Industrial Video Encoders for Machine Vision, Robotics & Inspection
Professional IP video streaming for machine vision, automated inspection, industrial robotics and specialised imaging systems.
Real BLANKOM applications include conveyor-based quality inspection with infrared cameras, industrial robot systems and video outputs from medical equipment.
Conveyor and quality systems
Machine and camera video
Infrared imaging outputs
Specialised equipment outputs
Connect Imaging Equipment to an IP Video Workflow
Industrial cameras and imaging systems perform the application-specific work: image recognition, inspection or thermal analysis. Where a compatible video output is available, a BLANKOM encoder converts it into an IP stream for delivery to a monitoring, recording or receiving system. Select the encoder around the actual output signal and the needs of the receiving equipment.
Camera & Application System
Image recognition, quality assessment, thermal measurement and machine-control functions belong to the camera or application system.
BLANKOM Video Layer
Encode a compatible video signal and transport the resulting IP stream to another system or location.
Industrial Video Beyond the Production Line
From conveyor inspection to robotic systems and specialised imaging equipment, the common requirement is to move a usable video signal between systems.
Conveyor-Based Quality Inspection
BLANKOM encoders and streamers have been used with infrared-camera systems in industrial conveyor inspection. The camera or vision system recognises and assesses the passing products; BLANKOM provides the video-over-IP layer for compatible outputs.
Video Streaming for Robot Systems
BLANKOM equipment has been used in industrial robot systems where camera or machine video needs to reach monitoring or another receiving subsystem over IP. Robot control and functional-safety functions remain within the machine-control architecture.
Infrared Camera Video over IP
A compatible output from an infrared or thermal imaging system can be encoded for remote viewing or recording. Confirm whether the requirement is a rendered video image, measurement data or both; video transport does not automatically preserve radiometric or proprietary data.
IP Video from Specialised Medical Equipment
BLANKOM streamers have been used with camera outputs from medical equipment. Where a compatible video signal is available, it can be transported to a display, recording or monitoring location over IP. Suitability for the intended medical-system use must be assessed separately.
Start with the Available Video Output
A camera connection and a standard video output are not necessarily the same interface. Identify the output available from the camera, vision processor or equipment before selecting an encoder.
Identify the Signal
Provide the camera or equipment model, physical interface, resolution and frame rate. For a proprietary camera connection, verify whether the system offers a separate compatible video output.
Define What Must Arrive
Specify whether the destination needs a viewable image, recorded video or input for further processing. Assess compression, image detail and any required metadata against that purpose.
Check the Environment
Confirm network capacity, receiving protocol, power, mounting and environmental conditions. Validate the complete workflow with representative source material.
Project-Specific Requirements
Verify interface compatibility, image fidelity, latency, metadata, synchronisation, environmental conditions and any relevant medical-system requirements for the selected model. BLANKOM video encoding does not by itself provide machine-vision analysis, robot control, functional safety or medical-device certification.
Selected Models from the BLANKOM Encoder Portfolio
These three product families are examples from a much wider BLANKOM range of IP video encoders and streamers, including compact and 19-inch rack units, multiple video interfaces and multi-channel configurations. Start with your video source and installation environment; our engineering team can help identify the right model.
SDE-265
Professional SDI-to-IP encoding for compatible camera and video sources.
SHDE-4000 / SHDE-4002
4K contribution encoding in a 19-inch architecture for fixed infrastructure.
Professional Video Hardware with Predictable Licence Costs
Build video encoding into your existing architecture with dedicated hardware and project-specific engineering support.
Standard BLANKOM hardware includes lifetime licensing, with no recurring BLANKOM licence fee and no mandatory BLANKOM SLA. Connectivity, third-party software and other system services are considered separately in the project budget.
- Hardware licence
- Lifetime included
- Recurring BLANKOM licence fee
- €0
- Mandatory BLANKOM SLA
- None
Standard BLANKOM hardware products.
Industrial & Machine Vision Video FAQ
Does a BLANKOM encoder perform image recognition or quality inspection?
No. Those functions remain within the camera or machine-vision system. The encoder converts a compatible video output into an IP stream for delivery elsewhere.
Can BLANKOM equipment be used with industrial robot systems?
BLANKOM encoders and streamers have been used in industrial robotic systems for video transport. Robot control, safety logic and application processing remain separate system functions.
Can infrared or thermal camera video be streamed over IP?
Yes, where the imaging system provides a compatible output. Confirm separately whether temperature data, radiometric information or proprietary metadata must also be preserved; a video stream alone does not establish this capability.
Can any machine-vision camera connect directly to an encoder?
Not automatically. Confirm the actual camera or processor output and the selected encoder input. A proprietary camera interface may need an appropriate processor or interface stage before a compatible video output is available.
Can video from medical equipment be transported over IP?
BLANKOM streamers have been used with video outputs from medical equipment. The signal must be compatible, and suitability for the intended system use must be verified. This application history does not imply medical-device certification or diagnostic suitability.
Are the three featured product families the complete portfolio?
No. They are selected examples from a wider range of encoders and streamers with different interfaces, installation formats and channel configurations. Use the full-portfolio link or discuss the required signal chain with BLANKOM.
Are annual licences or a mandatory SLA required?
Standard BLANKOM hardware includes lifetime licensing, with no recurring BLANKOM licence fee and no mandatory BLANKOM SLA. Third-party software, connectivity and other system services are separate.
Planning an Industrial Video Project?
Tell us about the camera or equipment output, the receiving system and the installation environment. Our engineering team can help identify the appropriate BLANKOM video building blocks and the requirements to verify.
Include the equipment model and required video format when available. For medical-equipment projects, describe the technical interface and intended system role without including patient information.
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