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January
2008
mid-month Edition
E-Mail
Sponsors
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Featured
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scout 90°
camera
from Basler
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TECHSPEC®
Silver Series Lenses from
Edmund
Optics
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Near-IR
SU-LDH Digital Line Scan
Camera from
Sensors
Unlimited
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Neon-CL
PoCL Frame Grabber from
BitFlow
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TC4M
and TC2M Telecentric Lenses from
Opto
Engineering
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PL-B900
CCD Cameras from
PixeLINK
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CV-3000
Vision System with Advanced Color
Extraction Engine
from
Keyence
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GC-Series
Cameras from
Prosilica
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VC4465
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Vision
Components
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The
seesaw relationship between the dropping dollar
and rising euro has been front-page news for
months. What started with unhappy
U.S.
travelers paying more for vacations abroad has
transitioned beyond the consumer to the
manufacturer, putting pressure on some
long-standing manufacturing trends.
Just 12 months ago, conventional wisdom
said to manufacture in low-cost labor markets and
sell in consumer-rich industrialized markets.
While the underlying logic remains true, what
qualifies as a 'low-cost labor' market may be
changing...
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Why
Choose an AIA Member as Your
Supplier?
The
machine vision industry's leading companies from
all over the world are members of the Automated
Imaging Association. AIA member companies are
committed to excellence, both within their company
and throughout the industry. They have more
machine vision application experience, more
dedicated resources focused on machine vision
technology, develop new technologies for real
industry requirements, invest in new industry
standards and continually demonstrate their
commitment to the future of machine vision. Be
confident in your choice; always insist on an AIA
member company. For information on AIA member
companies including their full contact
information, go to the Machine Vision Online Buyer's
Guide.
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16th
Annual AIA Business
Conference |
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 Wednesday,
January 30, 2008 - Friday, February 01, 2008 at
the Disney Yacht Club Resort in
Orlando, Florida. Register for the 16th Annual AIA
Business Conference – don't miss out! Reduced
room rates are available from the AIA room block –
book now! We expect nearly 200 industry leaders
from around the globe to take part in the world's
leading machine vision networking event.
The
latest Machine Vision North American Markets
Statistics and Forecasts will be unveiled here,
presented by AIA's in-house market analyst, Paul
Kellett. Guest speakers will also report on
Japanese and Indian markets, as well as discussing
the practical aspects of doing business in these
diverse regions.
In
addition, our keynote speaker, Dr. Lawrence
Chimerine, will give a presentation on the new
global business environment and its implications
for the machine vision industry. A noted
economist, Dr. Chimerine appears regularly on the
Lehrer News Hour, Adam Smith's "Money World", Wall
Street Week, Today, Good Morning America, C-Span,
CNBC, ABC Evening News, NBC Nightly News, and
other popular television programs.
Please note
that registration is open to current AIA Members
only.
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Join
the International Pavilion at MV
China! |
Make
sure your company is a part of this successful
show.
 Join the
International Pavilion at the
China
International Machine Vision Exhibition in
Shanghai, China
March 20–22, 2008! Open
the communication channels with new customers and
decision makers in China
as well as providing important contacts within
this growing industry. The International Pavilion
gives you a hassle-free, one package program for
exhibiting at this show. The program includes
extensive Chinese language marketing, graphics,
translation services, meeting space and more.
We'll also have a special reception with Chinese
leaders. Pavilion space is limited; sign up
soon.
For details click here.
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The
Vision Show and Conference - Call for Papers
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June 10-12, 2008 at Hynes Convention Center in
Boston, Massachusetts. If you have an educational
machine vision or imaging presentation that you'd
like to give at The
Vision Show, please submit an abstract now for
consideration. Click here for topics and an
abstract submission form.
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 Interested in Exhibiting at
The Vision Show in June
2008?
You won't want to miss
The
Vision Show or Boston in June! Exhibit space is
already selling quickly; reserve your space now.
Click
here for more information.
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sure where to find the solution you need? We can
help! |
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Save
time looking for products using the Machine Vision
Online Request for Bids! Simply complete
the form, including a description of your project
and the type of product you're looking for, and
click "submit". From there, AIA will send your
request to our global membership group, who can
then respond directly to you to solve your machine
vision challenge!
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| Have
a Machine Vision Question? Ask the
Experts! |
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Do
you have a machine vision challenge that you need
help with? A basic question or an extremely
technical one? Ask the Experts is the place to go.
Simply post your question and AIA's network of
industry experts will provide a prompt response.
Click here to submit your
question.
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| Use
AIA's Powerful Machine Vision Online Buyer's
Guide |
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The
Online Buyer's Guide at
www.machinevisiononline.org gives
you access to a variety of supplier
information:
Product
Search
Easy to use
search-by-product feature helps narrow your
search to only those companies that supply what
you are looking for.
Company
Search
Company description
and complete contact information for hundreds of
companies can be found here.
New Product
Listings
New products are
listed here, including product detail and
contact information. Check this area often as we
make updates continually.
Request for
Bids
Save time and energy
looking for products. Just describe your need,
and submit your request. Many leading suppliers
will receive your information and respond to you
directly.
Bookmark
the site today and keep this great resource handy.
Go to the Buyer's Guide.
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| New
Products |
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See
the special section of New Products introduced within the
past six months. Visit often, as products will be
updated regularly.
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| Mark
Your Calendars |
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Start
planning now for these future AIA events:
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| Find
Out How Your Company Can Benefit from AIA
Membership |
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If
your company isn't a member of AIA yet, click
here for full membership details and discover
why AIA is the world's largest machine vision
trade association with over 290 member companies
from 26 nations!
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