(AIA: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The AIA director of standards development, Bob McCurrach, will give an overview of the current global vision standards landscape and provide the latest updates on the AIA vision standards in a free webinar, “What’s New in AIA Vision Standards,” on June 27, at 10 a.m. EDT. Register for this 30 min. webinar online.

What else is new from AIA, the trade organization that provides education and promotion of vision and imaging technologies? According to new statistics from AIA, machine vision sales in North America fell two percent compared to the first quarter of 2011.

The decline resulted primarily from sales of complete vision systems, which account for the largest sales volumes in the North American market. However, sales of machine vision components gained two percent, led by strong growth in vision software (+26%), lighting products (+11%), and imaging boards (+7%). Smart camera sales rose four percent, while optics sales were up one percent during the first quarter.

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