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UKIVA presents free imaging seminars
Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) is organising a series of free seminars at the Photonex09 Exhibition.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 August 2009
Forum illustrates members in collaboration
The highly successful vision and automation forum hosted recently by National Instruments saw several UKIVA members in collaboration.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 April 2008
Vision companies join industry association
The UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) welcomes two new members; Spiral Scratch and Scorpion Vision .
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 January 2008
Vision handbook released online
The basic principles and requirements of machine vision remain largely unchanged in the last 15-20 years.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 November 2007
Free seminars host machine vision discussion
Industrial seminars will be given by UKIVA members Alrad Imaging , Firstsight Vision , FLIR Systems, Framos Electronics, Multipix Imaging and MVD.
News from Engineeringtalk, 23 August 2007
Website opens to non-member job ads
Posting job ads on the UKIVA website is free for members, while non-members must pay a small fee.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 August 2007
Vision association celebrates 15th birthday
The UKIVA was established on 18th March 1992 as a not-for profit trade organisation whose prime objective was to promote the use of imaging in industry.
News from Engineeringtalk, 19 April 2007
Machine vision expert joins EU programme
UKIVA Director, Don Braggins, has registered to join a database of independent experts for the European Union's Framework 7 initiative.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 March 2007
Two new companies join UKIVA
Capley Marker and Omron Electronics have become the latest two companies to become members of the UKIVA.
News from Engineeringtalk, 5 February 2007
Seminars take holistic view of vision
Seminars at IPOT will concentrate on the totality of solving problems with vision, including optics and lighting, as well as cameras and software and other components.
News from Engineeringtalk, 23 January 2007
Braggins to steer Vision Academy
UKIVA Director, Don Braggins, has been appointed to chair a newly created scientific and technical advisory board for the Vision Academy, which is based in Erfurt, Germany.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 December 2006
Four new members for vision association
UKIVA is delighted to welcome four new members, whose activities in the field of imaging reflect the breadth of imaging applications throughout imaging and science.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 November 2006
Braggins continues European duties
UKIVA Director, Don Braggins, has been re-elected to the Executive Committee of the European Machine Vision Association.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 September 2006
Seminars cover industrial and scientific imaging
The free technical seminars offered by UKIVA during both days of the Photonex exhibition will have a slightly different emphasis this year.
News from Engineeringtalk, 22 September 2006
Association aims to attract scientists
The UKIVA is expanding its scope of activity to actively encourage companies involved in scientific imaging applications to become members.
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 August 2006
Association expands on two fronts
Cedip Infrared Systems and the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Sheffield University have both joined the UKIVA.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 May 2006
Vision association helps out production manager
Vision association flies to the rescue of distraught production manager who needed spare parts for US vision system.
News from Engineeringtalk, 12 April 2006
Three join industrial vision association
Three members have joined the UK Industrial Vision Association reflecting the broad appeal the association has within the vision industry.
News from Engineeringtalk, 16 December 2005
Seminars to feature at Machine Vision 2006
The UK Industrial Vision Association will again be running a series of free seminars at the Machine Vision 2006 exhibition, but at this particular show will also be presenting a seminar itself.
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 November 2005
Website adds data on training courses
The UK Industrial Vision Association website has been further enhanced with the addition of a new section detailing the availability of vision-related training courses.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 October 2005
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