Businesses are becoming smarter with the evolution of acutely intelligent Operations Technology (OT) and sophisticated Information Technology (IT). The concept of automation has been a blessing to the manufacturing sectors resulting in faultless production and high performance value. The Industry 4.0 principles have brought in a storm of automation using the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). While efficiency occupies the front seat of industrial focus, advancements in machine vision and imaging have proved to be the promising operational strategies for the companies to achieve their performance goals.
Tech lenses replace the human’s monitoring efforts to a great extent. Recent developments in the systems and processes such as the sensor, image processing, camera, data acquisition and analysis, and operational analytics, have made it easier to track and examine the operations of the factories and enterprises. They further help in reducing the labor, cost and time involved in quality check process.
Machine vision technology is advantageous to a wide range of manufacturing and production industries as it offers vivid benefits, which serve their needs to the fullest. Companies find it scalable to invest in machine vision and imaging technology to reach success levels, which were once considered to be impossible.
With the intention of helping the C-suite find the best solutions that meet their process-specific requirements, a distinguished panel, comprising CIOs, CEOs, CTOs, analysts, and the CIO Applications editorial board, has evaluated and featured machine vision and imaging technology companies with an exceptional track record of transforming manufacturing units into smart factories. In this edition of CIO Applications, we present to you the “Top 10 Machine Vision and Imaging Technology Solution Providers – 2018”.