Ruggedization Of Imaging Lenses

Imaging lenses used in industrial machine vision applications have special requirements beyond those of standard imaging lenses. The lenses used in factory automation, robotics, and industrial inspection must work in specific, demanding environments involving vibration, shock, temperature change, and contaminants. As such, new classes of ruggedized lenses have been designed to work specifically in a multitude of different scenarios. There are four distinct types of ruggedization available:

1. Industrial Ruggedization
2. Ingress Protection Ruggedization
3. Stability Ruggedization
4. Athermalization