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skylights, so the image will change and it will stop working.’ Lighting variation can be overcome by using
filters and other methods, but, Williamson remarked, most people won’t know that. ‘Te human eye looks and thinks: “well I can still see it, why can’t the vision system see it?”’ Williamson believes that a lack of these
specialist skills could potentially affect the industry’s reputation. ‘If it gets put in, and doesn’t work properly, it gets turned off. Tat still happens today, even though it doesn’t have to. When you look at the cost of a vision system, even a smart camera at £5,000, the real cost will be £15,000. Expertise has value. Tis industry will succeed by getting knowledgeable people in to make these systems work.’ You only need to look at the maths to realise
the importance of recruitment to future business plans, as Williamson highlighted. ‘In an industry that’s growing more than 10 per cent a year, it takes five years to gain five years’ experience. ‘Just thinking about the time, there’s just not
enough people. You could go to other companies [to source skilled workers], but that’s not helping the industry, just moving [personnel] around. ‘I’m having to look outside the machine vision
camera companies, and most of them are less than 100 people, or less than 50 people. Te larger ones are expanding and they need to grow beyond organic growth, so they start thinking about higher integration levels: adding optics, adding computer vision systems, and soſtware. ‘It’s a good thing for the
industry because it makes you think about what it is that you’re good at,’ van Kuijk continued. ‘Some of the high-volume camera companies are good at volume production, whereas we’re focusing on a specific market and what the strategic customers in that market need.’ He said that Adimec looks to
industry and bring them in, which means I have to train them and it takes a long time,’ he continued. Te UK Processing and Packaging Machinery
Expertise has value. This industry will succeed by getting knowledgeable people in to make these systems work
run its development projects faster by re-using its development work. ‘We don’t start from scratch every time; we re-use everything we’ve learned in previous projects. Tat’s how we changed how we do business.’
Ask the experts Machine vision continues to be a relatively niche area of expertise, according to Williamson. ‘At the moment, if you don’t have experience in machine vision, you will not build a reliable vision system, even if you buy a smart camera. You might get it working in the lab, but if you go and put it in the factory, that factory will have
Association (PPMA) has launched the PPMA Best initiative, which has a programme offering apprenticeships and sponsoring degree students. Williamson is president of the PPMA and is working to attract more people to start careers in the machine vision industry. Van Kuijk agreed, and
for him the solution lies in recruiting ‘wherever you go’, but also brand awareness.
‘You should work on your brand awareness in the industry, not just with the customers. We’re looking for soſtware engineers because that’s what it mainly comes down to.’ He added that companies should spend a certain amount of the R&D budget on training people. ‘Even though everything is moving fast in the
world, I don’t see this industry changing very fast,’ he concluded. ‘Maybe that’s a threat. I’ve been trying to hire
younger people that are completely engaged; it helps to keep the longstanding guys fresh as well. It’s a mature industry, so that could be a bit of a threat too, in terms of how we react.’ O
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