Opales, more than 30 years of machine vision
A Delta Group company based in Lons-le-Saunier, in the Jura, France, Opales specialises in the design, manufacture and commissioning of camera-based inspection systems.
Milestones
From special machines for the ophthalmic optics industry to rolling mills of the global steel industry.
- 1992
Opales is founded
Two vision experts from the ophthalmic optics industry create special camera-based inspection machines for niche industrial applications.
- 2006
Cognex integration partner
After being a vision integrator for Siemens France (Simatic VS710, PROFIBUS DP), Opales becomes an Official Cognex Partner System Integrator (PSI).
- 2013
The Delta Group
Opales joins the Delta Group, a manufacturer of optoelectronic sensors and measurement systems for extreme environments, a world leader in the steel industry, based in Entzheim near Strasbourg.
- Today
2,000 cameras, 30 countries
More than 2,000 cameras installed in 30 countries, our own software, VisiOpal, and official integration of Delta Sensor solutions in the steel industry.
Every skill a vision project needs, in-house
Vision
Choice of sensors, optics and lighting, programming of the inspections.
Mechanics
3D design, brackets, covers, complete machines.
Electrics
Control cabinets, wiring, machine safety.
Automation
Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Télémécanique, Pro-face: communication with PLCs and robots, in-line integration. Learn more
Industrial IT
VisiOpal, databases, operator interfaces, MES.
A group focused on measurement in extreme environments
Opales is also the official integrator of Delta Sensor solutions in the steel industry, where measurements are taken on products at several hundred degrees.
An inspection to set up, an installation to take over?
Send us your parts, good and defective: we run them through our laboratory and show you what vision can guarantee on your line.
