Almost a year before the start of the show, 75 % of the exhibition space has already been reserved, with more space dedicated to industrial PCs.
Places at the first Vision show to be held after the changeover to a biennial schedule are already in high demand, 11 months before the start of the event: 240 exhibitors have registered for Vision 2014 to date. Almost three-quarters of the space in Hall 1 of the exhibition center is already firmly booked. A further fifteen percent is under option. " We expect to break the record of 372 exhibitors at Vision 2014. "Florian Niethammer, Project Manager at the world's leading trade show for image processing. " The goal is to exceed the 400 exhibitor mark ". Indeed, the show, which takes place from November 4 to 6, is shaping up very well in view of the industry's current situation. " Our positive forecasts of a 5 percent increase in sales in the German machine vision sector in 2013 have been confirmed. VDMA statistics on incoming orders in the industrial imaging sector show a year-on-year increase of 5 percent in the first 10 months of 2013. Strong impetus from abroad, particularly the Eurozone "explains Patrick Schwarzkopf, head of the VDMA's industrial image processing department.
Alongside the exhibition component of Vision 2014, there will once again be a colorful program of accompanying events offering visitors real added value. Of particular note is Industrial VISION Days, the world's most important image processing forum. Once again, it will be a great source of inspiration for visitors. All those who are looking for a highly specific manufacturing solution, want to know about the state of the art in the industry, or want to find out more about the possibilities of image processing, will find the specialists with the necessary knowledge here.
To keep their compass in the maze of standards, visitors will be able to visit the special exhibition "International Machine Vision Standards", organized in cooperation with the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) and the Japan Industrial Imaging Association (JIIA). The results of worldwide standardization work in the field of image processing will be presented and analyzed. This special exhibition is a unique platform for expert knowledge to make technology even more user-friendly.
Vision 2014 is devoting much more space to the theme of industrial PCs (IPCs). A collective stand for IPCs, organized for the first time, will enable visitors to obtain information and take stock of the situation. The VDMA Technology Days are held under the motto " research meets industry ". As part of this special exhibition, institutes and universities will be presenting the results of their research projects, which all share the same high potential for users, and show how new markets can be tapped. Research work covers a broad spectrum, from pioneering 3D technologies to innovative object classification methods and high-performance imaging algorithms, and all the way to practical applications. The barometer of the image processing industry's innovative strength is the VISION Award, which will be presented for the 21st time in 2014. The award recognizes achievements with high technological demands, a new application and a significant degree of innovation, as well as their impact on the machine vision industry and end-users.
Around 400 exhibitors are expected at Vision 2014, including market leaders such as Allied Vision Technologies, Basler, Baumer Optronic, Framos, IDS Imaging Development, ISRA Vision, Keyence, MaxxVision, MVTec Software, Omron, Stemmer Imaging and Teledyne Dalsa.
Learn more: www.messe-stuttgart.de/vision/