The vision institutes of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft work in the field of automatic image processing and machine vision, primarily for use in industrial quality assurance. The Vision division at Fraunhofer has set itself the goal of making new developments usable under industrial conditions. Complete solutions including all handling components are provided on request.

The possible applications of image processing systems are diverse and numerous inspection tasks can be solved in a wide variety of areas. The Fraunhofer Institutes involved in the Vision division work closely together, sharing knowledge and experience and cooperating on projects as required. Both standard cameras and infrared cameras or X-ray sensors are used as imaging sensors. A network of vision partners from industry and universities complements the possibilities.