VDMA Machine Vision joins international G3 initiative on standardisation
On the eve of the VISION 2014 trade show, VDMA Machine Vision has joined the international G3 initiative on standardization. During the signing in Stuttgart on 03 November, the hitherto G3 members AIA-Advancing Vision+Imaging, Japan Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA) and the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) welcomed the new member.
“Machine Vision Standards are accelerating the use and hence, growth of machine vision”, said Klaus-Henning Noffz, member of the board of VDMA Machine Vision, on the occasion of the signing.
“VDMA Machine Vision with its expertise and membership strength in system integration is looking forward to share this knowledge within the G3 initiative and to support the further development and promotion of international standards. I am happy to now officially join the international cooperation agreement on global coordination of machine vision standardization.”
Jochem Hermann, EMVA board member said on behalf of the three founding associations: “This is a positive step in a sense that more associations join the idea of commonly promoting standards which is beneficial for the development of the whole industry.”
The signing of VDMA’s joining the international standardization corporation took place exactly five years to the day after the founding signature of G3.
Standardization: Key To Success And Wider Use Of Machine Vision
Standards facilitate the use of machine vision and integration of individual components into a complete system with optimum functionality. They cut down on development time and investment costs and also accelerate time-to-market. Standardization enables companies, in particular SMEs, to act globally and to better plan medium-term product developments. Customers benefit from long-term supply guarantees price stability, comparability and exchangeability of products and components. In addition, they facilitate the internal development of know-how and experience.
Machine Vision: A Mature Industry
The development of machine vision has been spectacular. The VDMA market survey goes back to 1995 and a comparison of key parameters from then and now shows how quick machine vision technology has succeeded in penetrating the most diverse fields of application: The industry turnover of 230 million euros in 1995 has increased over sixfold to more than 1.6 billion euros last year. The growth impetus came mostly from exports: While domestic turnover stagnated, exports from Germany went up by 15% in 2013. The export share rose from 55% to a new all-time high of 58%. Due to a very favourable order intake in the first five months of this year, the German machine vision suppliers are expected to expand their sales volume by 10% minimum in 2014 exceeding a sector turnover of close to 1.8 billion Euro. According to the latest
VDMA market survey, the sector turnover in Europe grew even by 10% in 2013, with a further growth expectation of 12% in 2014.
