New features aimed at accelerating the development of PC-based machine-vision solutions for the most challenging automated inspection and QA applications are announced for the co.'s VisionPro® systems. A complete set of interactive tools for creating vision applications without programming includes the QuickBuild environment to quickly define image acquisition, vision tools and accept/reject criteria; the Communications Explorer to send inspection results to I/O lines; optional scripting to extend QuickBuild without programming the entire application; and a wizard to automatically generate a runtime application with an operator interface in a matter of minutes, the co claims.

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