With the acquisition of Point Grey, Flir Systems has made a strategic move in the machine vision sector, argue Dr Eric Mounier and Pierre Cambou at market research firm Yole Développement
Working for Siemens and the Technical University of Munich, Tolga Birdal received the 2016 European Machine Vision Association's Young Professional Award in June
Matthew Dale looks at how thermal imaging is improving solar plant inspection
Beth Harlen looks at how the accessibility of imaging technology has impacted the evolution of geographic information systems
Greg Blackman investigates the rise of embedded vision and finds that advances in computer hardware are set to revolutionise factory automation
Matthew Dale explores how thermal imaging can be used to avoid machine failure and emergency maintenance in industrial environments
Rob Ashwell examines how advances in medical imaging are aiding earlier diagnosis and robotic surgery
Boaz Arad, a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Computational Vision Lab, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and winner of the EMVA Young Professional Award 2017
Greg Blackman finds that advances in LEDs and greater illumination control are furthering machine vision lighting
Greg Blackman speaks to Guy Lavi at Israeli firm Volume Elements, a company that specialises in developing vision algorithms