Metrology and photonics company, Jenoptik, has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of Otto Vision Technology and Ovitec, both specialising in optical inspection systems
Flir Systems has made a strategic investment in Cvedia, a software company that helps users develop machine learning applications
The transaction sees Basler gain Silicon Software’s image acquisition cards and software technology, including Silicon Software’s Visual Applets FPGA programming environment
An asset management company, The Carlyle Group, has entered into discussions to acquire a majority stake in HGH Infrared Systems
On Semiconductor has acquired SensL Technologies, a producer of silicon photomultipliers, single photon avalanche diodes, and lidar sensing products
Stemmer Imaging has acquired Rotterdam-based Data Vision, a business unit of Batenburg Mechatronica, by means of an asset deal effective 31 January 2018
Rockwell Automation has acquired 3D time-of-flight company Odos Imaging
Pierre Cambou, imaging activity leader at Yole Développement, analyses the merger and acquisition landscape for machine vision
Matrix Vision has become part of the Balluff Group, a sensor and automation specialist with headquarters in Neuhausen, Germany
Spectris has sold its code reading business Microscan Systems to Omron for a total cash consideration of $157 million
Damir Dolar, managing director of Croatian firm Smartek Vision, spoke at the European Machine Vision Association’s business conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in June. Here, he gives his view on the European industrial imaging market
Matthew Dale discovers that polarised imaging could soon see a surge in uptake in industrial inspection, thanks to a new sensor from Sony
Active Silicon turns 30 in September. Greg Blackman speaks to founder Colin Pearce (below) on building the company and the importance of FPGA technology
Greg Blackman on the deep learning software tools now being deployed in industrial imaging
Keely Portway looks at some of the miniature imaging technology used in endoscopes