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Seafood Processing Global Expo 2023 - Barcelona

The Seafood Processing Global Expo 2023 is the world's premier conference and exhibition on seafood and seafood processing. Headwall was at the expo in Barcelona, Booth 3QQ202, showing how ...

EGU 2023 - geo-konzept & CHRSE - Vienna

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) 2023 Annual Meeting is where geoscientists from all over the world come together in one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and ...

SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2023 in Orlando

Headwall echibited in Booth 626 with a display showing our comprehensive hyperspectral imaging OEM components, sensors and systems for remote-sensing. SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing is ...

AUVSI Xponential 2023 - Denver

Headwall exhibited in booth 3348 at the annual AUVSI Xponential expo in Denver! The exhibitor list for 2023 has expanded from makers of unmanned and automated vehicles to suppliers of ...

Hyperspectral Remote-Sensing Workshop at Taylor Geospatial Institute in St. Louis

Headwall hosted a free in-person Headwall hyperspectral remote-sensing workshop at Taylor Geospatial Institute in St. Louis, Missouri. There were presentations on mission planning & ...

STRATUS Workshop - 2023

The STRATUS 2023 conference brought together academics, industry representatives, and domain specialists to share perspectives on the rapidly evolving field of a wide range of topics ...

Hyperspectral Remote-Sensing Workshop at CHRSE - Spring 2023

Picture above: Group from the most recent workshop in the Fall of 2022 at the Center for Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Europe (CHRSE) at the geo-konzept facility in Adelschlag, Germany. ...

Headwall Upgrades Facility Lighting for Energy Savings and Quality

Webinar Recording: Non-Contact Prediction of Histamine Concentration in Tuna Fillets using Hyperspectral Imaging

See a recording of a Webinar on non-contact prediction of histamine concentration in tuna fillets using a Headwall hyperspectral scanning system with perClass Mira spectral classification ...

Smart Factory + Automation World 2023 - Seoul

Headwall reseller Youngin Mobility exhibited Headwall's hyperspectral systems for machine vision at Smart Factory + Automation World 28-10 March 2023 in Seoul. There were over 400 ...

PDAC 2023 - Toronto

Basil Desousa, Headwall Sales Manager Americas was in the Terraplus, Inc. booth (804) at PDAC 2023, the world's premier mineral exploration and mining convention. Attendees saw how Headwall ...

Harmful Algal Bloom UAV Study

Headwall and collaborator Coastal Ocean Vision are studying the phenomena of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) with a study being conducted on and over Santuit Pond in the town of Mashpee on Cape ...

Hyperspectral Remote-Sensing Workshop at Univ Florida - Gainesville

A free in-person Headwall workshop on Hyperspectral Remote Sensing using UAVs was held at the University of Florida - Gainesville. There were presentations at the Reitz Union building, room ...

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

This year I am feeling particularly grateful and reflective after moving back to the Photonics industry after some time away. In my 20+ year career in optics, I have been lucky enough to ...

Women in Science: Barbara Martinez

SPIE Photonics West 2023

Headwall and our colleagues at perClass will be in Booth 5323 with a display showing our comprehensive hyperspectral imaging OEM components, sensors and systems for remote sensing, advanced ...

NAHEP, Training-Workshop on Airborne Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Agriculture 2023 - New Delhi

  A National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) sponsored Training/Workshop on Airborne Hyperspectral Remote Sensing for Agriculture was organized and (Zoom) hosted by the Centre ...

AME Roundup 2023 - Vancouver

Headwall was present at AME Roundup 2023, the mineral exploration industry’s premier opportunity to connect, exchange ideas and inspire new exploration projects. Basil Desousa, Headwall ...

AGU 2022 & SIF Social Event - Chicago

Headwall exhibited in booth 1923 at the AGU Annual Meeting in Chicago. We also sponsored and attended the AGU SIF (Solar-Induced Fluorescence) Social Event on Dec 15. The AGU Fall Meeting ...

Helping make things warmer during the holiday for those in need

Headwall partners with Our Father's House, a private non-sectarian agency providing shelter and related services to homeless men, women and children, to provide needed items like winter ...

Headwall MV.X Shown at Largest Machine Vision Expo in Japan

Headwall partner Argo Corporation had an impressive showing at the International Technical Exhibition on Image Tech and Equipment in Yokohama. The award-winning Hyperspec MV.X demonstrated ...

Headwall at the 2022 AUVSI New England UAS and AAM Summit

From Wed, Oct 26 to Thu, Oct 27, 2022 Headwall's exhibit table was a busy one at New England’s UAS and AAM Summit 2022,  Scaling Airspace and Autonomy: Impacts on Society and Business , ...

Headwall MV.C NIR Shown at A3 Vision Show 2022 in Boston

  Fresh off Vision 2022 in Stuttgart, the world's largest machine vision fair, Headwall showed the new MV.C NIR for hyperspectral imaging in the 900 to 1,700 nm wavelength range at the A3 ...

Hyperspectral Remote-Sensing Workshop at Scripps-UCSD

Headwall Regional Sales Manager Lynn Chandler, Ph.D. hosted an in-person workshop at Scripps-UCSD on Hyperspectral Remote Sensing using UAVs. Providing demonstrations and presentations were ...

Headwall MV.C NIR Shown at Vision 2022 at Messe Stuttgart

Headwall unveiled the new MV.C NIR for hyperspectral imaging in the 900 to 1,700 nm wavelength range. Also shown was the award-winning Hyperspec® MV.X with embedded processing power that ...

Headwall co-authors presentation at 10th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks

Christian Felsheim, Director Headwall EMEA, has co-authored a presentation to be delivered at the 10th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks 24 to 26 August in Graz. More ...

The Value of Hyperspectral Imaging in Food Inspection

With more and more government regulations being placed on the food industry, food producers are turning to other means of inspecting their food products for quality and safety. Reliance on ...

Headwall Sponsors Littleton, MA Robotics Team

Headwall Photonics recently sponsored and donated unused parts and equipment to the Littleton, MA robotics team to use in building robotic devices for competitions.  Known as the FIRST ...

8 Reasons to Invest in Hyperspectral Imaging

It's no secret that high-quality data helps to solve difficult problems. Buying a hyperspectral imaging system enables the collection of hundreds of spectral bands in order to better ...

Headwall & HELICoiD in Laser Focus World Article

In the November 2021 issue of Laser Focus World, Headwall President & CEO David Bannon described the development and implementation of a hyperspectral imaging (HSI) based neurosurgical ...

Headwall Gives Back to the Community for Thanksgiving

One of Headwall's yearly initiatives is the production and donation of hygiene kits for the homeless in the Central, MA area. On November 19, 2021, Headwall employees assembled one hundred ...

Hyperspectral Imaging sees Xf Bacteria and Highlights the Business Impact of Crop Disease

The incurable crop disease Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) affects a variety of important crops including olive, almond, avocado, coffee, grapevine, citrus and many herbaceous and forest species ...

Headwall SWIR Sensor Used in Rijksmusuem Article on Operation Night Watch

Our SWIR 640 sensor is part of world famous Operation Night Watch by the Rijksmuseum, and is mentioned in the first published work in Sensors 2021, 21(20), 6855, Reflectance Imaging ...

Headwall's MV.X makes Aug-Sep 2021 Cover of Vision Systems Design China

Our award-winning Hyperspec MV.X is featured on the cover of the August-September 2021 issue of Vision Systems Design China. The MV.X is a step forward in advanced machine vision, combining ...

MV.X shown at VisionCon 2021 by Headwall Reseller NBL

Our award-winning Hyperspec MV.X was demonstrated and presented to thousands of attendees at VisionCon 2021 in Shenzhen, China by reseller NBL Systems today.

Headwall's Solar-Induced Fluorescence Imaging Sensor a Finalist for 'The Eddies' Award

Headwall's Solar-Induced Fluorescence (SIF) imaging sensor is a finalist for one of The Eddies, formerly the New England Innovation Awards. The weak SIF signal from green plants can be ...

Headwall aids in the continued commitment of mobile showers for the area’s homeless

As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, Our Father’s House borrowed mobile showers and portable toilets for the Fitchburg homeless community. Initially they were provided to keep people clean ...

Policies & Facility Features to Guard Against the Spread of COVID-19

Headwall has put into place policies and performed some facility modifications for the health and safety of our employees and customers

Successful Companies like Headwall Adapt to Changing Circumstances

Headwall describes challenges brought by COVID-19, including training and hosting customer events and seminars

Headwall Unmanned Airborne Hyperspectral System with LiDAR Provides a Unique Solution in Turkey

Guest blog post by Fatih Ömrüuzun of Headwall reseller Visratek in Turkey

Headwall Online Interview for GISCafe

Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, Headwall continues to support and sell to customers deemed essential. See an online interview of David Blair, Director of Strategic Programs, by GISCafe's ...

Update on actions related to current events involving COVID-19

Link to this page to stay updated on Headwall's announcements and news related to our actions during the current coronavirus situation.

CHRSE Webinar Recording Now Available

February Webinar hosted by the CHRSE

Hyperspec® MV.X Unveiled at Photonics West 2020 in San Francisco

Headwall shows off our new, embedded-vision hyperspectral camera in addition to our award-winning OEM components, sensors, and systems

We're Giving Drones a Good Name

Drones seem to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. The media reminds us that they're nothing but nuisances: peeking at people, crashing into stadiums, hovering over the White House, ...

Spectral Imaging Solves Mystery of Stolen Books by Suicidal Librarian

Multi-Million Dollar Theft Of National Heritage, Followed By International Intrigue, Suicide, And An Explosion Injuring Dozens...

Hyperspectral Imaging Successfully Screens Cancer Tissue

Healthcare isn’t a new frontier when it comes to imaging, but hyperspectral technology is opening eyes and capturing spectacular, life-changing results.

Hyperspectral Takes Old Maps Into New Territory

Late in 2014, Headwall sponsored a successful event at London’s Natural History Museum. The purpose of the gathering was to introduce curators and preservationists to the advantages and ...

Headwall Successfully Re-Certifies to ISO 9001

Manufacturing companies of any size must demonstrate to their customers that they are quality-driven organizations. This holds for products, processes, and procedures. The global economy ...

Nano-Hyperspec...in the air and on the ground

Next week during Photonics West we’ll be demonstrating our very newest hyperspectral sensor: Nano-Hyperspec. We gave it that name because it’s small...exceptionally small. Think of a ...

Spectral Imaging Within the Collection-Care Industry

Hyperspectral imaging is finding a home in so many interesting places, among them the fascinating field of cultural preservation. Conservation care professionals across academia and the ...

U.S. Congresswoman Niki Tsongas Visits Headwall

Headwall Delivers Micro-Hyperspec® Sensors to Columbia University

High-performance imaging sensors on small, commercial UAS will assess ocean and sea ice variability in Arctic zones FITCHBURG, MA - OCTOBER 9, 2014: Headwall Photonics has delivered two ...

Smaller, Lighter, Better: Hyperspectral on UAVs

At Headwall we've been busy listening to the market. When it comes to airborne remote sensing, the market is telling us that they favor UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) of all kinds: ...

Far Away and Long Ago: Hyperspectral Imaging Plays Key Role

Hyperspectral imaging sheds new light on prized Martian rock specimen

Hyperspectral Takes Wing Over Ontario!

Under cloudless skies in Ontario recently, Headwall achieved a very notable milestone: we became the first to fly both hyperspectral and LiDAR aboard a small, fully integrated handheld UAS. ...

UAVs and Hyperspectral Imaging Unite

One of the things we’re seeing at Headwall is the proliferation of airborne applications. Multispectral suffers a bit with respect to hyperspectral (a handful of bands versus hundreds), ...

Headwall's Field-of-View Calculator

When it comes to hyperspectral imaging, it isn’t always about the hardware. Before users even get to the stage of specifying a sensor instrument, they need to ask a few questions:

History Made, History Seen with Hyperspectral Imaging

As the market for hyperspectral sensing technology moves forward and advances, Headwall’s Application Engineering team has been able to gather a rare view into the past through the ...