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Anne Wendel, director of VDMA Machine Vision, says there is increasing concern about chip supply bottlenecks and material shortages
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Mark Williamson, the chairman of the board of VDMA Machine Vision, said that growth in the vision sector will be slowed by the shortage in electronic components
IDS Imaging Development Systems has so far generated more than double the 7 per cent growth for the industry forecast by the VDMA
Hardy Mehl, chief financial officer at Basler
We speak to Basler’s Hardy Mehl on industry consolidation, embedded vision, and operating in Asia
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Basler recorded a 30 per cent increase in sales in the first half of the year, posting revenue of €115.2m
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The involvement by Sinovation and its founder Dr Kai-Fu Lee strengthens Prophesee's presence in China
Investment in automation equipment is being made in battery production. Credit: Kuka
The VDMA pointed to a number of green technologies – including plans for the sixth largest solar power plant in the world to be built in Turkey – that are driving growth in automation equipment sales
Dietmar Ley, Basler’s CEO, was speaking during the European Machine Vision Association's business conference
Basler saw bookings up 27 per cent, but the company is 'suffering from the global shortage of semiconductor components'
The company recorded $239m in revenue, which is also a 7 per cent increase over the fourth quarter of 2020
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Deep learning has helped to make great strides in machine vision technology, but there are additional data-centric tools that can help new applications come to life. Find out more...
CCD374 for Sentinel-4 Earth observation satellite. Credit: ESA
The different requirements of industrial and space imaging have led to distinct sensor development paths that diverge and intersect in interesting ways, as Benjamin Skuse finds out
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Clever manipulation of light is allowing researchers to image deeper into tissue to ultimately further our understanding of the brain. Abigail Williams investigates
One of SweGreen's eight vertical farm units that it operates across Sweden. Credit: SweGreen
Automation, lighting regimes, and hyperspectral imaging are unlocking vertical farming’s full potential, finds Benjamin Skuse
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There’s a renaissance underway in shortwave infrared imaging as thin-film photodetectors come online. Tim Hayes reports
