HALCON 26.05

NEW RELEASE · 26.05

A new generation of machine vision intelligence

HALCON 26.05 introduces automatic contour optimization for shape-based matching (SBM), enabling users to automatically remove unstable or misleading contours from SBM models — eliminating labour-intensive manual tuning.

Reflections, shadows, and random texture often introduce unreliable contours that reduce matching robustness. With sample images of real object instances, HALCON now identifies which contours appear consistently across the dataset and refines the SBM model automatically.

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Automatic contour optimization for shape-based matching

What's New in 26.05

Major Feature Highlights

Four flagship capabilities designed to make industrial machine vision faster, more reliable, and easier to deploy.

Automatic Contour Optimization (SBM)

Provide sample images of real object instances and HALCON automatically removes unstable or misleading contours from your shape-based matching models — improving robustness without manual tuning.

Advanced AI Object Detection

A new generation of deep-learning-based object detection delivers up to 5× faster inference while maintaining high detection accuracy — optimised for demanding machine vision scenarios.

Data Matrix Rectification

Read Data Matrix codes reliably even on curved or deformed surfaces. HALCON compensates for symbol distortion before decoding, dramatically improving robustness on non-flat materials.

Enhanced Data Augmentation

Configurable operators integrate directly into HALCON deep-learning pipelines. Define augmentation programmatically — geometric transforms, color variations, blurring — and preview variations instantly.

HDevelopEVO 26.05

The next-generation development environment

HDevelopEVO is continually evolving. These are the newest major features in the upcoming release.

01

.NET Interface for HALCON Script Engine

Run HDevelopEVO scripts directly inside your .NET applications for seamless integration with existing software stacks.

02

HALCONSearch Agent

Describe your vision task in natural language and find the right HALCON operators and example scripts instantly.

03

Context-Aware Documentation

See file, procedure, and parameter information directly in the editor while you code — no context switching.

04

Visual Prompting for AI Assistants

Include image data directly in your prompts to AI assistants for richer, more relevant code generation.

Why HALCON

Industry-leading machine vision software

Inference Speed

Up to 5×

Faster AI object detection vs. previous generation

SBM Robustness

Automatic

Contour optimization from sample images

Code Reading

Curved / Deformed

Data Matrix rectification on non-flat surfaces

Deep Learning

Configurable

Programmatic data augmentation pipelines

Integration

.NET Ready

HDevelopEVO scripts run inside .NET apps

Productivity

AI-Assisted

Search agent & visual prompting in editor

Applications

Built for industrial vision

Quality Inspection

Surface defect detection, dimensional verification and assembly checks on production lines.

Identification & Track-and-Trace

1D/2D barcode and Data Matrix reading even on curved, low-contrast or damaged surfaces.

Robotic Vision & Pick-and-Place

Shape-based matching and 3D pose estimation for accurate robot guidance.

Deep-Learning Classification

Train, deploy and refine custom DL models for classification, detection and segmentation.

AUTHORISED PARTNER

HALCON in India — through Magna Tech Solutions

In partnership with MVRPL (Menzel Vision & Robotics Pvt Ltd), we deliver licensing, application engineering, training, and deployment support for the full MVTec HALCON portfolio.

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