IDS is a leading image processing company
As an industrial camera manufacturer, we see image processing as a key technology. With our products, we want to open doors to greater quality, efficient production processes and resource conservation. Our innovations should be easily accessible and simple to use. In short: With our products, we want to offer the best user experience in the vision market.
We create technological milestones
Since the company was founded in 1997, we have been anticipating innovations from the consumer world and consistently developing them for industrial applications. The basis is always our philosophy "It's so easy!".
The IDS management and corporate culture are characterized by the spirit of the founding and owner family.
Jürgen Hartmann
Founder and shareholder
Jan Hartmann
Managing Partner
Alexander Lewinsky
Managing Director
From Obersulm all over the world
As an owner-managed family business with almost 30 years of experience in image processing, we invest in our headquarters in Obersulm, Germany, on a long-term and sustainable basis.
With a team of more than 320 employees from 21 countries, branches in the USA, Japan, South Korea and the UK as well as representative offices in France, the Benelux countries and India, we operate internationally but remain rooted in our region.
How we ensure quality
Our exceptionally high level of in-house production and adherence to strict global quality standards guarantee outstanding product quality. We manufacture using certified renewable electricity and help avoid an average of more than 80 tons of CO₂ emissions per year through self-generated green energy – just one of many examples of our commitment to ecological and ethical standards.
The IDS product portfolio
Our 2D and 3D cameras, monitoring cameras and AI-supported models are modular, intuitive and versatile. Highlights such as our customized developments set new standards in image processing. We are the only manufacturer to offer 3 years of voluntary manufacturer’s warranty on all IDS-branded cameras – for even greater security and investment protection. The range of applications extends from mechanical engineering to medical technology and research - always with the aim of making new technologies simple and accessible.
Being part of the future
We make our technology available for research purposes and new ideas and share our expertise as a leading image processing company in working groups and with start-ups. Our headquarters in the AI region of Heilbronn, Germany, is located in the heart of a unique artificial intelligence community. IDS has a large network and is proud to be active in various supra-regional partnerships.
People and the environment
Thinking in terms of generations, sustainable management and our pronounced awareness of social and ecological responsibility make IDS your reliable partner. As part of its climate strategy, IDS tracks relevant CO₂ emissions and implements targeted measures to reduce them. In addition, we support selected climate protection projects to responsibly offset unavoidable emissions and contribute to global climate protection.