How to circumnavigate supply chain crises in the computer vision landscape
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How to circumnavigate supply chain crises in the computer vision landscape
20th May, 3pm BST
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Global tensions, tariff trade-offs and the breakdown of the global supply chain: revealing best-practice tradecraft for buyers and sellers looking to navigate the new machine vision hardware economy.
This online panel discussion will explore the impact of the recent global tariffs, trade blockages and re-shoring efforts on the machine vision and imaging sector, and how to get around them.
Roller-coaster trade tariffs, shifting supply chains and a rapidly changing manufacturing landscape are reshaping how imaging and machine vision components are specified, sourced, manufactured and deployed. For integrators, OEMs and the end users they supply, these forces are no longer background noise – they are both engineering and commercial realities that leave both buyers and sellers exposed.
Bringing together experts from across the machine vision ecosystem, this talk will examine some of the most pressing geopolitical forces that are shaping the industry today, and look back on the results of the past.
Whether you specify, integrate, manufacture or use machine vision systems, this discussion will give you a grounded, expert-led perspective on the geopolitical forces faced by the industry.
Calling all
System integrators and machine builders working with imaging and vision tech
R&D and product development teams designing for ruggedised or defence-adjacent environments
OEM manufacturers sourcing machine vision components
Procurement and supply chain managers in imaging and automation
Business leaders seeking to understand the commercial impact of tariffs and trade policies on the vision market
Watch to discover
How leading machine vision companies have restructured their supply chains and manufacturing practices to ensure product availability regardless of outside disruptions.
Why component availability has become the defining vendor selection criterion for integrators – and what suppliers are doing about it.
How to design and specify connectivity products for compliance with UK and European regulations, and where the key divergences lie.
What previous on-shoring, off-shoring and re-shoring efforts have meant for the EU-US machine vision supply chain.
Speakers
Serving customers in medical, defence, aerospace, semiconductors, robotics, and telecom industries, Webber understands the importance of performance, reliability, and cost in today’s global markets. Under his leadership and the 2Connect umbrella, CEI has continued to balance local focus and global alignment. The result - efficient and responsive local production, backed by sustainable partnerships in different regions. Webber brings over 20 years of industrial automation experience with multinational organizations. Prior to joining CEI, he worked at Balluff Inc. as Director of Channel, focusing on Distribution Partners. He earned his bachelor's degree from Michigan Technological University and actively serves on their industrial advisory board. |  |
Today, he navigates an even more complex landscape: tariffs, supply chain fragmentation, and geopolitical realignment are reshaping how vision components are sourced, specified, and deployed globally. This is influencing the current products but even more the product architecture of the future. In his role, René has to bring internal and external perspectives together - determining how development, Supply Chain Management and Sales Strategies should look to ensure future success - responding to fast changing market requirements from Logistics and Factory Automation. |  |
Prior to joining Orion Automation, Dan began his career as a Cambridge Consultants engineer, before embarking on an eight-year tenure serving as technical director at GB Innomech. As a long-time machine vision and industrial software specialist with 30 years’ experience in this space, Dan is well versed in managing short and long-term market effects impacting component procurement and integration. He holds a postgraduate degree from the Advanced Course in Design, Manufacture and Management (ACDMM) programme at the University of Cambridge. |  |
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