Welcome to the new Aptúra Machine Vision Solutions web log! Everyone knows how much I like to talk about machine vision, so this will be an interesting endeavor. I look forward to your comments and expect a rich dialog on a variety of topics.
What will 2009 be like for those of us who work in machine vision and related industries? I was considering having an “I survived the housing market collapse, financial institution crash, lending market crisis, automotive industry failure, and political corruption of 2008” t-shirt printed for the New Year’s Eve party. It seems like not much else can go wrong; but in this economic climate if something else can happen it probably will. Ultimately though, I am by nature an optimist, and there may be some silver lining to these persistent storm clouds.
It has been my experience as a business owner over the past two recessions that the industrial automation market perhaps does not thrive in, but does survive an economic downturn. The anecdotal argument is that end-user companies will tend to reduce production, sell-off inventory, conserve cash, and consider ways to improve productivity and competitive position in the marketplace. I don’t know how true this is as an economic theory but the latter two can be considered particular strengths of machine vision technology when properly specified and integrated. Hopefully potential end-users of machine vision will share in that sentiment as the new year matures.
In any case, I wish you a very Happy New Year, and share in everyone’s hope for a prosperous 2009.
David…
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Happy new year to you all in the storm. Over my 25years of industrial applications Machine vision has done very well concidering the global economic ebs and flows. The technology has blossomed into a very reliable tool in manufacuring after a painful over selling by marketing and sales promises of easy integration. Integration is not hard but requires a level of knowlage that is not easly understood. The expert behind Aptura has inate sense of Machine Vision. You cant go wrong with David specifiying the application.
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