Europe works
21 June 2017
Anne Wendel, director of the VDMA Machine Vision group, discusses the VDMA’s new campaign promoting the EU called Europe Works
VDMA Machine Vision
Vision integration directive ratified as G3 standard
22 May 2017
A VDMA protocol for machine vision integration has become an official G3 standard after being recommended by the G3 consortium
News from VDMA
1 April 2017
Embedded vision was one of the major trends at the 2016 Vision show in Stuttgart, writes Anne Wendel. For the classical machine vision industry, it seems to be the new hot topic, but how does the other side, the embedded community, view vision technology?
Turning systems into solutions
1 April 2017
Matthew Dale explores the art of vision integration, including system design methods and how new standards will help integrators and end-users alike
VDMA to hold embedded vision panel discussion at Embedded World
13 March 2017
Panel discussion on 15 March at the embedded world fair 2017
GenICam model recommended for future embedded standard
27 February 2017
The Embedded Vision Study Group has recommended GenICam and OPC UA specifications as the first methods of choice for standardisation of embedded vision
European vision industry grows 10 per cent in 2016
22 February 2017
The European machine vision industry grew by 10 per cent in 2016, according to the incoming order and turnover statistics of the VDMA.
The big stories of 2016
19 December 2016
This year has been a busy one for the vision sector, with numerous acquisitions, embedded computing becoming more prominent, and greater interest in 3D and hyperspectral imaging. Greg Blackman looks back at a packed 2016
News from UKIVA, VDMA Machine Vision and EMVA
1 December 2016
Updates from Ian Alderton, UKIVA chairman; Anne Wendel, director VDMA Machine Vision; and Thomas Lübkemeier, EMVA
European vision industry grows 8 per cent in 2016
21 November 2016
The European vision industry is expected to grow eight per cent in 2016, according to the latest figures from VDMA Machine Vision, while the North American market remains static
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A roundup of some of the latest embedded vision technology
Glass inspection normally involves different illumination methods. Credit: MSTVision
Tim Hayes provides a window into how to find defects in glass
Mathias Bochow, GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam, is working on the Trace project to track marine plastic. Credit: Frank Schweikert, Aldebaran Marine Research & Broadcast (www.aldebaran.org/en/)
Abigail Williams speaks to scientists tracking marine plastic using satellite spectral imagery
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Tim Reynolds finds out how vision and AI algorithms are making cities safer
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision
Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, on how the mechanical engineering sector could be affected by the war in Ukraine
Credit: Intel
Greg Blackman examines the importance of Tower foundries to machine vision sensor firms, following Intel’s acquisition
