Background and Achievements

Phasor was formed in 1996 by a team of engineers and technicians covering photonics, digital image analysis, machine vision and automation. The team brought together over 25 years experience in developing customer specific solutions for applications in engineering, automotive, electronics and pharmaceutical markets.

In 2001 the PC based instrument and machine vision range was extended to  include new technologies in smart vision sensors from Omron and DVT, this extended sales into lower cost higher volume automotive sectors leading to the first of many turnkey seal inspection systems for customers such as FTP, Dowty and JRD Mouldings.

Expansion into the pharmaceutical and health care markets was a major step to enable fully validated CFR compliant systems to  be developed and marketed. The first medical dressing system was installed in 2003 to  detect misplaced swabs in IV dressings. This work formed the basis for the extensive range of total dressing inspection systems now being marketed worldwide.

2005 saw the increase in companies moving to  China and a major Phasor customer Littelfuse moved our machines to their new plant in Suzhou. R&D developments continued to  enable a further  8 machines to be built in China plus an ongoing R&D support contract. in 2008 Phasor reached it's £1million of total export sales and over 200 camera systems sold throughout the world.

2001 automatic computer controlled digital film scanner developed for Fuji Films Netherlands with support from UK SMART project funding. Similar systems were also sold to  Konica USA, ESRF France, FOMA Czech Republic and Bonn University.

2003 the first Phasor system for GSK, a fully pharmaceutical validated nasal spray pump inspection system utilising 4 Omron cameras, Siemens PLC and Festo pneumatics. GSK have remained a major Phasor customer, for OCV and packaging inspection systems.