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From RS-422 to 100GbE: Softron’s Four Decades of Reinvention on the Mac Softron serves broadcasters, post houses, and live event professionals with a suite of tightly integrated Mac-based tools for ingest, playout, graphics, and streaming. Their products are known for being rock-solid, intuitive, and deeply optimized for macOS - something that’s always set them apart. Now, true to form, they’re meeting the shift to AV over IP head-on, partnering with Macnica to bring high-performance ST 2110 capabilities natively to the Mac. At the heart of this effort is Macnica’s MEP100, a 100GbE SmartNIC built for SMPTE ST 2110 transport.

Sony Image Sensors: The Revolution in Industrial Automation with Precision and AI Each of Sony’s image sensors guarantees efficiency, speed, quality, and precision, and they all come with precise documentation and specialized technical support from Macnica. Therefore, integrating these technologies into your system is easier than it seems. Macnica can assist you at every step, from selection to implementation. Contact us and discover how Sony’s technology can revolutionize your industrial process.

Speed Radar Cameras: Enhanced Accuracy with Sony Image Sensors High-quality image sensors are fundamental for the success of any speed radar system. Sony offers advanced solutions combining high resolution, minimal noise, and exceptional performance across diverse operating conditions. Want to take your traffic control system to the next level? Contact Macnica Americas to discover how Sony image sensors can enhance your speed radar cameras.

Eliminate The Barriers To Amateur Sports & Live Production How a new generation of content producers are raising their production game, by progressing to ST2110 with new lower-cost, high-performance networking tools.

Macnica Medical Displays: quality and innovation for hospital equipment Choosing Macnica medical displays is the ideal solution for designing healthcare technology with a focus on performance, reliability, and an outstanding user experience. Whether it’s for vital signs monitors, portable diagnostic equipment, or self-service terminals in clinics, display technology must live up to the mission: saving lives. That’s why we invite you to explore the critical role displays play in the medical sector - and how Macnica, with decades of expertise in advanced technology, has become a strategic partner for top medical equipment developers around the world.

Transforming Medical Video Transmission with ST 2110 and the Macnica MEP100 By combining the interoperability and fidelity of ST 2110 with the performance and reliability of the MEP100 SmartNIC, hospitals and medical schools can build a live video infrastructure that is robust enough for surgery, flexible enough for teaching, and fully compatible with modern medical imaging standards. The result is a system that enhances collaboration, improves education, and ultimately helps deliver better patient outcomes.

Sony Industrial Image Sensors in Medical Imaging: Precision for Critical Applications From operating rooms to research labs, medical imaging demands uncompromising accuracy, low noise, and consistent performance. Sony’s industrial image sensors, designed for professional and scientific environments, are engineered to meet these exacting standards - delivering the fidelity healthcare professionals rely on for diagnosis, treatment, and research.

SenSWIR: A New Vision for Quality Control in Food Manufacturing Precision imaging is only as valuable as the results it delivers on the production floor. With Macnica Americas, you gain a trusted partner who ensures that Sony’s SenSWIR sensor is not only implemented effectively but optimized for your specific environment. Together, we turn visibility into efficiency, reliability and long-term success. Contact us to unlock new levels of control and insight.

PTP in ST 2110 and IPMX: Does anybody really know what time it is? If PTP timing is critical to your next ST 2110 or IPMX project, don’t leave it to guesswork. Plan your timing architecture early, validate it thoroughly, and choose tools built for microsecond-accurate synchronization. Macnica’s MEP100 SmartNIC was designed for exactly this challenge - delivering hardware-based PTP timestamping, full ST 2110 compliance, and seamless integration into real-time AV-over-IP workflows. Talk to Macnica today to see how we can help you keep every frame and every packet exactly where - and when - it should be.

LCD display modules for industrial test and measurement applications: visual precision for critical decisions LCD display for measurement instruments: high resolution, contrast, and reliability for safe technical decisions. Discover Macnica displays.

Where to Deploy Real-Time Video Analytics: Cloud, Edge, or On-Prem? Real-time AI helps organizations detect threats in seconds, respond faster, lower overall monitoring costs, and much more. But one key decision underlies every deployment: where should the processing happen? The cloud, the edge, or on prem servers? Macnica can help you unpack your options.

FPGA acceleration: how MEP100 boosts IP video editing Discover how FPGA acceleration with MEP100 enhances IP video editing performance, reduces latency, and optimizes resource usage.

Why Cover Glass Matters: Choosing the Right Solution for Your LCD Display The quality of your display doesn’t end at the panel - it begins at the surface. Cover glass is your LCD’s first line of defense and one of the most important contributors to durability, usability, and long-term reliability. Selecting the right type isn’t optional - it’s essential.

MEP100: ST 2110 SmartNIC with PTP for live video over IP MEP100 is Macnica’s 100Gbit ST 2110 SmartNIC with full redundancy and PTP timing that turns COTS servers into a flexible live video processor.

Macnica LCD Displays: precision for medical and industrial applications Discover Macnica’s robust solutions for industrial and medical applications: high-reliability LCD displays, technical support, and key features that ensure a competitive edge.

The AI and Human Factor in Security The future of security Isn’t AI. It’s the right synergy of AI and human factors. Let’s stop asking if AI can replace people in security. Let’s focus on finding the ideal combination of both. Let’s push AI to its limit - not to replace the human factor, but to augment it. Macnica is proud to be a partner and global reseller of icetana ai™. We enable security centers around the world to use AI to help people keep people safe.

The MEP100 100GbE SmartNIC Meets Apple-Silicon: Why ST 2110 Workflows Feel Native on the Mac At NAB Show this year, we announced something small - but meaningful. The MEP100 SmartNIC, our 100GbE PCIe interface for ST 2110 audio, video, and ancillary data, now supports macOS Sonoma (14.6.1+). That might sound like a basic checkbox. Another driver. Another platform. But if you’re paying attention to where creative workflows are headed - and how Apple Silicon works under the hood - this one gets more interesting the deeper you look.

Smarter Security for Shopping Centers: How AI-Powered Video Monitoring Transforms Operations Smart Video Monitoring for Shopping Centers: detect critical events in real time with AI and reduce human error in security.

Image Sensor Selection: 5 Trade-Offs Every Vision Engineer Should Nail Before Tape-Out Choosing an image sensor isn’t just a line item on the BOM - it defines how well your camera, robot or inspection system will perform for the next decade. Our new whitepaper, “Image Sensor Selection: Key Factors to Consider Based on Your Application,” distills the latest CMOS know-how from Macnica Senior FAE Dr. Mary Narreto into a practical decision framework. Below is a sneak-peek at five decisions the paper unpacks - plus links to the tools Macnica provides so you can move from spec to working prototype with confidence.

High-Density ST 2110 I/O - Now Within Reach with the MEP100 SmartNIC At NAB 2025, Macnica Americas’ MEP100 SmartNIC was honored with a Product of the Year Award in the Hardware Infrastructure category - recognition for a solution that’s helping to reshape how uncompressed ST 2110 video and audio are handled in software-defined broadcast and Pro AV workflows.