MVEM CONFERENCE: PROGRAMME

TUESDAY 8TH APRIL

8.30-9.0	Registration, exhibition and coffee
9.00-9.15	Welcome and overview
9.15-10.0	The European machine vision industry – a partner you can trust Gabriele Jansen President, European Machine Vision Association
10.00-10.40	Understanding your machine vision options Don Braggins Director, UK Industrial Vision Association
10.40-11.20	Coffee, exhibition and networking break
11.20-12.00	Process optimisation and camera-assisted robot manufacture Dr Jurgen Grotepass Freudenberg Dichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik, GmbH & Co. KG
12.00-12.40	Vision sensors – examples of the latest industrial applications Dr Helge Moritz Manager, Technical Sales, Industrial Image Processing, SCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG
12.40-14.00	Lunch and exhibition
14.00-14.40	The vision needs of the packaging industry Martin Keay Technical consultant, Process and Packaging Machinery Association
14.40-15.20	Application of vision automation in food processing and packaging David Hopper RTS Flexible Systems
15.20-16.0	Coffee, exhibition and networking break
16.00-16.40	Vision systems for medical devices Jørgen Læssøe Founder, JLI Vision
16.40-17.20	Vision in process and quality control Andrew Thomson Pilkington Glass
17.20-17.30	Day one wrap-up
19.30	Conference Dinner

WEDNESDAY 9TH APRIL

8.30-9.00	Exhibition and coffee
9.00-9.10	Welcome and overview
9.10-9.50	The challenge of electronics inspection Mike Phillips Envisage Systems
9.50-10.30	Optical inspection as a process tool – the strategic use of AOI in electronic assembly Peter Grundy Engineering consultant, PG Engineering (Sussex)
10.30-11.10	Coffee, exhibition and networking break
11.10-11.50	Quality control of lighting products Robert Baranyi GE Automotive
11.50-12.30	Three-dimensional robotic safety at DaimlerChrysler Dr Christian Wohler Research Division, DaimlerChrysler
12.30-12.40	Conference wrap-up
12.40-14.00	Lunch
	Conference ends