IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is a leading manufacturer of digital industrial cameras with USB or GigE interface. Boasting more than a decade of experience in the development and sale of USB 2.0 cameras, the company is also among the pioneers in the development of digital USB 3.0 and USB 3.1 Gen 1 CMOS cameras today.
One example is the company´s uEye LE - the first USB 3.1 Gen 1 industrial camera with a future-oriented, reversible USB Type-C connector and USB Power Delivery. The visionary thinking and modular concepts enable its customers to develop innovative and individual applications.
IDS was founded in 1997 as a two-man business. Today, it is still an owner operated, independent German family company internationally represented by subsidiaries in Tokyo (Japan), Boston (USA), and Basingstoke (United Kingdom) and offices in Paris (France), Eindhoven (the Netherlands) and Seoul (South Korea),.
IDS product portfolio
- Industrial cameras with USB 3.1 Gen 1, USB 3.0, USB 2.0 and GigE interfaces and state-of-the-art CMOS sensors from CMOSIS, e2v, ON Semiconductor, Sony (resolutions from VGA up to 18 Megapixel)
- Ensenso stereo 3D cameras
- IDS Software Suite, GigE Vision, USB3 Vision, UVC
- Frame Grabber
- Customized cameras
Custom solutions
An important part of the IDS product portfolio are customized cameras providing the common high quality, excellent functionality and ease of use, IDS products are known for.
Tried and tested standard products are consequently modified as long as they meet the customers´ requirements: From slight design changes, to OEM solutions, through to special hardware and software alterations, everything is possible to develop the optimum solution for specific applications and demands.
Support & Services
A third of the more than 200 employees work in hardware and software development and in application engineering. Assisted by a skilled sales team, they provide service and support, both before and after sales.
Customers can take advantage of IDS long-term experience and extensive internal development and design resources, and benefit from the expert knowledge of an experienced application and engineering team.
The services include feasibility studies, practical assistance with system integration and general or application-specific training. Extremely simple handling, high quality, long-term availability and all-round service underpin the success of IDS products.
Markets
IDS cameras are used in a wide range of applications: in apparatus and mechanical engineering in almost any kind of both non-industrial and industrial sectors such as automotive industry, packaging industry, printing industry, food technology, in robotics and medical engineering as well as in ITS, security and logistics.
The combination of high quality “Made in Germany”, long-term product availability and easy integration and use make IDS cameras so unique. Faithful to its philosophy “It's so easy!”, IDS develops and produces products with the aim to provide the best user experience in the vision market.
