Create a crisp silhouette
Advanced Illumination backlights
We offer a variety of backlighting to provide an area of uniform illumination. Browse our backlighting products and inquire with us to learn more today.
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Official Advanced Illumination distributor in Québec for machine vision lighting
Cadence Automatisation is an official distributor of Advanced Illumination products in Québec.
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Lighting: the first decision behind a usable image
Advanced Illumination offers LED lighting designed to reveal the contrast useful to a vision application. Part shape and finish, camera geometry, speed and the feature to reveal guide the choice between backlighting, bright field, dark field, diffuse, coaxial or linear lighting. Cadence can help frame these parameters before a family is selected.
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Advanced Illumination catalog structured by family
Explore Advanced Illumination families and identify the technologies suited to your application.
Aim light at the inspection area
Advanced Illumination bar lights
As a leader in the machine vision lighting industry, we offer a variety of bar lights, also known as linear array lights. Browse our products online.
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Reveal flat reflective surfaces
Advanced Illumination coaxial lights
Coaxial lights from Ai emphasize surface texture and edge definition on non-curved, reflective objects in machine vision inspection. View our coaxial lights now.
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Evenly light curved or glossy objects
Advanced Illumination diffuse lights
Browse through a variety of diffuse lighting provided by machine vision dome lights such as our back-lit, edge-lit, wide linear diffuse lights and more.
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Concentrate energy on one line
Advanced Illumination line-scan lights
Advanced Illumination offers a variety of LED line lights for your application requirements. Browse our line lights for different intensities and more.
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Highlight defects and edges
Advanced Illumination dark-field rings
We offer a variety of dark field ring lights to provide illumination projected at a shallow angle. Browse our dark field ring lights for your application now.
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Illuminate directly around the lens
Advanced Illumination bright-field rings
We offer a variety of bright field ring lights that provide illumination directly onto an object at different angles. Browse our product range & inquire.
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Concentrate or structure light
Advanced Illumination spot lights
Typically characterized as a general-purpose illuminator, spot lights create both bright and dark field effects. Learn more about our spot lights here.
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Synchronize intensity and exposure
Advanced Illumination controllers
Advanced Illumination offers a variety of machine lighting controllers for your application requirements. Learn more about our light controllers here.
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Complete the lighting chain
Advanced Illumination accessories
View machine vision lighting accessories here. Advanced illumination offers custom product design. Get more information by contacting our team today.
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Select machine vision lighting by contrast and geometry
Two similar parts can need very different lighting based on surface, color, relief and motion. Selection should start with the detail to reveal and the camera-light-part orientation, then be validated with a representative image.
Create a crisp silhouette
Advanced Illumination backlights for silhouette, edge and measurement
A backlight places the part in front of a uniform source to create a high-contrast silhouette. This geometry is useful for checking a contour, presence, orientation, opening or dimension when the part edge carries the important information.
Key considerations
- Strong contrast at the edge
- A basis for presence and measurement
- Options for transparent or opaque parts
When to use it
Choose when silhouette or profile, rather than the front surface, must guide the decision.
Aim light at the inspection area
Advanced Illumination bar lights for directional and grazing illumination
Bar lights provide directional light over an elongated area or large part. Their angle and position can reveal relief, texture, an edge or a defect that uniform frontal lighting would reduce.
Key considerations
- Flexible geometry around the part
- Lighting suited to elongated areas
- A lever for revealing texture and edges
When to use it
Compare when light-incidence angle can improve contrast for the feature sought.
Reveal flat reflective surfaces
Advanced Illumination coaxial lights for flat reflective surfaces
Coaxial lighting approaches along the camera axis to observe a flat or specular surface with controlled geometry. It can help stabilize an image of a mark, engraving or detail on a reflective part when stray reflections must be managed.
Key considerations
- Light aligned with observation
- A tool for details on reflective surfaces
- A geometry to validate against part flatness
When to use it
Consider for sufficiently flat surfaces whose reflection must be controlled relative to the camera.
Evenly light curved or glossy objects
Advanced Illumination diffuse lights and domes to reduce reflections
Diffuse lights and domes surround the part with light to reduce hard shadows and bright spots. They are often useful when a curved, glossy or complex shape must be inspected without each small angle change strongly changing the image.
Key considerations
- More uniform illumination
- Help for glossy or curved surfaces
- Less sensitivity to direct shadows
When to use it
Compare when reflections, curvature or position variation make directional lighting unstable.
Concentrate energy on one line
Advanced Illumination line-scan lights for high-speed continuous inspection
Line-scan lights are designed to illuminate a narrow line while a product or material moves past. They are relevant when inspection concerns a web, continuous surface or moving part and acquisition must remain consistent across the observed width.
Key considerations
- A geometry suited to line-scan cameras
- A foundation for continuous inspection
- Options by intensity and speed
When to use it
Use when width, web speed and direction of movement structure the image to acquire.
Highlight defects and edges
Advanced Illumination dark-field rings for texture, scratches and relief
A dark-field ring projects light at a low angle so surface relief and defects return more light toward the camera. This approach is useful when a scratch, edge, engraving or texture must stand out against a background that remains subdued.
Key considerations
- Enhanced contrast on relief
- An approach for surface defects
- A low-angle geometry
When to use it
Use when the sought feature locally changes the surface rather than its overall color.
Illuminate directly around the lens
Advanced Illumination bright-field rings for general inspection and reading
Bright-field rings directly illuminate the observed area around the camera axis. They offer a versatile solution for creating a readable image of small objects, codes, marks or features whose contrast depends on even frontal lighting.
Key considerations
- A versatile approach near the camera
- Help for reading and general inspection
- Diameter and angle options
When to use it
Consider when the camera must see the part face with relatively uniform light and mechanical access is available.
Concentrate or structure light
Advanced Illumination spots and projection lights for focused sources and structured light
Spot lights concentrate illumination on a precise area or serve as a source for a particular optical geometry. They can be compared when space is limited, a targeted zone needs more light or a projected pattern helps interpret part shape.
Key considerations
- A compact, focused source
- Options for specific geometries
- A starting point for projection and 3D
When to use it
Use when the region of interest is localized or projection optics are part of the solution.
Synchronize intensity and exposure
Advanced Illumination controllers for triggering, intensity and strobing
A lighting controller connects the LED source to the acquisition cycle: intensity, triggering, duration and sometimes brief overdrive. It becomes essential when camera and light must be synchronized, motion must be frozen or the application needs repeatable adjustment.
Key considerations
- Synchronization with acquisition
- Intensity and trigger control
- A foundation for high-speed imaging
When to use it
Select with the light and camera according to acquisition mode, cycle and required power.
Complete the lighting chain
Advanced Illumination accessories for adapting optics, light and mounting
Filters, polarizers, diffusers, collimators and mounting accessories change how light reaches the part and returns to the camera. They can address reflections, tighten a geometry or secure an installation when the light alone does not create the desired image.
Key considerations
- Fine adjustments to optical geometry
- Help with reflections and contrast
- Components for stable integration
When to use it
Consider after precisely identifying the image problem so it complements rather than masks an unsuitable geometry.
Applications
Industrial applications for Advanced Illumination lights
Lighting is a system component: its role must be defined with optics, camera, part and automation decision. These applications illustrate the questions to address.
Surface and finish inspection
Dark-field, diffuse or coaxial lighting can be compared when texture, a scratch, an edge or a reflective area must stand out.
Explore industrial applicationsCode reading and package inspection
A stable image helps read a mark, verify a label or confirm presence on a line where brightness and position variations matter.
Explore food-industry applicationsContinuous inspection and moving parts
Line lights and strobing are evaluated when speed, field width or motion call for a different acquisition approach.
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Cadence, your Advanced Illumination partner in Québec
Cadence can help structure a lighting trial around the part and image sought: defect or detail to reveal, surface, background, speed, mechanical space and triggering. This avoids treating lighting as an accessory after the camera has been chosen.
- Start with contrast and the real part
- Compare lighting geometries before the model
- Connect lighting, camera, optics and integration
Sources
Official Advanced Illumination references
Lighting families and principles are cross-checked against the manufacturer’s official catalogue and technical guide.
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