
Evotron: "Machine Vision Forum" at Motek 2021 will take place again
UPDATE: Due to organizational reasons, the forum is unfortunately cancelled this year.

UPDATE: Due to organizational reasons, the forum is unfortunately cancelled this year.

During the general meeting of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association, the members of the VDMA Machine Vision Division elected a new board. Mark Williamson, Managing Director of Stemmer Imaging Ltd, was subsequently elected Chairman.

Macnica ATD Europe will hold a conference with daily presentations in room W1 (Congress West) during Vision 2021.

The perfect preparation for a visit to Vision 2021 includes a comprehensive preview report with all the essential information on the machine vision trade show, as well as the product highlights and trade show news. The links within the text lead to the respective sections, which are regularly updated and thus always have something new to offer. And don't forget: Free trade show tickes are available with the code "inspect-is-visionary".

Senswork, a manufacturer of optical inspection systems, is looking to better serve the US market and recently opened a subsidiary, Senswork Inc. in Johnson City, Tennessee.

The Industrial Vision Days are at the center of the supporting program of Vision 2021. At the world's largest forum for machine vision, organized by VDMA Machine Vision, the innovations and new developments in the industry will be presented and current trends discussed. Overall, the lecture program offers everything around the topics of cameras, optics and lighting, 3D, hyperspectral, embedded vision, software & deep learning, as well as standards, applications and start-ups. In addition, there will be two panel discussions on the first and last day of the trade fair.

After the fair had to be cancelled last year due to Corona, the optics, photonics, electronics and mechanics trade fair "W3+ Fair Rheintal" will open its doors again on September 22, 2021. Some exhibitors already revealed in advance what they would like to show in Dornbirn. In total, more than 100 companies are taking part as exhibitors, speakers and trade fair partners.

At last, pandemic rules made it possible for the elected board members to gather for a constituent meeting on August 4 and 5, 2021, at the EMVA member Zeiss Automated Inspection Systems' facilities. Of course, everyone is double-vaccinated, the EMVA emphasizes.

Edmund Optics now offers ultra-thin optical filters in cooperation with Everix. The optical component manufacturer and supplier is the exclusive global distributor for the ever-expanding product line and keeps the entire selection of ultra-thin filters in stock.

Two major new releases of Cognex VisionPro software deliver advanced vision tools and tighter deep learning integration in a high-performance platform.


The safety of people interacting with robots has top priority, especially when humans and robots are working side by side instead of being separated from each other by safety fencing. The Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF’s web-based design tool helps companies design their cobots. The Cobot Designer helps minimize the risk of accidents and increases employee safety. The tool is available as a free web application.






