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  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-01",
  "revision": 1,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/machinevisiondirect.com/provenance.json",
  "card": {
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      "use_cases": [
        "Sourcing machine vision lighting, optics, and cabling",
        "Custom machine vision hardware specification",
        "Replacement parts for existing machine vision systems"
      ],
      "industries": [
        "Industrial automation",
        "Machine vision integration",
        "Manufacturing quality control"
      ]
    },
    "itha": "0.1",
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        "city": "Streamwood",
        "region": "IL",
        "country": "US"
      },
      "url": "https://machinevisiondirect.com/",
      "name": "Machine Vision Direct",
      "domain": "machinevisiondirect.com",
      "founded": 2019,
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        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/machinevisiondirect"
      ],
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        "max": 10,
        "min": 2
      },
      "description": "Online distributor of machine vision components — lighting, cameras, lenses, lens filters, cabling, mounting hardware, and enclosures — representing brands including Smart Vision Lights, Advanced Illumination, Computar, JAI, and Midwest Optical Systems (MidOpt)."
    },
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        "url": "https://machinevisiondirect.com/",
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        "name": "Machine Vision Lighting",
        "role": "distributor",
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          "notes": "Smart Vision Lights: 5 business days ARO and 30-day trial. Advanced Illumination: 10 business days ARO. Lead times vary by product.",
          "lead_time_weeks": {
            "max": 2,
            "min": 1
          }
        },
        "summary": "Machine vision LED lighting — back, bar, ring, dome, coaxial, structured pattern, and line scan lights — distributed from Smart Vision Lights, Advanced Illumination, and Spectrum Illumination.",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
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              {
                "brand": "smart_vision_lights",
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                "authorized": true
              },
              {
                "brand": "advanced_illumination",
                "itha_ref": "advancedillumination.com",
                "authorized": true
              },
              {
                "brand": "spectrum_illumination",
                "itha_ref": "spectrumillumination.com",
                "authorized": true
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      {
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        "name": "Lens Filters",
        "role": "distributor",
        "terms": {
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            "max": 3,
            "min": 3
          }
        },
        "summary": "Optical filters for machine vision — bandpass, multi-bandpass, longpass, shortpass, neutral density, and polarizing filters — distributed from Midwest Optical Systems (MidOpt).",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "distribution",
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "brands_carried": [
              {
                "brand": "midopt",
                "itha_ref": "midopt.com",
                "authorized": true
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "cameras",
        "url": "https://machinevisiondirect.com/collections/all-cameras",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Cameras",
        "role": "distributor",
        "summary": "Area scan cameras for machine vision with USB3, GigE, CoaXPress, and Camera Link interfaces, distributed from JAI and Opto Engineering.",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "distribution",
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "brands_carried": [
              {
                "brand": "jai",
                "itha_ref": "jai.com",
                "authorized": true
              },
              {
                "brand": "opto_engineering",
                "itha_ref": "opto-e.com",
                "authorized": true
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
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        "url": "https://machinevisiondirect.com/collections/all-lenses",
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        "name": "Lenses",
        "role": "distributor",
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        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "distribution",
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "brands_carried": [
              {
                "brand": "computar",
                "itha_ref": "computar.com",
                "authorized": true
              },
              {
                "brand": "opto_engineering",
                "itha_ref": "opto-e.com",
                "authorized": true
              },
              {
                "brand": "tamron",
                "itha_ref": "tamron.com",
                "authorized": true
              },
              {
                "brand": "kowa",
                "authorized": true
              },
              {
                "brand": "fujinon",
                "itha_ref": "fujifilm.com",
                "authorized": true
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "cabling",
        "url": "https://machinevisiondirect.com/pages/cei",
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        "name": "Cabling",
        "role": "distributor",
        "summary": "Industrial cabling for machine vision systems — GigE Vision, USB3 Vision, Camera Link, M12 industrial Ethernet, and analog I/O cables — distributed from Components Express Inc (CEI).",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "distribution",
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "brands_carried": [
              {
                "brand": "cei",
                "itha_ref": "componentsexpress.com",
                "authorized": true
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
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        "url": "https://machinevisiondirect.com/collections/basic-protection-enclosures",
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        "name": "Enclosures",
        "role": "distributor",
        "summary": "Protective enclosures for cameras, lights, and sensors — basic, increased-protection, food-grade, and explosion-proof options — distributed from APG Vision.",
        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "distribution",
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "brands_carried": [
              {
                "brand": "apg_vision",
                "itha_ref": "apgvision.com",
                "authorized": true
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      },
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        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Mounting Solutions",
        "role": "distributor",
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        "channels": [
          "direct"
        ],
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "distribution",
            "spec_version": "0.1",
            "brands_carried": [
              {
                "brand": "swivellink",
                "itha_ref": "swivellink.com",
                "authorized": true
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    ],
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      "url": "https://machinevisiondirect.com/pages/contact-us",
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        "consultation"
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    },
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      "robotics": {
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      }
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}