Susan Fourtané on the increasing demands being placed on web inspection solutions to achieve zero-defect manufacturing
Vision Yearbook 2021/2022

Getting the best out of an image
As Framos turns 40, we talk to the firm’s CEO, Andreas Franz, on diversifying into vertical markets outside factory automation
Smart yet simple 3D
Earlier this year, Terry Arden stepped down as chief executive of LMI Technologies. We caught up with him to see what has changed during his 18 years with the company
Building on a bedrock of embedded processing
Jan-Erik Schmitt of Vision Components compares embedded vision today with that of 25 years ago when the firm was founded
Sourcing skills for next-gen factories
Manufacturing firms must help inspire young engineers as production plants embrace digital technologies, Matthew Dale finds
Can a scientist be a good entrepreneur?
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, discusses whether these two seemingly different career paths can successfully overlap
Basler's two-pronged approach to industry change
We speak to Basler’s Hardy Mehl on industry consolidation, embedded vision, and operating in Asia
Smart manufacturing to drive China vision sales
Isabel Yang from the China Machine Vision Union gave an update on the vision market in the country during the EMVA business conference
Cloud business models will ‘not stop for industry’
Greg Blackman reports on the progress being made in Industry 4.0, as discussed during the EMVA conference
Digital B2B platform looks to solve automation puzzle
Greg Blackman speaks to Dirk Engelbrecht who is bringing the automation value chain together through his online platform

Latest issue
Facing new pressures and demands, logistics operations are calling for adaptable machine vision solutions to drive efficiency, discovers Benjamin Skuse
Luca Verre, Co-founder and CEO of Prophesee, as well as a Photonics100 honoree, highlights how event-based vision is set to revolutionise mobile photography
Hunting defects in the soon-to-be trillion-dollar semiconductor industry is big business. Anita Chandran explores the latest wafer inspection technology