Micromation Inc

• Supplies machine vision components including:
• Lighting (LED, fiber optic, fluorescent, laser)
• Vision lenses (standard, macro, telecentric, specialty)
• Optical filters (visible, IR, UV, SWIR, specialty)
• Controllers for lighting and imaging
• Imaging devices and scanners
• Mounts, enclosures and related hardware
• Focuses on creating the best possible image for automated analysis by combining lighting, optics and filters.

Industries and applications

Micromation works with OEMs and system integrators serving many manufacturing and processing industries, including for example:

• Automotive
• Plastics
• Food processing
• Packaging
• Electronics
• Pharmaceuticals
• Agriculture

The common goal is to enhance contrast and visibility of product features or defects so that machine vision systems can inspect, measure or verify products reliably.

OEM and integrator support

• Acts as a technology partner for OEM and integrator customers.
• Helps craft synergistic product combinations (lighting, lenses, filters, imaging and hardware).
• Offers custom designs and private labeling for OEMs.
• Provides application lab kits for evaluation.
• Offers stock and fulfillment programs to support ongoing production needs.

Customers are invited to:

• Request a quote
• Ask for product information
• Discuss potential applications and solutions

Location

• City: Chicago
• State: Illinois (IL)
• ZIP code: 60614

The website does not list a specific street address.

Additional notes

• Micromation highlights over 20 years of experience in machine vision solutions.
• Evaluation units are available for testing applications; availability and details should be confirmed directly with Micromation.

Lists Chicago as a location. Names Illinois as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

Representative product lines mentioned on the website include:

• Opteon – flexible high-speed camera systems
• Microscan – imaging products for industrial identification and inspection

Controllers

• Gardasoft – universal controllers (commonly used for lighting and imaging control in machine vision setups)

Mounts, enclosures and hardware

• Manfrotto (Bogen), APG – mounts and enclosures for cameras and related equipment

These components help integrate cameras and lighting into production environments, providing mechanical stability and protection.

General notes

• Detailed specifications (resolution, frame rate, interfaces, enclosure ratings, etc.) are not listed on the site and should be confirmed directly with Micromation or by consulting manufacturer documentation.

High resolution lenses for industrial imaging, including:

• Standard machine vision lenses
• Macro lenses
• Telecentric lenses
• Specialty lenses designed for specific tasks

Representative brands and resources include downloadable catalogs such as:

• COMPUTAR Machine Vision Lens Catalog (PDF)
• KOWA Industrial FA Product Catalog (PDF)

The catalogs are linked from the website for detailed specifications.

Filters

Optical filters to control spectral characteristics of the image, including:

• Filters for visible wavelengths
• Infrared (IR) filters
• Ultraviolet (UV) filters
• SWIR filters
• Polarizers
• Specialty filters for specific inspection needs

General notes

• Specific part numbers, transmission curves and pricing are not listed directly on the site and should be obtained from Micromation or the manufacturers' catalogs.
• Filters and lenses are selected to work together with the chosen lighting and imaging devices to optimize image contrast.

Representative brands mentioned on the website include:

• Metaphase – high power LED lighting and strobe controllers
• Advanced Illumination – high power LED lighting and strobe controllers
• CCS America, VAL, VST, Moritex – large and compact LED lighting configurations
• Spectrum, Smart Vision, Microscan (Nerlite) – high power LED washdown lighting options
• Micromation – custom lights and private-label LED lighting for OEM customers

Fiber optic, fluorescent and laser lighting

Representative product lines include:

• Illumination Technologies, Dolan-Jenner – fiber optic light boxes
• Schott, Techniquip – fiber optics and light boxes
• Techniquip, Waldmann – fluorescent lighting
• Edmund Optics, ProPhotonix / Coherent (StockerYale) – structured laser illumination

General notes

• Lighting options cover a variety of geometries, sizes and power levels to match different inspection tasks.
• Specific models, part numbers, wavelengths and prices are not listed on the site and should be confirmed directly with Micromation.

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