Until now, adhesives that cure upon exposure to purely visible light have been a fantasy. For manufacturers, a truly visible light cure adhesive would eliminate exposure to UV rays, generate less heat, minimize equipment costs and requirements, and reduce maintenance costs. (read more)

For medical and industrial bonding, potting and assembly applications, Henkel Corporation has introduced the newest visible light cure adhesive formulation, Loctite® Indigo™ 3556™. This new adhesive is capable of curing to 1-inch depths in as little as 15 seconds. (read more)

The BlueWave^® LED visible light, high-intensity spot-curing system from DYMAX Corporation offers many advantages over traditional UV spot-curing systems including no bulbs to change, cool cures, no warm-up, and constant intensity for thousands of hours. Now this popular system is CE marked, making it available globally. (read more)

The Light-Welder® 5000 series of flood lamps are UV/visible light sources designed for high intensity, rapid curing of UV/visible adhesives and coatings. The units deliver concentrated light primarily in the UV-A range (320-390 nm wavelength) to achieve maximum cure depths and "tack free" cures, typically in 10 to 30 seconds. (read more)

For medical bonding, potting and sealing applications, Henkel Corporation has introduced a rapid curing, highly flexible visible light cure adhesive formulation, Loctite® 3974™. Curing tack-free in seconds, this new adhesive permanently bonds materials with differing coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE) and easily accommodates substrate expansion and contraction. (read more)

Visible Light Illuminators from Fiberoptic Systems - Compact in design, these light sources feature a quartz-halogen lamp producing an intense, cool white light at 3350 Kelvin. (read more)

The TSL2561 Light-to-Digital Converter from TAOS combines a broadband photodiode (350 nm to 1100 nm) with a visible light blocking photodiode to approximate a human eye response. With integrated analog-to-digital conversion circuitry, data is output via a serial interface using I2C standard protocol. (read more)

The ambient light sensing TSL2561 Light-to-Digital Converter from TAOS combines a broadband photodiode (350 nm to 1100 nm) with a visible light blocking photodiode to approximate a human eye response. With integrated analog-to-digital conversion circuitry, data is output via a serial interface using I2C standard protocol. (read more)

1 out of every 5 North Americans and 1 out of every 2 Australians will develop some form of skin cancer during their lifetime.

The recent development of a real-time visual method of detection can potentially assist in the appropriate removal of cancerous tissues. (read more)

Banner Engineering Corp. introduces on-axis lights to its extensive line of lighting accessories for challenging vision sensing applications. On-axis lights provide optimal illumination of an inspected part by delivering collimated illumination in the same optical path as camera. These lights provide even, diffused illumination of flat, reflective surfaces perpendicular to the camera. (read more)