Develops and manufactures optical inspection systems for rail and wood surface inspection.
bvSys Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH
Bremen · SingaporeNew on Amplifa
About bvSys
bvSys Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH, headquartered in Bremen, develops and produces optical inspection systems that combine precision and reliability with high processing speeds. The product range includes line inspection systems for overhead contact lines, tracks, rail heads and rail surfaces as well as the Optimat wood surface inspection series, which enables knot detection using laser scanning (tracheid effect) at speeds of over 230 m/min. The company supports projects from consulting and conception through development and production to software development, object measurement, surface analysis, quality management and video documentation. The systems are in use worldwide, including at Deutsche Bahn, SNCF, Eurailscout, Plasser & Theurer and numerous European wood processors. In addition to its headquarters in Bremen, bvSys operates a branch in Singapore with bvSys Asia Pte. Ltd.
- Site
- Bremen
- Processes
- Overhead contact line inspection (CatenaryCheck), Overhead contact line inspection (WireCheck), 3rdRailPositionCheck, CrackCheck (rail crack inspection), HeadCheck (rail head inspection), SideCheck, ProfileCheck, RailCheck
- Materials
- Steel (rails), Wood
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, Quality management (in-house service)
- Founded
- 2005
- Industries
- Rail transport / railway technology, Rail infrastructure, Wood industry, Operational safety rail inspection
- 01
Consulting and conception
- 02
Software development
- 03
Development and production
- 04
Object measurement and surface analysis
- 05
Quality management
- 06
Video documentation
- 07
Service and support
Technologies and Processes
Steel (rails)
Inspection of rail head, rail surface and cracks in track systems.
Wood
Surface and knot inspection of sawn timber with the Optimat system.
Locations
Bremen
DEHeadquarters, development and production
- Materials
- Steel (rails), wood
Singapore
SGBranch office bvSys Asia Pte. Ltd.
Products and Systems
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overhead contact line inspection (CatenaryCheck)Inspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| Overhead contact line inspection (WireCheck)Inspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3rdRailPositionCheckInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| CrackCheck (rail crack inspection)Inspection | – | – | – | – | Steel (rails) |
| HeadCheck (rail head inspection)Inspection | – | – | – | – | Steel (rails) |
| SideCheckInspection | – | – | – | – | Steel (rails) |
| ProfileCheckInspection | – | – | – | – | Steel (rails) |
| RailCheckInspection | – | – | – | – | Steel (rails) |
| RailScanInspection | – | – | – | – | Steel (rails) |
| VegetationCheckInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| Optimat Basic System (wood surface inspection)Inspection | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Inspection | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Optimat ProfileScanInspection | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Optimat SoftwareInspection | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Optimat Two-Sided (two-sided wood inspection)Inspection | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Surface analysisInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| Object measurementInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| Video documentationInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
bvSys offers quality management and video documentation as its own service areas; specific certifications are not stated.
| Evidence | Bremen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| Quality management (in-house service) |
History
- 1990
Development work on a wood surface inspection system as part of an EU-funded project at STN Atlas Elektronik GmbH
- 1994
Expansion of development to rail inspection systems
- 1999
Spin-off of the image processing division as benntec Systemtechnik GmbH
- 1999–2005
Expansion of the product range and worldwide market coverage; establishment of further product areas
- 2005
Management buy-out transfers the product division to bvSys Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH