When it comes to factory automation and machine vision, the automotive industry has reaped the benefits of these technologies as much as any other market. It’s become integral in such processes as inspection, traceability, quality control, and parts measurements, and as a result, will be a main focus for the VISION 2014 trade fair in Stuttgart. "The engineers in the automotive sector are impressed with the performance of the current machine vision systems and see the potential for the next generation of manufacturing systems, in which this technology will also play an increasingly important role," said Heinz Haff, key account manager for automotive at Stemmer Imaging, >>> Read more
James Carroll
Former VSD Editor James Carroll joined the team 2013. Carroll covered machine vision and imaging from numerous angles, including application stories, industry news, market updates, and new products. In addition to writing and editing articles, Carroll managed the Innovators Awards program and webcasts.