Industry news

AIA Winter 2012 Vision Standards Meeting to focus on USB3 Vision

30 January 2012
Point Grey will be hosting the AIA Winter 2012 Vision Standards Meeting in Vancouver, Canada from 13-17 February

Aicon opens North American office

30 January 2012
Aicon 3D Systems, specialists in photogrammetry for industrial 3D measurements, has opened an office in Plymouth, Michigan, USA to support its expanding operations in North America

ProPhotonix posts $17 million revenue for 2011

25 January 2012
ProPhotonix has announced that its revenue for the financial year ended 31 December 2011 is expected to be approximately $17 million and EBITDA is expected to be neutral

Edmund Optics founder Norman Edmund dies

25 January 2012
The founder of Edmund Optics, Norman Wilson Edmund, has died. Norman Edmund was the creator and entrepreneurial spirit behind Edmund Scientific, which later evolved into Edmund Optics

Boston Micromachines awarded NASA grant to improve imaging of extra-solar planets

3 January 2012
A Phase 1 contract to support exoplanet imaging research worth $125,000 has been awarded to Boston Micromachines by NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programme