Welcome to the first issue of MVPro Magazine for 2024! After an exciting year for the machine vision industry, 2024 looks to be no different. We have plenty more exciting trade shows and conferences to look forward to, plus a host of new innovations which will continue to improve the efficiency of machine vision.
We start with an exclusive interview with Florian Niethammer, Head of Exhibitions and Events at Messe Stuttgart. He joins us to discuss all things VISION, ahead of the much-anticipated bi-annual trade show which takes place later this year. He reveals the current plans for VISION 2024, along with his personal highlights from the previous event.
Next, we have a highly informative piece from e-con Systems, which will give you all the information you need when choosing between fixed-focus and autofocus lenses for your applications.
After that, Interact Analysis provides a positive outlook on the machine vision market, discussing
the potential for growth in the industry from now until 2028.
Lastly, QualiSense explains how production managers can find improvements in defect detection by deploying AI for quality inspection. They also reveal the additional benefits of this method, while outlining the limitations of manual inspection.
We also have a roundup of the latest industry news, as ABB Robotics and METTLER TOLEDO team up to offer innovative solutions, a Mikrotron camera captures high-resolution images of the sun’s surface, MVTec Software opens new machine vision exhibits, the plans for the W3+ Fair are revealed, and Zinn Labs announces an industry-first system for event-based gaze-tracking.
I hope you enjoy reading this issue!
Matt Williams
Editorial
