23/06/2026
Industrial OCR & Code Reading on Production Lines
Read characters, expiry dates, lot codes and DataMatrix/2D codes at full line speed - even on shiny, curved or low-contrast…
Artificial Intelligence
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence and deep learning are transforming industrial machine vision - enabling defect detection, anomaly spotting, OCR and 3D bin picking that rule-based systems cannot handle. This collection of 3HLE articles explores how AI vision works in practice: deep-learning quality inspection for pharmaceutical vials, surgical screws and automotive parts; honest Cognex ViDi and VisionPro comparisons; edge inference on industrial GPU PCs; and real production deployments across food & beverage, medical devices and watchmaking. 3HLE is a Swiss integrator of Retina A.I. vision software and Universal Robots cobots.
30/05/2026
Count and Sort Parts Automatically - Without the Human Factor
Counting and sorting parts by hand is slow, costly and inconsistent - and it depends entirely on people staying alert.…
27/05/2026
Retina A.I. vs the major machine-vision platforms: a comparison
Choosing an industrial machine-vision platform comes down to a few practical questions: how well does it handle hard, variable defects;…
21/05/2026
Baumer sensors and cameras, or a complete Retina A.I. solution?
Baumer offers a solid range of industrial cameras and vision sensors. For straightforward sensing they are a clean component choice…
15/05/2026
Deep learning vs rule-based machine vision: how to choose the right approach for your inspection
Practical guidance on when to pick rule-based machine vision, when to pick deep learning, and how to combine them. With…
13/05/2026
Basler cameras or a complete Retina A.I. solution?
Basler builds excellent, great-value industrial cameras (ace 2, boost) plus the pylon SDK and an AI starter kit. But components…
02/05/2026
Retina A.I. vs Zebra Aurora Vision: no-code deep learning
Zebra Aurora Vision (formerly Adaptive Vision, now part of Zebra’s imaging line) offers a powerful graphical programming studio with a…
18/04/2026
Retina A.I. vs Teledyne DALSA: modern deep-learning inspection
Teledyne DALSA brings a strong camera heritage and the mature Sapera/Sherlock toolset. 3HLE’s Retina A.I. focuses on modern, no-code deep…
14/04/2026
Vision-Guided Cobot Pick & Place: Complete Integration Guide
How vision-guided robotic pick & place actually works, what it costs, and where it pays back the fastest. From a…
14/04/2026
Choosing the Right Universal Robots Cobot: UR3e vs UR5e vs UR10e vs UR16e vs UR20 vs UR30
How to choose between the Universal Robots cobot models. Side-by-side comparison of payload, reach, applications and total cost of ownership…