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For continuous materials, moving surfaces, web inspection, printing inspection, PCB inspection, and high-resolution scanning — built one line of pixels at a time, in sync with the material moving past.
A line scan camera doesn’t capture a full frame like an area scan camera does. It captures a single line of pixels, over and over, as the material or part moves past it — usually triggered by an encoder so each line lines up exactly with the material’s actual motion, regardless of speed changes.
Those lines are stitched together into a continuous 2D image with no practical length limit, which is what makes line scan the right choice for webs, rolls, films, and printed surfaces that pass a fixed inspection point rather than sitting still for a snapshot.
Line scan systems demand tight tolerances on sensor quality, lighting sync, and long-term availability — we work with manufacturers who hold up on all three.
Basler’s line scan range covers monochrome and color sensors across CoaXPress, Camera Link, and GigE interfaces for web and panel inspection.
Chromasens specializes in high-precision color line scan cameras, widely used for print inspection and color-critical surface scanning.
The same sensor and optics can be tuned to very different materials, depending on lighting, line rate, and resolution.
Continuously inspect films, foils, textiles, and nonwovens as they run through the process at speed.
Check print registration, color consistency, and defects across the full web width on press.
Resolve fine traces, pads, and solder features on panels moving through the inspection line.
Resolve fine detail across a wide field of view without stepping or stitching multiple frames.
Track material continuously across unwind, process, and rewind stages of a roll-fed line.
Keep image geometry accurate even as line speed varies, by triggering capture from the encoder.
Monochrome, color, or trilinear (RGB) line sensors depending on inspection need.
Up to 300 kHz, sized to keep pace with your material speed and resolution.
CoaXPress, Camera Link, or GigE Vision, chosen for line rate and cable run.
High-intensity LED line lighting synchronized to the camera’s exposure window.
Encoder-based triggering to keep image geometry accurate at varying line speeds.
The two aren’t interchangeable — the right choice depends on whether your material moves continuously or sits still to be checked.
Static or indexed parts and assemblies
Effectively unlimited, built line by line
Fixed frame size per capture
Requires encoder sync with material speed
Simple trigger on part presence
Higher — lighting and motion sync are critical
Lower — more forgiving of setup variation
The factors our application engineers work through before recommending a specific model.
Sized to keep pace with your material speed without blurring or gaps.
High-intensity line lighting synced precisely to the camera’s exposure window.
Keeps every captured line aligned to real material motion, even at variable speed.
CoaXPress, Camera Link, or GigE, chosen for line rate, bandwidth, and cable run.
Matched to the material and whether color fidelity is critical to the inspection.
Camera positioning relative to rollers, tension, and the web’s actual travel path.
Share your material, web width, line speed, and the defect or print quality you need to catch. Our application engineers will recommend the right camera, lighting, and sync setup.