Madison Technologies champions AI cameras in industrial plants

Madison Technologies has announced the strengthening of its partnership with Mobotix, a manufacturer of AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) cameras and intelligent camera solutions.

Madison Technologies said the strategic alliance supports a collaborative approach to solving customer challenges. As the digitisation of the industrial landscape continues to evolve, the potential of AIoT and thermal imaging cameras has expanded exponentially, unveiling many new use cases across various sectors.

"Partnering with Madison Technologies opens up new possibilities for supporting customers with tailored use cases," said Ryan Philip, Vice President Sales APAC at Mobotix. "Madison seeks to understand the challenges faced by their customers, and coupled with our advanced AI and technical teams, we can deliver comprehensive solutions that redefine the use of intelligent cameras and provide data insights beyond normal camera vision."

This partnership also brings enhanced collaboration between Madison Technologies and Mobotix's German headquarters, providing access to a wealth of technical knowledge and support.

Madison Technologies can now work directly with the Mobotix Research and Development team. As a result, they can present unique customer challenges to Mobotix and explore the development of new applications.

"Mobotix has a remarkable history of innovation," said Luke Kavanagh, Program Manager – Industrial IoT/AIoT at Madison Technologies. "As the first company to deploy decentralised IP camera architecture, Mobotix has consistently been at the forefront of advancing intelligent camera technology. This partnership enables us to bring these cutting-edge solutions to our customers in critical operational environments, empowering them to enhance safety, gain valuable insights and optimise their operations."

Having supplied Mobotix cameras to customers for over 15 years, Madison Technologies has witnessed significant technological advancements, increasing the use cases of intelligent cameras in the industrial landscape.

Utilising AI to analyse data in real time at the edge, the latest intelligent cameras are equipped with built-in processors, memory and software algorithms that enable them to perform tasks beyond simple image or video capture. Thermal cameras can go even further to detect and visualise heat signatures rather than relying on visible light.

Madison Technologies said that beyond traditional surveillance applications, AIoT cameras provide visibility and real-time alerts to operation issues, give situational awareness across potential danger zones, generate data for predictive asset maintenance and help drive organisational improvements.

"Previously, monitoring and analysing various attributes of an asset with a camera required multiple independent technologies," explains Ash Khan, National Manager – Technology Solutions & Innovation at Madison Technologies. "If computer vision analytics were needed, separate computer processing capability was required. You needed to deploy a separate thermal camera if you wanted a thermal reading. If I/O was a requirement, it was an outside-the-camera solution. All this complexity made the solution harder to deploy, harder to maintain, harder to manage and harder to integrate. With the newest models from Mobotix, these features are now fully integrated as a single piece of technology, providing a simplified solution."