Eight co-exhibiting EMVA members present machine vision technology for logistics applications.

Barcelona, February 28^nd, 2025. For the second time, EMVA will be represented at LogiMAT with a joint stand. From March 11 – 13, eight EMVA member companies will be presenting their latest image processing solutions for the logistics industry at the Stuttgart trade fair in Hall 2, Stand 2C18:

MBJ Imaging will be showcasing their Patternlight product, among others. It projects patterns onto surfaces and enables 3D measurements to be carried out using stereovision. The company will also be presenting Cooled Power Spotlight, a high-performance light optimized for continuous operation with active air cooling and an integrated controller for easy commissioning.

phil-vision presents FeaturePrint® at the common EMVA booth, a revolutionary method of identification without printed features. Instead of conventional IDs, the features of the product or packaging are used as a unique identification feature. The innovative object recognition is based on perfect image capture combined with artificial intelligence.

Advantech’s AI Edge Solutions bring intelligence to logistics operations. Powered by NVIDIA® Jetson™, the MIC Jetson series delivers GPU workstation-level performance, ideal for automated sorting, package inspection, route optimization, and warehouse automation. For Autonomous Mobile Robots, the MIC-732-AO AI Inference System provides the edge AI capabilities needed for precise navigation, object detection, and real-time decision-making in warehouse and logistics environments.

Effilux will showcase on the common EMVA member booth a logistic automation system to read barcodes on any kind of pallets at high speed. More generally, Effilux’s logistic product portfolio can cover a wide range of use-cases in warehouses as size, IP rating, and software are all adjustable to match your needs.

Murrelektronik showcases at LogiMAT 2025 its modular, manufacturer-independent, fully pluggable machine vision installation solutions that bring signals, data and power into the immediate machine environment.

The Lightgistics Series from Smart Vision Lights is the first range of machine vision lights built for the logistics industry. With cutting-edge Dual OverDrive™ technology Lightgistics lights ensure unmatched brightness enabling precise barcode reading, OCR, and OCV on any package, regardless of material or speed.

OPT presents its latest smart code readers for fast, accurate, and reliable decoding in logistics, warehousing. With AI-powered deep learning algorithms, they efficiently read damaged, low-contrast, or curved barcodes, including high-density DPM codes.

Last but not least, Roboception as a provider of intelligent robot vision platforms and systems at LogiMAT 2025 will present their brand-new software module ItemPickAI – a smart solution for flexible pick-and-place robotic applications. It combines high-performance AI models with classical to pick and precisely place unknown, flexible objects such as bags.

Barcelona, January 29th, 2025. Cameras have become indispensable in logistics for upgrading processes and increasing efficiency; from AI-supported product identification to autonomous conveyor platforms and fully automated warehouses. At LogiMAT 2025, the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) will once again provide detailed information in two exhibition areas about machine vision as key enabling technology for the intralogistics sector.

EMVA joint stand at LogiMAT 2025
At the member booth in Hall 2, EMVA member companies will be showcasing their solution expertise for machine vision applications in intralogistics. This year, the companies ADVANTECH Europe B.V.; Roboception GmbH; OPT Machine Vision GmbH; Effilux SAS; Smart Vision Lights and Murrelektronik GmbH are amongst the co-exhibitors. Visitors to the stand with and without machine vision experience are welcome to talk to the company experts on site about specific projects as well as the fundamental advantages and possible applications of machine vision in intralogistics. EMVA will also be presenting its own range of services and annual events to visitors. Location: Hall 2, Stand C18.

Expert forum in the LogiMAT Arena
In the expert forum of the LogiMAT Arena (Atrium East Entrance), a series of short presentations hosted by EMVA will present the most exciting possibilities at the interface of machine vision and intralogistics. EMVA member companies will clearly demonstrate how these innovative solutions with high user benefits can improve automation in intralogistics and how AI and machine vision can optimize logistics processes. When: Tuesday, 11th March from 15:00-15:50 p.m.

Barcelona/Spain, November 29th, 2024. In line with this year’s focus topic, the 7th European Machine Vision Forum on November 7-8 in Mulhouse which was organized by the EMVA offered inspiring insights into methods and applications of computer vision for human-machine interaction. Among the topics presented and discussed were gaze estimation in industrial assembly situations, the use of brain activity as an additional input modality, operating interfaces of vision systems and special features of mobile systems. This year’s contributions once again demonstrated a high quality of methodology and applications. All of the contributions contained aspects that inspired the participants to further pursue in their daily work.

Diversity of technical approaches
In the context of the focus topic, this year’s forum also demonstrated the diversity of approaches, methods and applications of machine vision technologies. Topics that were compiled into separate sessions with several submissions included image-based 3D recognition of objects and the environment; machine vision on mobile systems and embedded systems; image acquisition methods (e.g. using polarimetry and multispectral image acquisition); and machine learning, here with a focus on synthetically generated training data and a contribution on the “intelligence” of AI systems.

Main topics of the keynotes
All three keynote speeches dealt with issues that are currently subject of lively discussion in the industry. Jean-Pierre Chambard from Holo3, for example, focused on the transfer of research results into industrial applications. His quintessence: before good ideas can be implemented in industry, they need to be put into practice alongside their scientific basis, not least taking into account the requirements of the users. Maria-Theresa Licka (MAIWY and University of Kaiserslautern) focused her keynote speech on machine vision solutions on mobile devices. Especially when it comes to applications that rely on machine learning, innovative solutions are required that take into account the boundary conditions of mobile systems; this was the tenor of her presentation. The evaluation of endoscopic image data in medical diagnostics was the topic of Christian Daul’s (Université de Lorraine/CRAN) keynote speech. 2D and 3D reconstruction from image data, using the example of endoscopic examination of the stomach, improves interpretability for medical diagnosis by providing a more complete image of the organ. This combination of computer vision and human expertise results in a significant increase in performance.

Accompanying exhibition and local vision players
The presentations were complemented by an accompanying exhibition in which companies and institutions presented new hardware, methods and systems. The local machine vision community was also represented with lectures and short presentations, highlighting how machine vision is an important part of measurement and automation technology in companies and institutions in the Mulhouse area. The event location at the “École Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs Sud-Alsace” ENSISA on the campus of the “Université de Haute Alsace” UHA provided a perfect setting for this, which could be visited during a tour of the laboratories.

Dr. Chris Yates continues another term as EMVA President
Dr. Kai-Udo Modrich becomes Vice President, Arndt Bake remains EMVA Treasurer
EMVA Business Conference 2025 will take place in Rome

Barcelona/Spain; Gdansk/Poland, June 17th, 2024. The General Assembly of the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA), which took place on June 13th in Gdansk/Poland prior to the 22th EMVA Business Conference, has elected the new EMVA Board of Directors consisting of nine members. For the upcoming three-year term the following Board members were re-elected:

• Arndt Bake, Basler
• Dirk Berndt, Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF
• Marco Diani, iMAGE S
• Kai-Udo Modrich, ZEISS Inline Inspection & Metrology
• Ronald Mueller, Vision Markets
• Chris Yates, Vision Ventures

In addition, the EMVA welcomes three newly elected members in its Board of Directors, namely:

• Petra Thanner, Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)
• Benjamin Cocquelin, TIAMA Group
• Maurice van der Aa, Advantech Europe B.V.

During the constituent meeting the new elected Board of Directors voted for Dr. Chris Yates as EMVA President. Dr. Kai-Udo Modrich will serve his first term as Vice President and Arndt Bake will again be EMVA Treasurer.

The 23nd EMVA Business Conference takes place from May 22th – 24th, 2025 in Rome/Italy.

Caption: The new EMVA Board of Directors elected on June 13th. From left to right Dr. Ronald Mueller; EMVA Treasurer Arndt Bake; Dr. Marco Diani; EMVA President Dr. Chris Yates; Maurice van der Aa; Benjamin Cocquelin; Petra Thanner; Dr. Dirk Berndt; EMVA Vic President Dr. Kai-Udo Modrich.