Association news Neil Sandhu appointed UKIVA chairman
By David Harrison, chief operating officer, PPMA group
Neil Sandhu, product manager for imaging, measurement, ranging and systems at Sick UK, has formally been appointed chairman of UKIVA during the vision association’s on- line AGM on 29 January. Sandhu takes over from Allan Anderson,
managing director at ClearView Imaging, who has completed a two-year cycle as chairman. Anderson was elected to take over the role of vice chairman. Sandhu paid tribute to Anderson’s
contribution, saying: ‘Allan has done a superb job in taking the association forward. In particular, he has been hugely instrumental in establishing UKIVA’s Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition
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addressed by the industry are classification, segmentation, OCR, anomaly detection, and counting and tracking. AI provides solutions for all five.
By Thomas Lübkemeier
The economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic remains at the start of the year, and inevitably has an impact on short- and medium-term business in the machine vision sector. Many companies are suffering from the pandemic, but at the same time new opportunities and growth areas are emerging. One clear technical trend
in the vision industry is the establishment of artificial intelligence. The basic physical and technical barriers have now been overcome. Five of the most common applications
Embedded vision standard There is no standard to support special hardware interfaces in embedded vision systems. Existing user interfaces do not provide sufficient support to address problems in the machine vision environment. The diversity in camera hardware interface, camera API and possible extensions, leads to the problem that one driver must be programmed for each MIPI/SLVS/SLVS-EC/etc camera module connected to a system on chip (SoC). Much of this effort could be avoided by joint work on a generic user interface to the SoC camera interface.
10 IMAGING AND MACHINE VISION EUROPE FEBRUARY/MARCH 2021 G3, the global alliance of
international image processing associations, has mandated the EMVA’s EmVision standardisation initiative to develop an industry- compatible camera API standard for embedded vision systems. For manufacturers, as well as for system integrators, a consistent EmVision standard for embedded vision can help enormously to save development resources and increase acceptance of embedded vision. With broad support from the industry, the EmVision working group has identified GenTL, from the GenICam family of standards, as the appropriate interface to integrate cameras in embedded systems. Interested companies are invited to join the EmVision working group, which only recently established a standardisation
exploratory group with a consortium of leading companies from embedded technologies.
New members Five companies have joined the EMVA in recent months. We are happy to welcome Saccade Vision, from Israel, developing a 3D machine vision solution for industrial dimensional inspection and vision-guided robotics. A warm welcome also goes to Kowa Optimed, a lens producer that has been operating since the 1940s. Two other members joined at the end of 2020: AT Automation Technology, a leader in the field of imaging sensors; and Faro, a provider of 3D measurement technology. Early in the new year we welcomed Basler, the international manufacturer of imaging components.
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as a major event in the machine vision calendar. I am also delighted Allan will continue to serve the association and that we will be working together again during my period in office.’ Sandhu is a well-established member of the UKIVA committee and brings a wealth of experience to his new role. He said: ‘Te UK vision industry faces
many challenges, both as we emerge from the constraints of the coronavirus pandemic and as we adapt to the new trading arrangements with the EU. However, with these challenges come many opportunities. ‘Even in the most demanding economic conditions, the need for greater automation in manufacturing sectors and reductions in workforce availability have led to a surge of interest in machine vision. Te extensive range of established and versatile vision technology already in use in different industries can be readily adapted to meet these emerging requirements.’ Te other members of the UKIVA committee were also re-elected at the meeting. Tey comprise representatives
from: Acrovision, Alrad Imaging, Bytronic Automation, FT System, IDS, JentonDimaco, Mettler-Toledo Safeline, Multipix Imaging, Scorpion Vision and Stemmer Imaging. Te prime objective of UKIVA is to raise
awareness and promote the use of machine vision and image processing technology throughout UK industry. It provides a voice for the UK vision industry through several channels, including events such as the Machine Vision Conference and Exhibition, webinars, opinion pieces, regular contributions to trade and technical publications and social media platforms. As a part of the Processing and Packaging
Machinery Association (PPMA) group, UKIVA has an opportunity to influence government policies through PPMA’s affiliate partner membership with Make UK – Te Manufacturers’ Organisation. Tere are also plans for greater collaboration with other international vision trade bodies to encourage a more global representation for the industry. Tese and other initiatives offer considerable benefits for UKIVA members.
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