International inVISION Newsletter (english) 41 2019

VDI Status Report 'Machine Learning and AI' With the new status report 'Machine Learning - Artificial Intelligence with Neural Networks in Optical Measuring and Testing Systems', the VDI wants to introduce machine learning for optical measuring and testing systems and present the potentials of machine learning. The complete report is available free of...

Number of Mechanical Engineers at Record Level According to a VDMA engineering survey, the mechanical and plant engineering sector is still on record course in terms of engineering employment. According to the survey, the number of mechanical engineers continued to rise to 199,800, an absolute increase of 9,200 compared to the previous survey in 2016. The...

500th inVISION Follower on LinkedIn Since mid-September, inVISION has its own company page on LinkedIn. Under 'inVISION News' (almost) daily news, products and technical articles are posted. This week the 500th Follower was welcomed.

Electrical automation reckons with light damper Automation technology is also not immune to the general economic slowdown. In the first nine months of the current year, incoming orders in electrical automation fell by 2% year-on-year. For 2019 as a whole, sales are expected to fall by 1%, and by 2020 by 4%.

Winner Edmund Optics Educational Awards Edmund Optics announces the winners of the Educational Award 2019 for student and graduate optics projects at universities and non-profit research institutions. In America, the University of Colorado Boulder receives the Gold Award. In Europe, the Institute of Applied Physics at the Friedrich Schiller University of...

Agricultural App Developer Raises €6.6m Plantix, the Berlin-based Startup that drives efficient agricultural production, announced a ?6.6m funding round. The fresh capital will be used to improve Plantix's AI-driven solution which provides a digital method for the automated detection of plant diseases. One million farmers in India are already using...

Performance Overview of Public Vision Companies Vision Ventures monitors the performance of listed Vision companies. For example, Basler AG market cap increased over 23% on a 5.7% increase in revenue. This and other stock exchange data from December 12 are now available behind the link.

Antares Vision acquires FT System Antares Vision has taken a further step forward in its business diversification strategy by finalising an agreement to acquire 100% of FT System, an Italian company working in control and inspection. It operates prevalently in the beverage industry and covers all process stages, from container control to palletisation.

VDI/VDE/VDMA 2632 Series of Standards The VDI/VDE/VDMA 2632 guideline series creates a common basis and structures communication between providers and users. The guidelines help to avoid misunderstandings and to handle projects efficiently and successfully. Sheet 1 defines basic principles and terms, while Sheet 2 provides guidelines for the preparation of...

64,000 visitors at SPS exhibition Almost 64,000 trade visitors (previous year: 65,700) came to Nuremberg for the 30th edition of the SPS to find out about the latest products, solutions and trends in smart and digital automation from the 1,585 national and international exhibitors in the 17 exhibition halls. 2020, the trade fair for smart and digital...

New Wenzel Demo-Center in Shanghai Wenzel opens a new Demo-Center in Shanghai. On display are the XO- and LH-machines as well as the new WM MMA. Especially for blades the Core will be shown and soon the CT-U and a R-machine. Additionally, the new Demo Center has a stage for presentations.

New IDS Headquarters Germany At the end of November, the completion of the new IDS headquarters was celebrated in Obersulm. By the end of 2020, 52 new offices, six meeting rooms and a canteen will be available.

Isra Expects Moderate Sales Growth Isra Vision felt the challenges of a weak market environment in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2018/2019 and recorded a slowdown in growth momentum. Based on current customer enquiries and internal annual planning, management expects double-digit growth again for the financial year 2019/2020.

19th PolyWorks User Meeting 2020 From 17 to 19 March 2020, the 19th PolyWorks User Meeting of Duwe-3d AG will take place in the Inselhalle Lindau on Lake Constance. For 3 days PolyWorks users, developers, service providers and device manufacturers will discuss their measurement challenges. Program and registration behind the link.

Asphericon Opens Subsidiary in Czech Republic After a construction period of one and a half years, the photonics company from Jena celebrated the official opening of a new production site in the Czech Republic. With numerous representatives from science and politics, Asphericon s.r.o. was officially inaugurated on November 22. From now on, precision optics...