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The Vision Blog
December 23, 2025
In medical imaging systems, it’s rarely the camera that causes the most problems. Ask engineers who have supported deployed systems long enough, and a pattern emerges. Image quality issues traced back to inconsistent illumination. Intermittent failures caused by connector fatigue or cable routing. Performance that slowly degrades over time, even though the core imaging hardware remains unchanged.
December 16, 2025
Cities and transportation agencies don’t deploy intelligent traffic systems (ITS) because they want better cameras. They deploy them because existing infrastructure can no longer keep up with real-world demands: growing congestion, rising safety concerns, and the need for actionable, real-time data. Machine vision has become one of the foundational technologies behind modern ITS deployments - from adaptive traffic signals and license plate recognition to incident detection and rail monitoring.
December 09, 2025
If you’ve spent any time around factory automation, you’ve heard some version of the same statement: “Bin picking is the holy grail.” It’s not hype. It’s a concise way of describing the gap between what robots do exceptionally well (repeatable, deterministic motion) and what real factories ask them to do more and more often (handle variability and randomness without slowing production).
January 31, 2025
Image capture is crucial in machine vision to ensure accurate and reliable results. At the heart of this process lies the camera shutter, which controls how light enters the sensor. Two main types of shutters dominate the field: global shutters and rolling shutters. Understanding the differences between these technologies is essential for machine vision engineers, system integrators, and industrial automation professionals to optimize their systems for specific applications.
Since 1986, STEMMER IMAGING USA (formerly Phase 1 Technology Corp.) has been the trusted partner for machine vision professionals nationwide. What began as a small distributor serving the robotics industry has grown into one of North America's premier machine vision component distributors, representing 50+ leading manufacturers and maintaining one of the industry's largest inventories.
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We believe the best customer relationships are built on partnership, not transactions. From initial consultation through installation support and beyond, STEMMER IMAGING USA works alongside your team. We stock the components you need for delivery, provide technical documentation and training resources, and remain available for application support throughout your product lifecycle.
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We understand that machine vision projects come with tight timelines, technical complexity, and high performance expectations. That's why we've built STEMMER IMAGING USA to be the partner you can count on, comprehensive inventory so you find what you need, responsive fulfillment so you get it fast, and knowledgeable engineers so you implement it right.
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