Author: Scanway
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In the first half of 2025, Scanway focused on launching the commercialization of the Hydra vision system. This technology is already being implemented at select Polish food processing plants, but its use is ultimately intended to be expanded to neighboring European markets. The experience gained in the industrial sector is also set to be applied in the New Space sector—it is already known that Hydra will be a key software component of the European lunar image processing system as part of the Intuitive Machines space mission planned for 2026.
Commercialization of Hydra, first implementations in the food industry: Fabios, Bunge Polska, and Evrafish
In the first half of the year, the Company focused on commercializing the Hydra modular vision system—a proprietary technological solution under development since 2024 that integrates advanced image processing algorithms, machine learning (Machine Learning), and hyperspectral scanners. The system was designed for a wide range of industrial applications, and its architecture allows for deployment in various production environments without the need to build each application from scratch.
Through integration with production lines and real-time data analysis, Hydra enables predictive anomaly detection, dynamic adjustment of production parameters, and precise detection at the micrometer scale. Advanced imaging technologies and intelligent data analysis allow for real-time monitoring of processes and the automatic removal of defective products during the production stage.
– In the first half of the year, as we commercialized Hydra technology, we focused on the food industry—in this sector, our technology directly supports the quality of products delivered to millions of consumers every day. The implementations we are already carrying out with our clients demonstrate Hydra’s readiness for operational use in demanding production environments. Importantly, the system combines a high degree of automation with configuration flexibility, which allows companies not only to reduce operation times by up to 80%, but also to optimize processes and significantly reduce material waste. – says Radosław Charytoniuk, CSO of Scanway S.A.
In March 2025, Scanway launched its first commercial project using the Hydra system at the Fabios plant—a manufacturer of protein casings for the food industry. Scanway’s technology is being installed on two production lines; it will enable continuous inspection of protein casings and the classification of detected defects by type, size, and location using advanced imaging technologies and artificial intelligence algorithms. The casings inspected in this manner will be shipped to meat processing plants in Poland, the European Union, as well as to countries in Eastern Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Australia.
In May, the Company began work on a project for Bunge Polska—one of the key companies in the country’s agri-food sector. A vision system based on Hydra technology will be implemented at the production facility in Kruszwica, where rapeseed oil, among other products, is manufactured. The system will enable the inspection of every bottle, including its cap, and the detection of defects in the final product. Additionally, the Company will integrate the quality control system with an automatic rejector for defective bottles, which will allow for the immediate removal of defective products from the production line. Bunge Polska is part of the international Bunge Global S.A. group, which operates in over 40 countries.
The implementation project underway at the Evrafish Sp. z o.o. production facility marks the next phase of the Hydra system’s rollout. Evrafish, a subsidiary of Polski Holding Rybny, is a manufacturer of high-quality canned fish, operating in both European and Asian markets. As part of this collaboration, Scanway will implement Hydra at the Evrafish facility to automate quality control of the final product. Using advanced artificial intelligence algorithms and spectral imaging, the system will analyze each can in real time and detect any potential manufacturing defects.
– The industrial sector provides ideal conditions for Hydra’s rapid growth. It is here that we have access to a key resource—large and diverse datasets—which are essential for effectively training and testing our algorithms. In the second half of 2025, we plan to significantly strengthen Hydra’s presence in the Polish industrial sector, and ultimately, we intend to expand our operations into neighboring European markets. The physical deployment of our solutions at our customers’ sites will be crucial, which is why we will be developing our collaboration with technology partners and system integrators who support us in the implementation process. – says Radosław Charytoniuk. – Although our systems are technologically advanced, we design them so that their implementation in various industrial environments is as simple as possible. We then want to apply the experience we’ve gained in the aerospace industry to the space industry and the New Space sector – he adds.
Scanway’s total revenue from the Hydra system implementations described above in the food industry will amount to approximately 248,000 EUR and will be recognized by the end of 2025. The company expects to sign additional contracts for the use of the Hydra system in the second half of the year and anticipates a gradual increase in revenue from the commercialization of its solution.
Hydra is key to the project to build a European system for processing images of the Moon
It is already known that Hydra technology will be used in the space sector and will be a key component in the development of a European satellite image processing system for the lunar mission being carried out by Intuitive Machines.
Scanway will be the first Polish company to supply an optical instrument for a commercial lunar mission (under a contract awarded in December 2024). Furthermore, it will also develop a European system for processing lunar imagery (based on a contract signed in early July with the European Space Agency). The solution being developed by the company will be the first commercial system of its kind in Europe, providing European nations with access to key imagery of the Moon’s surface. At the core of the system will be components of Hydra technology, which will be used in a space mission for the first time.
– A key component of this project will be the Hydra optical data processing engine we are developing—the same software component we use for quality control and process monitoring on Earth-based production lines. This demonstrates the versatility of Hydra technology, which finds applications in both industry and space projects— says Mikołaj Podgórski, COO of Scanway S.A.. Thanks to the expertise we have been developing for years in the Industry sector—including our proprietary Hydra system, which is already being commercialized—we are now able to participate in a project of strategic importance for European space policy. The contract we have signed is the first example of commercial work in the space sector utilizing the skills and tools we have developed in the Industry sector. – he concludes.
Scanway is developing a complete optical data chain
Scanway’s goal is to develop integrated optical technologies covering the entire data chain—from acquisition, through processing and analysis, to prediction (APAP). The company operates simultaneously in two complementary areas: space and industry, where solutions developed in one area enhance the capabilities of the other.
– At Scanway, we operate in two areas. On the one hand, we provide services and supply products to the space sector, and on the other hand, we aim to bring space down to Earth—by introducing innovative solutions in industry, factories, and businesses – emphasizes Mikołaj Podgórski. – “For quite some time now, we have been pointing out that a key direction for Scanway’s development is the creation of comprehensive solutions covering the entire optical data chain—from acquisition, through processing and analysis, all the way to event prediction,” – he adds.
The technologies developed by the Company in the Space and Industry segments are complementary and create synergies. Its products and services form a cohesive, ultimately comprehensive optical data chain—in both the satellite and industrial data sectors. The synergy between these two areas results in the application of Scanway Industry solutions in the space industry and, conversely, Scanway Space solutions in the field of vision systems for quality control in industry.
– The experience we’ve gained in designing and integrating advanced optical instruments—including telescopes and cameras for satellite missions such as EagleEye and STAR VIBE, as well as for the Ariane 6 rocket—is now being translated into practical solutions for industry. We use optimized machine learning algorithms to analyze images from industrial cameras. For example, anomaly detection techniques used in satellite imagery are adapted to identify potential machine malfunctions or deviations in the production process based on subtle changes in visual and thermal images. – concludes Radosław Charytoniuk.
About Scanway:
Scanway S.A. is a Polish company that has been in business for 9 years. It specializes in the optical data chain, which includes data acquisition, processing, analytics, and event prediction based on that data. In the Space segment, the company provides both hardware solutions (optical instruments, such as telescopes and cameras) and imaging analytics. In the Industry segment, it offers solutions (products) based on image data processing, including complete quality control systems. The Company’s expertise and experience in both fields are complementary and create synergies. Scanway strives to provide its customers with full access to key optical data in both segments.
As one of only a dozen or so companies worldwide, Scanway has developed a complete range of optoelectronic products for Earth observation from orbit. The company carries out key contracts for space equipment in Poland and around the world, including for commercial clients. It also operates STAR VIBE, Poland’s longest-operating optical observation satellite. The company’s solutions have been incorporated into the most important European and Polish space missions of 2024. Among other achievements, the company installed its equipment (the Scanway Camera System) on the maiden flight of Europe’s newest launch vehicle, Ariane 6, and delivered Poland’s largest-ever telescope, weighing approximately 10 kg (SOP200) to EagleEye—the largest satellite Poland has ever sent into space.
The company has completed over 40 quality control implementations in the industrial sector. As a technology partner to the sector’s largest manufacturers, it develops proprietary software solutions using AI and advanced applications for Industry 4.0.
In October 2023, the Company made its debut on the NewConnect market. It has fully achieved the goals announced in its initial public offering and is currently preparing to move to the Main Market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. For more information:
https://scanway.pl/ and https://scanway.space/
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