NEW Webcast | How machine vision connectivity is navigating the new world order

Geopolitics, supply chains and the front line: How machine vision connectivity is navigating the new world order

20th May, 3pm BST

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Online panel discussion | Exploring the impact of global tariffs, trade blockages and defence demands on machine vision and imaging connectivity

Trade tariffs, shifting supply chains, export controls and rapidly expanding global defence budgets are reshaping how imaging and connectivity 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 sit exposed on the front line.
 

This online panel discussion will bring together experts from across the machine vision ecosystem to examine some of the most pressing geopolitical forces that are shaping the industry.

Calling all

System integrators and machine builders working with imaging and vision tech

Engineers and technical directors working on aerospace, defence and security applications

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 growing defence budgets mean for machine vision and imaging connectivity.

 

Speakers

Clayton Webber CEO and President, Components Express, Inc. Clayton Webber is currently the President/General Manager at Components Express, Inc. Having joined five years prior as Chief Operating Officer, Webber played a critical role in scaling the initially US-centric manufacturer - expanding operational capacity through an acquisition by Netherlands-based 2Connect, catering to a growing European market. 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.

More speakers to be announced shortly.


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