(Automated Imaging Association: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Among the factors driving rapid growth in the application of machine vision technology is the creation of new industry standards, according to industry leaders.

“Global standards make it easier for users to incorporate machine vision into their automated solutions,” says John Merva, chair of the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) standards committee. AIA is the world’s largest machine-vision trade association with some 300 member companies from 30 nations.

Merva cites a wide range of current camera interface and interoperability standards activities, such as GigE Vision, Camera Link, the new Camera Link HS, CoaXPress, and GenICam that have been developed either by AIA or other trade associations such as the European Machine Vision Association and the Japan Industrial Imaging Association.

These international associations are also working together to develop new global standards on issues such as lighting for machine vision, which is often the key to success or failure of a vision application.

 …