trevista® DOME

The intelligent illumination components of the trevista® product range enable surface inspection in a new dimension. The patented unit is based on a special Shape from Shading algorithm. With its unique technology, it is the reference for 2.5D inspection. trevista® DOME is perfectly suited for the automated inspection of technical and decorative surfaces in the industrial environment.

Thanks to the shape-from-shading technology, trevista® DOME “sees” more compared to classic image-processing inspection systems since it represents the surface shape of the inspection objects plastically and makes even defects in the micrometer range visible. With its standardized illumination method, trevista® DOME can be used flexibly as a plug-and-play system for a multitude of tasks.

High inspection speed enables 100% inspection with a high parts throughput.


All Highlights at One Glance:

  • Seamless integration into your production process
  • Objective image evaluation: reliable detection of bad parts based on the topographical information down to the µm range
  • Minimized pseudo-reject rate
  • 2.5D image representation with high z resolution
  • Suppression of brightness fluctuations and gloss effects
  • High inspection speed enables high parts throughput
  • Easy and quick operation thanks to easy and quick parameterization

Seamless Integration

  • Perfect interaction of illumination unit, camera, and algorithm
  • Camera and resolution freely selectable
  • Compensation of inaccurate parts feed
  • Robust construction ­for integration in an industrial environment

Universal Application

  • The process is suitable for a multitude of materials; even shiny and curved surfaces can be inspected without effort.

Time and Cost Saving

  • Plug-and-play system for immediate use without elaborate lighting tests

trevista® Algorithm


  • Algorithmic functions available as DLL
  • Designed for multi-core computers for maximum performance
  • Especially powerful in combination with state-of-the-art hardware
  • Control of visible parts, continuous material, front surfaces, and moving components
  • Surface inspection of lateral surfaces – 360° control
  • Perfect for parts ranging from shiny components to diffusely scattering surfaces
  • Inspection even of curved surfaces
  • Procedure suitable for a multitude of materials

Shape from Shading: See What's Really There.

The trevista® process is based on a patented “shape from shading” technology, which means that information about the three-dimensional shape of an object can be obtained from the shading of surfaces. The surface to be tested is diffusely illuminated by means of a hemispherical scattering body. From several input images, a special algorithm calculates high-quality result images for the subsequent automatic evaluation.

The Image – The Basis for Every Successful Image Processing Solution

By combining the result images in different ways, the inspection objects can be checked reliably and flexibly for various defect characteristics.