When the human eye can't keep up: When errors creep into high-speed industrial processes, it's always frustrating. Moreover, due to the speed of the process, it's often not easy to identify the cause, especially if the malfunction can't be reproduced.

Production must stop, costs rise, and in the worst case, the entire batch is scrapped. Even more trouble looms if subsequent processes are also affected by the malfunction.

Don’t waste valuable time – we make it easy!

The high-speed cameras in the OC29-series are extremely compact and can be mounted in almost any application. Thanks to the intuitive, free software, the system is ready to use right away—without the need for lengthy training. Transfer recordings to a PC via a USB 3.0 connection and start viewing and analyzing them immediately.

Get started right away – reach your goal quickly. Thanks to the intuitive software interface with its clearly arranged functional elements, the OC29 is ready for use in just a few steps. Software features designed specifically for process monitoring are available for easy recording control, image processing, and further processing.
Only what you really need! Separate training is available, but not required!

Recordings

Just a few clicks to start recording.

Instead of wasting a lot of time navigating a potentially cluttered and complicated user interface, this free software is ready to record in just a few simple steps.                                                                                                                                                    Key features:

Recording modes: Choose between recording for a predefined duration starting from the moment you begin, or continuous recording to a looping buffer (the oldest recordings are automatically overwritten).

Image brightness: Adjusted directly on the camera lens, via the camera sensor's exposure time, and/or additionally through electronic amplification (fine-tuning via software)

Image format adjustment: Flexibly adjustable image height and width to optimize the image crop and achievable frame rates.                                                                                                                                                                                         

Easy image rotation in 90-degree increments (maximum flexibility for camera mounting)

Setting the camera frame rate (frames per second): Easily adapt to the shooting situation with flexible frame rate options. Quickly switch color cameras between black-and-white and color modes

The Highlights

• No unnecessary software features that complicate use
• Flexible choice between recording time and ring buffer
• Event-driven recording via flexible trigger functions
  (via PLC, sensor, or manually)
• Easy brightness adjustment via camera lens, camera chip and software
• Targeted process monitoring through flexibly adjustable 
  image format and image rotation
• Best possible results through easy adjustment of the required frame rate

Playback

View, analyze, and edit immediately.

After recording, the results can be viewed,
analyzed, and edited as needed.

Key features:

Adjust playback speed: Easily using a slider.
Optimized image display with the optional “Maximum View” feature.

Editing feature: Customize your footage with a simple editing feature to keep only the relevant video clips.

Progress bar: Provides an accurate overview of the current playback position at all times, which can be adjusted using the slider.

Single-frame mode: Can be activated during playback using the Start/Stop button to view the recording frame by frame.

Compare recordings: Display up to four recordings on the screen at the same time and compare them. Easily adjust the playback timings of individual recordings during playback to synchronize them with each other.

The Highlights:

• Easy navigation thanks to a simple, intuitive user interface
• Flexible adjustment of playback speed during viewing
• Single-frame mode for frame-by-frame viewing
• Seamless editing (e.g., using the cut function) and analysis of the recording
• Display multiple recordings simultaneously and compare them with each other
• Individual synchronization of individual recordings during playback

Share, Save, Export, and More

Easy collaboration, comprehensive documentation.

Recordings created with the OC29 can be easily shared with others for collaboration and saved for documentation purposes.

Several options are available for this: saving to temporary or permanent video data (recording slots) or exporting a recording to a video file (AVI format).

Recording slots: Work quickly and conveniently with the recordings at the highest possible image quality.

Save path: In addition to the default path, you can choose a custom location for the recording slots.

Video export

Save recordings in the space-saving and widely compatible AVI format (Audio Video Interleave), e.g., for sending via email or for documentation purposes.
Relevant additional information (metadata), such as timestamps, sensor signals, etc., is permanently saved during export.

Many companies already rely on OC29 high-speed cameras to identify defects or document manufacturing quality.
Here is a selected real-world example:

Case study: Quality Control in Plasma Welding

Initial Situation
A company specializes in welding various metal components using different welding processes.

For quality control purposes, the company wants to assess the behavior of the molten pool during laser welding.
The process is to be recorded, and the results analyzed and documented.

A challenge: the intense light generated by the plasma during welding causes overexposure in conventional camera recordings, resulting in the loss of a significant amount of image information.

The solution from ipf electronic

A high-speed camera OC299725 (monochrome), frame rate 750 fps, resolution 640 x 480.
A lens filter that allows only the light needed for the recording to pass through.
Additional lighting to ensure sufficient light for usable image recordings.

The result

The laser welding process is now precisely captured. By analyzing the recordings, potential problems or opportunities for optimization can be identified. The recordings are archived for complete documentation of welding quality.