{"id":24385,"date":"2026-04-21T10:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/anwendungen\/how-to-illuminate-mirrored-and-shiny-surfaces-in-machine-vision-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:59:30","slug":"how-to-illuminate-mirrored-and-shiny-surfaces-in-machine-vision-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/de\/wissensbereich\/how-to-illuminate-mirrored-and-shiny-surfaces-in-machine-vision-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Illuminate Mirrored and Shiny Surfaces with Machine Vision Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24385\" class=\"elementor elementor-24385 elementor-23772\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-562d143 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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When setting up an application to inspect shiny surfaces, features or components, you must be very careful with the type of lights you use and the position of your lighting relative to your camera. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917f5d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"917f5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading 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data-id=\"c716047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: none;\">LOW ANGLE<br \/>of Incidence<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49fdfea\" data-id=\"49fdfea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729ba76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"729ba76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: none;\">Illuminates at a shallow angle<br \/>relative to the surface<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a167c4f\" data-id=\"a167c4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a555dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a555dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: none;\">Surface defects, scratches,<br \/>texture variations<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d25f3ed\" data-id=\"d25f3ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66cc644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66cc644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--o42jjq,1)); caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: none;\">Enhances surface detail<br \/>and height differences<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d782448\" data-id=\"d782448\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e47bfce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e47bfce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Can exaggerate glare<br \/>on reflective parts<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92de613 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92de613\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4abf131\" data-id=\"4abf131\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e38487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e38487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: none;\">DOME LIGHTING<br \/>with EBAR<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcbc73c\" data-id=\"bcbc73c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082aa50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"082aa50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">Provides diffuse, uniform illumination from multiple angles<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d69fe7\" data-id=\"8d69fe7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd3a6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efd3a6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">Mixed-material inspection, shiny<\/span><br style=\"caret-color: #000000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">vs matte comparison<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9255695\" data-id=\"9255695\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22de950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22de950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">Reduces reflections and normalises surface appearance<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11bd6b0\" data-id=\"11bd6b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bcd690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bcd690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Less effective for highlighting<br \/>fine surface texture<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b6b457 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b6b457\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-956ca77\" data-id=\"956ca77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6cae41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6cae41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: none;\">DARK FIELD LIGHTING<br \/>with EBAR or&nbsp;<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; --ys-xuq: none; font-kerning: none;\">MR-Dark Field<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b884350\" data-id=\"b884350\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ce7fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9ce7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">Illuminates at extreme angles so<\/span><br style=\"caret-color: #000000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">only scattered light is captured<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbc4b82\" data-id=\"dbc4b82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d2cf61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d2cf61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">Edge detection, fine defects, scratches on reflective surfaces<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1be45bd\" data-id=\"1be45bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff9be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fff9be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Makes small defects stand out clearly against a dark background<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98e8529\" data-id=\"98e8529\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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.elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-218b940 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"218b940\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-243d0c8\" data-id=\"243d0c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542507e elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"542507e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sun\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c44e81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c44e81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab7f81c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab7f81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Effect of Surface Reflectivity Under Dome Illumination<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b37633b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b37633b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-738436f\" data-id=\"738436f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8ad42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a8ad42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_1-1024x342.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24156\" alt=\"The graph above shows how the light is reflected depending on the surface. You can see this demonstrated in the images below, which show the difference when using a flat dome to illuminate a field of view with different materials.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_1-1024x342.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_1-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_1-768x257.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_1-600x201.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_1-175x59.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_1-40x13.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_1-55x18.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_1-100x33.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_1.jpg 1522w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31c75c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a31c75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_2-1024x255.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24159\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_2-1024x255.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_2-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_2-768x191.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_2-600x150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_2-175x44.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_2-40x10.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_2-55x14.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_2-100x25.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny_2.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-741150c\" data-id=\"741150c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-277958d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"277958d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The graph shows how the light is reflected <strong>depending on the surface.<\/strong> You can see this demonstrated in the <strong>3 images<\/strong>, which show the difference when using <strong>a flat dome<\/strong> to illuminate a field of view with different materials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Each image<\/strong> has the same camera lens, working distance and illumination. The image on the left is a <strong>shiny plastic,<\/strong> the middle image is a <strong>mildly shiny<\/strong> conveyor belt material with a ruler on it and the image on the right is <strong>paper<\/strong>, which is a highly matte in appearance. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2333831 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2333831\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-214ab5f\" data-id=\"214ab5f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8813fa6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8813fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sun\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a51826 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a51826\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c1bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29c1bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using Low Angle Illumination to Reveal Surface Features<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462da12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"462da12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1697e13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1697e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Low_Angle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24165\" alt=\"tpl vision low angle light is used for inspecting mirrored and shiny surfaces in machine vision\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Low_Angle.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Low_Angle-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Low_Angle-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Low_Angle-600x311.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Low_Angle-175x91.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Low_Angle-40x21.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Low_Angle-55x28.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Low_Angle-100x52.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276e816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"276e816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most useful and easy ways to integrate methods for illuminating <strong>a shiny part from a distance<\/strong> is to have <strong>the camera and the light in almost the same optical axis and position them at an angle to the part that needs to be illuminated<\/strong>. By doing this, <strong>only the light that strikes the feature you want to see will be visible in the camera<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3681df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3681df\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a223aec\" data-id=\"a223aec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbc7c0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dfbc7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sun\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d587f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d587f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f571951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f571951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introducing Purpose-Built Low Angle Machine Vision Light<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5e942c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5e942c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fec2f56\" data-id=\"fec2f56\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e80b42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e80b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1678202023690_68\" class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"1110\">To achieve consistent and repeatable results when applying low angle illumination, it is important to use lighting <strong>specifically designed<\/strong> for this purpose. While basic setups can be created by positioning standard lights at shallow angles, dedicated <strong>low angle illumination<\/strong> solutions provide far greater control, uniformity and ease of integration. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1112\" data-end=\"1455\">The TPL Vision <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/de\/uberblick\/dunkelfeld\/mr-low-angle\/\">MR Low Angle Light<\/a> is designed specifically for low angle inspection of <strong>reflective surfaces<\/strong>. By delivering controlled illumination at a very shallow angle relative to the surface, it enhances the <strong>visibility<\/strong> of scratches, dents and surface defects that would otherwise be <strong>invisible<\/strong> under direct or diffuse lighting. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1509\">This type of lighting is particularly effective for:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1614\">\n<li data-section-id=\"p5s9vm\" data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1537\">Mirror-like metal parts<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"7k7r4b\" data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1569\">Polished or coated surfaces<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1uwl9i9\" data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1614\">Transparent or semi-reflective materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1781\">Using a purpose-built <strong>low angle light<\/strong> also simplifies system design, ensuring consistent results without the need for complex alignment or custom mounting solutions. The examples below show different surfaces under inspection using the <strong>MR Low Angle<\/strong> to create a thin, uniform sheet of light across the <strong>field of view.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-738b570\" data-id=\"738b570\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e6bf19 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e6bf19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny-surface.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Shiny surface\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjQxNTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cudHBsLXZpc2lvbi5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzAzXC9TaGlueS1zdXJmYWNlLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"643\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny-surface.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny-surface.jpg 643w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny-surface-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny-surface-600x674.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny-surface-156x175.jpg 156w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny-surface-36x40.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny-surface-49x55.jpg 49w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Shiny-surface-89x100.jpg 89w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3227f48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3227f48\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d480dc7\" data-id=\"d480dc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0382763 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0382763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sun\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23a4b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c23a4b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674ca09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"674ca09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DARKFIELD Inspection of Reflective Surfaces<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f294956 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f294956\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a8bfc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41a8bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Dark_Field.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24168\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Dark_Field.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Dark_Field-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Dark_Field-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Dark_Field-600x304.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Dark_Field-175x89.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Dark_Field-40x20.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Dark_Field-55x28.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_Vision_Dark_Field-100x51.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e532dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e532dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When using this method, it is <strong>critical to consider what is in the background when illuminating shiny parts. <\/strong>The camera will look through this part as if it is a mirror, the integrator must ensure that the mirrored view is safe from any obstructions, such as an operator with a high visibility vest. This means it would be best to have a <strong>shrouded system<\/strong> or <strong>ensure there is a black, light absorbing surface in the reflected FoV,<\/strong> as shown below. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cea8cd5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cea8cd5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5edc014\" data-id=\"5edc014\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63655b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63655b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1678202023690_68\" class=\"wp-block-image\"><em>On the right is an example of this with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/de\/uberblick\/balkenbeleuchtungen\/modular-m-ebar\/\">EBAR<\/a> (125mm) + <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/de\/uberblick\/zubehor\/angle-changers-de\/angle-changers\/\">AC-EBAR-M<\/a> at a close working distance (300mm). As you can see, only the light that is going into any marks on the shiny metal surface comes back to the camera. The part shown is a mirror.  <\/em><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd2d83a\" data-id=\"fd2d83a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06edeac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06edeac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DKF.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24153\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DKF.jpg 919w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DKF-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DKF-768x316.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DKF-600x247.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DKF-175x72.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DKF-40x16.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DKF-55x23.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DKF-100x41.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b65391 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b65391\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a7b847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a7b847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9eb7892 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9eb7892\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5831ab0\" data-id=\"5831ab0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e77fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26e77fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1678202023690_68\" class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1787\"><em>In addition to EBAR-based setups, other <strong>dark field lighting techniques<\/strong> can be achieved using TPL Vision\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/de\/uberblick\/dunkelfeld\/mr-dark-field\/\">MR-Dark Field<\/a> solution. This accessory integrates with the <strong>Modular Ring Light<\/strong> to direct illumination towards the subject at a shallow angle. <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"2056\"><em><strong>Dark field<\/strong> lighting creates strong contrast, causing surface features to appear bright against a dark background. This makes it particularly effective for highlighting <strong>surface irregularities<\/strong>, <strong>defects<\/strong>, and <strong>fine details<\/strong> that would otherwise be difficult to detect. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-901295d\" data-id=\"901295d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61dc2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e61dc2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MR_Dark_Field-1024x378.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24191\" alt=\"close up images of samples using Dark Field lighting technique for detailed inspections\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MR_Dark_Field-1024x378.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MR_Dark_Field-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MR_Dark_Field-768x284.png 768w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MR_Dark_Field-600x222.png 600w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MR_Dark_Field-175x65.png 175w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MR_Dark_Field-40x15.png 40w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MR_Dark_Field-55x20.png 55w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MR_Dark_Field-100x37.png 100w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MR_Dark_Field.png 1300w\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-woocommerce.min.css\"><div class=\"woocommerce columns-5 \"><ul class=\"products elementor-grid columns-5\">\n<li class=\"product type-product post-18101 status-publish first instock product_cat-dunkelfeld has-post-thumbnail shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/de\/uberblick\/dunkelfeld\/mr-dark-field\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_MR_Dark_Field-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_MR_Dark_Field-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_MR_Dark_Field-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_MR_Dark_Field-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><h3 class=\"woocommerce-loop-product__title\">MR-Dark Field (DKF)<\/h3><div class=\"usefull_links\"><\/a><a href=\"\/documents\/techsheets\/TPL_MODULAR_RINGLIGHT_Product_Profile_EN.pdf\" class=\"technical_sheet\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Datenblatt\"><\/a><a href=\"\/documents\/usermanuals\/TPL_MODULAR_RINGLIGHT_Notice_EN.pdf\" class=\"guide_standard\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Betriebsanleitung Standard\"><\/a><a href=\"\/documents\/drawings\/TPL_MODULAR_RINGLIGHT_DARKFIELD.zip\" class=\"drawings\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zeichnungen\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"custom-excerpt\"><ul>\n<li>Dark field light<\/li>\n<li>OverDrive, Sektoren, zweifarbig<\/li>\n<li>80mm und 130mm Innen-\u00d8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"product type-product post-2215 status-publish instock product_cat-dunkelfeld has-post-thumbnail shipping-taxable 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target=\"_blank\" title=\"Datenblatt\"><\/a><a href=\"\/documents\/usermanuals\/TPL_MODULAR_RINGLIGHT_Notice_EN.pdf\" class=\"guide_standard\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Betriebsanleitung Standard\"><\/a><a href=\"\/documents\/drawings\/TPL_MODULAR_RINGLIGHT_LOWANGLE.zip\" class=\"drawings\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zeichnungen\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"custom-excerpt\"><ul>\n<li>Leistungsstarke 45\u00b0 Flachwinkel-Beleuchtung<\/li>\n<li>OverDrive, Sektoren, zweifarbig<\/li>\n<li>80mm und 130mm Innen-\u00d8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"product type-product post-2259 status-publish instock product_cat-balkenbeleuchtungen has-post-thumbnail shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/de\/uberblick\/balkenbeleuchtungen\/modular-m-ebar\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_M-EBAR-360x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_M-EBAR-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_M-EBAR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tpl-vision.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TPL_M-EBAR-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><h3 class=\"woocommerce-loop-product__title\">Modular M-EBAR<\/h3><div class=\"usefull_links\"><\/a><a href=\"\/documents\/techsheets\/TPL_M-EBAR_Product_Profile_EN.pdf\" class=\"technical_sheet\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Datenblatt\"><\/a><a href=\"\/documents\/usermanuals\/TPL_M-EBAR_Technical_User_Guide_EN.pdf\" class=\"guide_standard\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Betriebsanleitung Standard\"><\/a><a href=\"\/documents\/drawings\/TPL_M-EBAR_PLUS_DRAWINGS.zip\" class=\"drawings\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Zeichnungen\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"custom-excerpt\"><ul>\n<li>Modulare Balkenbeleuchtung<\/li>\n<li>Flexible Angle Changers<\/li>\n<li>Gr\u00f6\u00dfen bis 500mm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f286504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f286504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspecting shiny and reflective surfaces in machine vision is challenging due to glare and uncontrolled reflections. 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