Information
and communication technology (ICT) have become crucial to the social
infrastructure, therefore systems that allow society to function more
efficiently are increasingly needed. Machine vision (MV) is a
technology that meets these expectations and controls the movement of
machinery by processing visual information. Machine vision plays
vital role of factory automation (FA) in industrial manufacturing.
Moreover, machine vision has also extended its scope to the fields of
medicine, security, and agriculture. The growth is mainly driven by
the introduction of innovative image sensing devices and the
development of computing technologies, including communication. With
technological advancements, machine vision not only serves as a
replacement for human vision but also handle multidimensional
invisible information.
Machine
vision (MV) uses automated technology for capturing images and
transferring it to a PC. The captured images are then processed for
inspection. A camera along with an image sensor is used to capture
images, where in vision software analyzes it and information is
communicated to the other equipment. Advancements in machine vision
(MV) technology including vision-guided robotics and smart cameras
have augmented the scope of the MV market with a broader application
in the manufacturing sectors. These systems are utilized in
applications such as manufacturing of semiconductor, pharmaceuticals,
electronics, medical devices, automotive, packaging, and consumer
goods.
Factory
automation systems are used in discrete industry and process industry
applications. Mexico factory automation and machine vision market is
classified by technology into Industrial Control Systems (ICS),
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing Execution System
(MES), and Information Technology System (ITS). Different types of
machine vision (MV) systems are PC-based, smart camera based and
embedded based systems. Machine vision (MV) systems include various
components such as camera, optics frame grabber and lighting,
software and hardware.
Aspects
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The
machine vision (MV) and factory automation (FA) is a promising trend
in the manufacturing industry offering smart manufacturing setup.
Factory Automation (FA) offers standard production, cost efficiency,
quality, reliability and flexibility in the production process. The
several devices and mechanical instruments are coupled with the IT
systems or smart computing for the improved results in automation.
Moreover, the software systems such as Enterprise Resource planning
(ERP) are helping the Mexico factory automation market to extend
their service offerings.
Proximity
to the U.S. and Government of Mexico’s movement to augment
manufacturing activities has fueled the factory automation (FA) and
machine vision (MV) market to the new heights. Shifting of
manufacturing base of automotive companies from China to Mexico and
increased in foreign direct investment is also contributing to the
growth of the market. Additionally, emerging applications such as
Human Machine Interface (HMI), Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning
(HVAC) systems, and electronic power distribution systems is further
expected to fuel the demand of automation systems in the near future.
Reduction in size of hardware along with decreasing price of sensors
and components, embedded systems has seen reasonable growth. Emerging
trend such as nanotechnology, nanotech sensors, machine-to-machine
communication systems and Internet of things is further expected to
escalate growth for the factory automation (FA) and machine vision
(MV) market.
Market
players are focused on offering product that communicate with
multiple I/Os and serial and parallel interfaces. For instance,
machine vision (MV) system developers are providing PC-based
functionality coupled with motion control, data acquisition, and
image-processing hardware and software. Moreover, companies such as
Keyence Corporation and Panasonic Corporation provide developers a
number of ways for their products to communicate with serial and
parallel interfaces and multiple I/Os. Industrial-automation
companies such as Omron are trying to get an edge in the
machine-vision marketplace, whereas other machine-vision companies
such as Coreco Imaging, Inc., Matrox Imaging, and National
Instruments Corp. are leveraging their hardware and software
expertise in a number of low-cost programmable machine-vision
systems.
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