(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- Overall machine vision sales should increase by 2.6 percent to 4.6 percent in 2010, depending upon the extent of the current economic recovery and the rate of change in industrial production that occurs. This follows a 29.2-percent decline experienced in 2009.

The study, entitled “Machine Vision Markets–2010 Results and Forecasts to 2014,” is published by the Automated Imaging Association (AIA), the world’s largest and only global machine vision trade group, with more than 280 member companies from 26 countries.

The findings are based on 2009 results and organized primarily around the major machine vision product markets: optics, lighting, cameras, imaging boards, software, smart cameras, and application-specific machine vision systems. While the study predominantly focuses on North American markets, it also provides worldwide and regional estimates.

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