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UK Industrial Vision Association

PO Box 25
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 3TQ
United Kingdom

Telephone : 01763 261419
Fax : 01763 261961
Email : jennie@ukiva.org
Web : www.ukiva.org


Editorial archive;

UKIVA to collate UK vision statistics 24/09/2013
The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) has announced its intention to produce statistics on the sale of vision components and systems in the UK. Full Story...

Educational imaging seminars 03/09/2013
The UKIVA will be presenting an educational seminar program on imaging at the Photonex Exhibition at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK on 16th and 17th October 2013. Full Story...

UKIVA Vision Award finalists announced 14/08/2012
The judging panel for the UKIVA’s ‘Most Innovative Machine Vision Project’ award have announced the three companies short-listed for the award. Full Story...

Vision in the production process 18/10/2011
Dr John Haddon, of the UK Industrial Vision Association, discusses the benefits that industrial vision system can offer at all stages of the production process Full Story...

A promising outlook for vision 09/08/2011
John Haddon, technical consultant for UK Industrial Vision Association, is excited about the future potential for vision technology – fuelled by the need for automated technology to make efficiency savings while ensuring better quality control and product consistency. Full Story...

Don Braggins: obituary 03/06/2011
It is with great sadness that the UK Industrial Vision Association has announced the death of former director Don Braggins, at the age of 70, following diagnosis of an inoperable brain tumour last October. Full Story...

Seeing a positive future for vision in industry 05/10/2010
A number of recent indicators would suggest that the vision industry has weathered the worst of the global recession and is poised to emerge with positive signs of growth. Recently published surveys for 2010 from the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) and the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) in the US predict an 11% increase in turnover and a 2.6-4.6% increase in sales respectively in their particular regions. Full Story...

Make machine vision work for you 22/09/2010
If machine vision is not implemented correctly it can be perceived as being worse than simply ignoring automated quality control. Mark Williamson, director of Stemmer Imaging and chairman of the UK Industrial Vision Association argues the case for intelligent implementation of what can be very effective tools. Full Story...

UKIVA unveils seminar programme 31/08/2010
The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) will hold a series of seminars at UK exhibition, Photonex. From November 3 to 4, the exhibition will take over the International Centre in Telford. Full Story...

UKIVA and BARA celebrate show success 22/06/2010
The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) and the British Automation and Robotics Association (BARA) have celebrated the success of their dedicated Vision and Robotics Pavilion at the recent Total Processing and Packaging show. The organisations said the facility provided a focal point for vision and robotics and placed both technologies firmly at the heart of the show. Full Story...

Total has vision and robotics focus 23/02/2010
Total Processing and Packaging 2010 will feature a dedicated Vision and Robotics Pavilion, incorporating members of the UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) and BARA (British Automation and Robotics Association). Full Story...

Photonex seminars available for download 21/12/2009
Anyone who missed the seminar line-up at the recent UK based Photonex exhibition can download copies from the UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) website. Coventry’s Photonex held seminars that included contributions from Alrad Imaging, Hamamatsu, Multipix Imaging, Stemner Imaging and the European Machine Vision Association. Full Story...

UKIVA sets out stall in Stuttgart 17/09/2009
The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) will exhibit at the Vision Show in Stuttgart, Germany providing a hub for its members that are visiting but not exhibiting. The show takes place November 3 to 5, 2009 and UKIVA will be located at Stand D78, in Hall 6. Full Story...

UKIVA joins forces with PPMA 25/08/2009
The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) will be amalgamated into the Processing and Packaging Machinery Industry (PPMA) following a Memorandum of Understanding, signed by directors of both companies. This follows a similar amalgamation involving the British Automation and Robotics Association (BARA) earlier in the year. Full Story...

Kane welcomed back to UKIVA 14/07/2009
Kane Computing, a Cheshire, UK based company that specialises in consultancy and advice for video processing and video compression, has returned to the UK Industrial Vision Association. The former member plays particular focus to DSP and FPGA technol Full Story...

Manufacturing with vision 29/06/2009
As margins are squeezed manufacturers are under increasing pressure to ensure they minimise waste. Anna Mitchell recently caught up with UKIVA director, Don Braggins to explore the use of machine vision in statistical process control to achieve these aims. Full Story...

UKIVA spreads the vision word 11/06/2009
The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) is educating a wider audience about vision, making pdfs of seminars presented at a recent vision event available on its website. The Vision Technology Exhibition, part of Advanced Manufacturing hosted the seminars in Birmingham, UK at the end of April. Full Story...