like its old self.
Technical Support and Site Map added to the web site
In order to better serve our customers we have added a technical support link to our web site. Any existing customer with a technical issue can use this technical support enquiry page.
We have also now included a site map page so if you cannot find the page you want go to site map and look down the list of index items