Precision Lighting
Precision lighting is your solution when your application has a specific detail that needs to be seen. Seeing that detail requires an exact combination of light direction, size, LWD, wavelength, and accessories, or else the system becomes essentially nonfunctional.
When a “Good Enough” Solution Isn’t Good Enough
In machine vision, accuracy isn’t optional. You can’t sell customers on a system that works most of the time.
Even with the best camera and software, your results will fall apart without lighting engineered to highlight what really matters. DPM codes on a curved medical device get misread. Fine scratches on an already small workpiece are lost in image noise.
General-purpose lighting may work in basic setups, but for high-precision inspections, it’s a gamble.
The parts that barely pass won’t. And the ones that are just out of spec can slip right through—all the way to your customer.
Precision Lighting Turns Accuracy from a Variable into a Guarantee
Precision lighting isn’t about overkill—it’s about reliability. It’s engineered for every lighting variable that impacts your system’s ability to see: angle, intensity, wavelength, and uniformity.
With the right setup, vision systems become more accurate and repeatable. You cut false positives, avoid rework, and prevent borderline parts from passing when they shouldn't.
And because precision lighting removes hotspots, shadows, and line-to-line variation, your system continues to deliver results as it scales.
Characteristics of Precision Lighting Solutions
Targeted Illumination for Complex Tasks - Get the highest possible contrast on the exact features that matter: ideal for detecting minute defects, reading low-contrast codes, or inspecting in tight, constrained spaces.
Uniformity and Control Across Lines - Consistent brightness and uniformity from light to light ensure repeatable results across lines, shifts, and sites.
Options for Every Challenge - With multiple combinations of different geometries, intensities, and uniformities, precision lighting has the options to solve even the 20% of highly specialized, niche inspection challenges that have been unsolved for decades.
“Some applications have really unforgiving solutions; there is an exact sweet spot to solve it. I had one where the solution had a specific LWD, and as soon as I moved it a little, the inspection target was no longer detectable. Or there were times when a 30mm-wide bar light couldn’t show a defect, but a 16mm width worked perfectly. In precision applications, the right solution literally comes down to millimeters.”
— Application Engineer at CCS America