JAI appoints Michael Lisby Jensen as new CEO. Jorgen Andersen takes over the role as Chairman of the Board.

The appointment of Michael Lisby Jensen marks a further step in JAI’s growth strategy, centered around the tremendous opportunities of the fast-developing Machine Vision market and JAI’s unique capabilities built up over more than half a century.

Unique experience in driving growth and leading global organizations
Besides holding a Bachelor of Engineering and an executive MBA, Michael brings many years of experience from several global leading technology companies, lately acting as CEO/GM of CAPRES and MicroSense, under KLA Inc.

A high degree of creativity and technical skills attracts the new CEO
A major focus across Michael’s positions has been to drive commercial growth and excellence across deep technical organizations globally, and he is truly impressed by JAI’s organizational competencies and the long-established customer relations that are second to none in the industry.

According to Michael Lisby Jensen the machine vision market provides tremendous opportunity for growth, and he is absolutely thrilled to become part of the drive to release all of JAI’s potential.

JAI’s press release

California based Light Labs Inc. joins EMVA.

Light is a provider of depth perception software and semiconductor IP intended for automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers for ADAS/AV applications.

The company has developed an advanced computer vision platform that uses software and semiconductor IP to detect, position, and track where objects are in the world, with range and accuracy, thereby, providing automotive and other markets with an unmatched range and resolution in real-time.

EMVA’s Forum for Machine Vision & Optical Metrology – the Control Vision Talks – consequently will not take place at Stuttgart fair ground this year.

The decision is made: once again this year, it will not be possible to hold the 34th Control international trade fair for quality assurance as an on-site, live event. After in-depth consultation with the exhibitors and the trade fair advisory board, trade fair promoters P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. had no choice but to cancel the trade fair highlight which was scheduled for the 4th through the 7th of May, 2021.

The EMVA and its media partner inVision magazine well understand and support this difficult decision.
The running preparations on the forum’s program and speakers list have been stopped immediately.

The world’s leading trade fair for photonics components, systems and applications enables advance planning for exhibitors and visitors with new trade fair dates for spring 2022. In close coordination with the industry, partners and advisory boards, Messe München has decided to postpone LASER World of PHOTONICS to April 26 to 29, 2022. World of Photonics Congress will be held in a digital format on the original dates of June 20-24, 2021.

Due to the existing travel restrictions and the currently unclear Covid-19 situation, Messe München has decided to postpone LASER World of PHOTONICS by ten months. One of the main grounds for this decision is the large share of international exhibitors and visitors, accounting for more than half of the total number of participants, a high proportion of whom come from other continents. Under the current conditions, holding LASER World of PHOTONICS in June would make it impossible for the trade fair to live up to its standard of being the world’s leading
trade fair and to provide the on-site platform for innovations and products with indepth technical discussions that is so highly valued by the industry.

“With the new date, we can offer our customers planning certainty in a timely manner,” says Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Messe München, and adds: “With this postponement of the trade fair event, we are creating the basis for a successful in-person international trade fair and following the wishes of our exhibitors and visitors.”

Dr. Dirk Berndt is Head of the Business Unit »Measurement and Testing Technology« at the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (IFF) in Magdeburg, Germany. Effective January 1st, 2021, the Fraunhofer Executive Board  appointed Dr.-Ing. Dirk Berndt to Deputy Director of the Fraunhofer IFF institute.

Since 2018 Dirk Berndt is member of the EMVA Board of Directors and in this role he represents the EMVA in the Photonics21 Board of Stakeholders.
The EMVA Board and Team congratulate and wish Dirk success in his new responsibility.

Fraunhofer announcement in German language

AI and Deep Learning:

The EMVA is going forward with making interesting presentations available at its association website.

Watch the keynote presentation of Alex Myakov from Intel at the 2017 edition of  the Embedded Vision Europe conference titled ‘Enabling computer vision and deep learning for real life‘ and the talk of Björn Ommer from the University of Heidelberg addressing ‘Compositional visual learning and retrieval‘.

The EMVA is happy to welcome BASLER AG among its members.

Basler is a leading international manufacturer of high-quality imaging components for computer vision applications. In addition to classic area scan and line scan cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, light modules, and software, the company offers embedded vision modules and solutions, 3D products, as well as customized products and consulting services.

Basler’s products are used in a variety of markets and applications, including factory automation, medical, logistics, retail, and robotics. They are characterized by high reliability, an excellent price/performance ratio, and long-term availability.

Founded in 1988, the Basler Group employs around 800 people at its headquarters in Ahrensburg and other locations in Europe, Asia and North America. Thanks to its worldwide sales and service organization and cooperation with renowned partners, it offers solutions that fit for customers from a wide range of sectors.

The EMVA today announced that FARO Europe joined the association.

FARO is the leading global source for 3D measurement technology for 3D Metrology, AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction) and Public Safety Analytics. For 40 years, FARO has provided industry-leading solutions that enable customers to quickly and easily measure their world, and then use that data to make smarter decisions faster. The Company develops and markets computer-aided devices and software used for inspecting components and assemblies, production planning, documenting large volume spaces or structures in 3D, surveying and construction, as well as for investigation and reconstruction of accident sites or crime scenes.

EMVA welcomes AT – Automation Technology as new member.

AT is a global market leader in the field of special imaging sensor technology. With its IR and 3D products they develop cross-industry solutions for process optimization, plant inspection or early fire detection, which deliver highly precise and reliable results 24/7. Every component is manufactured and produced according to the highest quality and technical standards in its in-house clean room.
The unique features of our AT sensors are their high precision, their extreme speed as well as their detailed resolution. Furthermore, they convince through their flexible design and their modularity, so that the products can be adapted exactly to the requirements of the customer. It is important for AT to offer sustainable solutions that are not only technically convincing but also in terms of user-friendliness. Each product is therefore designed to be easy to install and innovative to use.