ISRA VISION AG came in first place in the "Medium-sized Businesses" category of the German Industry's Innovation Awards 2015. The award, under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as well as the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, was presented to ISRA for its innovative "Plug & Automate" 3D family of sensor products, which are utilized in three-dimensional robot automation applications. The award not only took the level of innovation into account, but also market opportunities, economic feasibility, innovation management and sustainability of the corporate concept.
On the occasion of the presentation of the award on March 21, 2015 in Frankfurt, the founder and CEO of ISRA VISION AG, Enis Ersü, said: "The Innovation Award is a great tribute to the ISRA team. Each and every employee is proud of this achievement. It is special recognition for the work we have been performing over the last 30 years in industrial machine vision - in one of the most dynamic growth markets of our time."
The "Plug & Automate" family of 3D sensor products for robot automation incorporates an innovative approach by making the ability to automate industrial production processes more efficient while at the same time offering a maximum in flexibility. The product portfolio integrates important technologically unique selling points. What stands out in particular is that no expert knowledge is needed whatsoever when integrating and utilizing the product. Users are able to automate their production quickly and easily with this innovative technology, all on their own. The claim here is: "Plug & Automate automates automation!
For ISRA, as a leading technology company in the field of industrial machine vision, research and development takes highest priority. Continuing to further develop products and applications - with the goal to not only optimize customer benefits, but also value - is central to ISRA's R&D strategy.
The "Plug & Automate" family of products for robot automation consists of 3D sensor technology based on GigE and the latest 3D machine vision software. The main components of the portfolio are the "SHAPESCAN3D" sensors for bin picking applications and MON2.5D for perfect palletizing and de-palletizing solutions as well as MONO3D for de-racking applications. The new AREA PROFILE SCANNER 3D (APS3D) is the latest addition to the product family. It is characterized by its capability to combine and merge three different, but at the same time extremely efficient measuring principles: stereometry, triangulation per multi-lines and random samples as well as special high-resolution phase-shift methods.