3 FOREWORD by Paul Wilson
anniversary. Many of our members have been involved in this industry through this entire period and I’d like to congratulate all those who have recently enjoyed or are about to celebrate milestones of their own.
T These are particularly exciting times for the Association as our 25th anniversary
coincides with our first Machine Vision Conference. This has been a major undertaking, since establishing an event such as this from scratch requires a concerted effort from many people. The Conference organising committee and the experienced team at the PPMA have worked very hard to make the event a reality.
I’d like to thank Ian Alderton, who has just stepped down as UKIVA Chairman
after 2 years in the role. He has worked tirelessly during his tenure to help the Association move forward. I’d also like to congratulate Allan Anderson from Clearview Imaging who has taken over as Vice-Chairman for the next 2 years and welcome Alastair Slater from Allied Vision, Tim Irons from Dimaco and Chris Pitt from Stemmer Imaging who have joined the UKIVA committee. I’m sure that we will benefit from their insights and contributions.
While it is obviously too early to assess the full implications of Brexit for the UK vision
market, it is certainly true that the weaker pound has led to price rises for many vision components. Nevertheless the VISION Show held in Stuttgart last November was bigger than ever with a strong attendance from the UK and we have been hugely encouraged by the response we have had by UKIVA members and non-members alike to participate in our Machine Vision Conference. Not only that but we have had to increase the space for the associated exhibition by 50% to accommodate the number of bookings we have received. There are plenty of indications that the vision market in the UK is still healthy and we enter the next 25 years for the UKIVA with a very positive outlook!
Paul Wilson, UKIVA Chairman
his is my first contribution to Vision in Action as Chairman of the UKIVA and it is a privilege to take over at the time of the Association’s 25th
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Members News .........................4-11 Members Directory .......................12 25 Years of Vision .................... 15-18 Application Articles ................ 21-29 Events, Training, Technical Tips .....30
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