Unlocking New Capabilities: How Sony’s Image Sensors Are Advancing Industrial Vision

Industrial vision is evolving to support faster, more accurate, and more adaptable inspection. Advances in image sensors – from high-resolution and HDR imaging to short-wave infrared – are enabling better speed, sensitivity, and spectral range for complex industrial and environmental challenges.

At ImagingNext 2026, Tom Jellicoe, Senior Manager, Growth and Business Development at Sony Europe, presents “Unlocking New Capabilities: How Sony’s Image Sensors Are Advancing Industrial Vision” – a session on key developments in image-sensor technology and their practical applications.

About Tom Jellicoe

Tom Jellicoe leads the Growth and Business Development team at Sony Semiconductor Europe, where he draws on more than a decade of experience developing and launching innovative technologies. He holds a PhD in Optoelectronics from the University of Cambridge and combines technical expertise with strategic business experience to advance semiconductor and imaging technologies across diverse markets. His background spans the technical and commercial implementation of vision technologies at the intersection of semiconductor innovation and sensing applications.

Why advances in image sensors matter

Industrial vision is evolving to support inspection that is faster, more accurate, and more adaptable. Meeting these requirements depends on continued developments in image sensor technology and on selecting imaging capabilities that match the needs of the application.

High resolution imaging, global and rolling shutters, HDR and SWIR sensing each contribute to the development of industrial vision. Together, these technologies expand what imaging systems can capture and how they can respond to demanding inspection requirements.

Resolution is important when an application needs to capture more visual detail. Speed supports inspection processes that need to operate faster, while improved sensitivity helps imaging systems work with the available visual information. A wider spectral range, including short-wave infrared, creates opportunities to see beyond the visible spectrum.

These advances can support smarter inspection across manufacturing, materials analysis, and infrastructure monitoring. Each area presents different industrial or environmental challenges, but all can benefit from improvements in resolution, speed, sensitivity, and spectral range.

What you’ll take away

• How high-resolution imaging, global and rolling shutters, HDR, and short-wave infrared are advancing industrial vision.
• How improvements in resolution, speed, sensitivity, and spectral range enable smarter inspection.
• How image-sensor technologies can address challenges in manufacturing, materials analysis, and infrastructure monitoring.