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Here you’ll find informative articles on market data, trends and outlooks; information on AIA’s annual market study and our mini studies on new market opportunities; an index of stock market performance of vision companies; an examination of leading economic indicators; and general insight into key issues that affect our industry. Bookmark it now!
Highlights
AIA's 2016 Machine Vision Camera Market Study is now available. This new installment of the AIA's successful machine vision camera study franchise is highly detailed, global in scope, and clearly written for easy comprehension. The study answers a host of important questions such as:
- How is the market changing?
- What are the sweet spots in the market?
- What factors determine retail pricing?
- What geographic regions are contributing the most to sales?
- What can we expect for the camera market moving forward?
Three global machine vision trade associations, AIA, EMVA and JIIA, are working together to harmonize market study results. This effort aims at enabling cross-national comparisons of market study results for North America, Europe and Japan.
Vision and Imaging Marketing News
2020- Year-to-Date Numbers Show Decline in Robotics (18%), Machine Vision (8%), and Motion Control (6%) Orders Compared to 2019
Bright Spot: leading economic forecaster provides optimist outlook for overall economy moving into 2021 Continue Reading...
- North American Machine Vision Orders Slow in First Quarter of 2019
AIA statistics show 4.5 percent decline in sales over same period in 2018, down to $674 million. Continue Reading...
- North American Machine Vision Market Grows 19% in First Quarter of 2018, Sets New Records
All-time record for quarterly sales, according to AIA. Continue Reading...
- North American Automation Market Shattering Records in 2017
Results found records set in the areas of robotics, machine vision, motion control, and motor technology. Continue Reading... - North American Machine Vision Market Grows 10% in First Quarter of 2017
North American sales of machine vision systems and components increased 10% year over year to $597 million. Continue Reading...
- New Record Set By North American Machine Vision Market in 2016
North American sales of machine vision components and systems grew to $2.3 billion in 2016, its highest annual total. Continue Reading... - North American Machine Vision Market Contracts in First Nine Months of 2016
Third Quarter Shows Improvement, Indicating Growth Ahead. Continue Reading... - North American Machine Vision Market Contracts in First Quarter of 2016
North American sales of machine vision components and systems fell 11% year over year to $546 million. Continue Reading...
- North American Machine Vision Market Sets New Record in 2015
North American sales of machine vision components and systems grew to $2.3 billion in 2015. Continue Reading... - North American Machine Vision Market Sets New Record in First Nine Months of 2015 Despite Third Quarter Contraction
North American sales of machine vision systems and components grew six percent to $1.8 billion through September. Continue Reading... - First Half of 2015 is Record Setting for the North American Machine Vision Market
North American sales of machine vision systems and components grew 16% to $1.2 billion in the first half of 2015. Continue Reading...
- North American Machine Vision Market Grows 15% to Record High in 2014
North American sales of machine vision components and systems grew 15% to $2.3 billion in 2014. Continue Reading... - North American Machine Vision Market In Midst of Record Year
Total sales of machine vision components and systems increased 12% to $1.65 billion in the first nine months of 2014, Continue Reading... - North American Machine Vision Market Posts Record First Half in 2014
Total sales of machine vision components and systems increased 11% to $1.04 billion in the first half of 2014, according Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Sales in North America Grow 10% in First Quarter 2014
Total sales of machine vision components and systems grew 10% in first quarter 2014, according to new statistics issued by Continue Reading...
- North American Machine Vision Market Exceeds Growth Expectations in 2013
Total sales of machine vision components and systems grew over nine percent in 2013, more than double the initially forecasted Continue Reading... - North American Machine Vision Sales Soar 23% in Third Quarter 2013
Total machine vision sales in North America climbed 23% compared to the third quarter of 2012, according to new statistics Continue Reading... - North American Machine Vision Sales Grow Six Percent in Second Quarter 2013
Total machine vision sales in North America climbed six percent compared to the second quarter of 2012, according to new Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Sales in North America Climb Ten Percent in First Quarter 2013
Total machine vision sales in North America grew ten percent year-over-year for the first quarter of 2013, according to new Continue Reading...
- Machine Vision Market Contracts in North America for 2012, Expected Gains in 2013
Total sales of machine vision components and systems fell over four percent in 2012, but are expected to rebound in Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Sales in North America Down 4% through September
Total machine vision sales in North America are down four percent year over year for the first nine months of Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Sales in North America Declined 2% in First Quarter
Machine vision sales in North America fell two percent compared to the first quarter of 2011, according to new statistics Continue Reading... - AIA Announces New In-depth Study of Machine Vision Camera Market
AIA has just released its first ever special study of the worldwide machine vision market for cameras. The seven Continue Reading...
- Machine Vision Sales in North America Increased 3% in Second Quarter
Total machine vision sales in North America rose three percent compared to the second quarter of 2011, according to new Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Market Grew 5% in North America in 2011
Sales of machine vision components and systems in North America climbed five percent in 2011 to nearly $1.9 billion, according Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Market Sales in North America Up 15% Through September
Machine vision sales in North America rose 15% through the third quarter of 2011, according to new statistics from the Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Market in North America Posts Healthy Results in Second Quarter 2011
Machine vision sales grew 16% in North America in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter one Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Market in North America Grew 34% in First Quarter 2011
Machine vision sales grew 34% in North America in the first quarter of 2011, the fifth straight quarter of double-digit Continue Reading...
- Machine Vision Market Soared 54% in North America in 2010
Sales of machine vision components and systems in North America soared 54% in 2010 to nearly $1.8 billion, according to Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Market Continues Solid Growth in North America
Sales of machine vision components and systems in North America rose substantially in third quarter 2010. Overall, year-over-year Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Market Continues Solid Recovery in North America
Sales of machine vision components and systems in North America jumped 60% in the second quarter of 2010 over the Continue Reading... - New Machine Vision Market Report Shows Recovery in North America
A new machine vision market report shows that machine vision sales of components and systems in North America have clearly Continue Reading... - Advanced Batteries for Electric Cars: A Market Opportunity for Your Company?
Still smarting from the sharp rise in oil prices, as well as the recession, automobile companies are busy developing new Continue Reading... - The Health of the Machine Vision Industry
While the machine vision industry is largely global in scope, most analyses of its financial health have focused on sales Continue Reading... - Market Study Plans for 2010 - Major Changes Foreseen
AIA is reallocating its market research resources to better serve its members. Instead of creating a large, 300 page+ study, Continue Reading... - Overview of the 2010 AIA Machine Vision Market Study
AIA’s new 2010 annual market study, Machine Vision Markets – 2009 Results and Forecasts to 2014, is designed to help Continue Reading...
- OECD Composite Leading Indicators Continue to Signal a Recovery
According to the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) in a December 2009 news release, the monthly composite indicators Continue Reading... - New AIA Market Data Committee Proceeding On Plan
The AIA Market Data Committee has decided to investigate the feasibility of tracking quarterly sales results. Currently, AIA has no Continue Reading... - How Will the Diminished Role of US Consumers Affect Businesses?
In its December 2009 edition of “Finance & Development”, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ponders the impact that the changed Continue Reading...
- How to Use the AIA Market Study to Maximize Sales – a Primer
The AIA market study focuses on market opportunities primarily in terms of extending MV technology to new industries and targeting Continue Reading... - 2008 AIA Study Shows Dramatic Market Changes
Do machine vision product markets change much year to year? AIA’s latest market study answers that question with an emphatic Continue Reading... - Machine Vision Market Change in North America - Questions and Answers
Machine vision markets change over time but to what extent and why? In this article, I address this topic with Continue Reading...