VISION is the world’s leading trade fair for machine vision. The 2022 edition was a 3-day event held in Stuttgart, Germany, between October 4, 2022 – October 6, 2022. There were over 300 exhibitors, and VICO was one of the leading exhibitors at the event. VICO displayed a number of innovative products in the machine vision industry.
Introduction to VISION 2022
VISION is the industry-leading trade fair for the International Machine Vision Industry. It is organized by Messe Stuttgart and has been held every two years since 1988 in Stuttgart, Germany, to highlight trends and advancements in the industry. The trade fair attracts top companies and innovative start-ups from across the globe.
The 30th edition of VISION, VISION 2022, was recently held on 4th -6th October 2022 and saw one of the highest participations in the trade show. A total of 378 exhibitors and 6,505 visitors from 60 countries were recorded, excluding the thousands that joined virtually from 18 countries. VICO was one of the exhibitors, displaying lenses from its top brand, COOLENS, at Booth 8A50 Hall 8.
Aside from the record attendance, VISION 2022 saw a significant increase in exhibitors and visitors from non-industrial sectors such as the agricultural industry, medical technology, transport and logistics, and aerospace engineering. About 55 percent of visitors revealed they were involved in procurement decisions in their organizations. 27 percent attended the fair intending to purchase or invest.
In addition to the VISION days, exhibitions, and lecture forums, other exciting features of VISION 2022 were the VISION Award 2022 and VISION Start-up World.
More information about VISION is available at: www.vision-fair.de
About VICO
VicoImaging (VICO) is a trademark of VICO Technology Limited focused on designing and manufacturing the optical components of machine vision. It is the largest designer and manufacturer of industrial lenses in China and owns the famous imaging lens brand COOLENS.
VICO researches, designs, manufactures, and markets a broad selection of laser lenses, telecentric lenses, bi-telecentric lenses, VA/VR lenses, fixed focal length lenses, and other imaging components of machine vision.
We aim to provide every component needed for solving imaging applications in the industrial automation field, particularly those required in the intelligent manufacturing and robotic industry for manufacturing precision equipment.
VICO’s expertise in creating innovative optical solutions and products has helped its customers solve complex machine vision challenges. It has earned a reputation as a world-leading optical solutions provider and has secured a spot in VISION as one of its top machine lens exhibitors.
Relationship between VicoImaging and COOLENS
VICO’s booth at VISION 2022 featured banners displaying its various products and brand logos. VicoImaging has two subsidiary brands, COOLENS and OKLAB, and their logos were displayed alongside the VicoImaging logo.
COOLENS is a famous lens brand in the Chinese machine vision industry, owned by VICO. Its lenses are designed to fit all kinds of industrial cameras, and the brand also provides customized lenses. The brand is focused explicitly on industrial lens research and design and has developed more than ten series of standard high-precision lenses in the last 15 years.
OKLAB is VICO’s e-commerce store. It is a one-stop shop for all VICO’s machine vision accessories, such as relay lenses, calibration targets, fixed focal length lenses, machine vision cables, and custom test targets. Visit OKLAB to shop for all your machine vision accessories from VICO.
VicoImaging recently registered a company in Hong Kong to penetrate the world machine vision market further. VICO’s primary research and design team and production base is located in Huizhou, Guangdong, China, but has branches in Shenzhen and Suzhou. We also have offices in Germany and Korea.
VICO Team
VICO was represented at VISION 2022 by four team members, three from its German office and one from China. They handled VICO’s stand, providing detailed information on our displayed products and fielding questions from the myriad of visitors to the booth.
VICO Products Exhibited
Coaxial laser Imaging Lenses
Key Features:
- Coaxial imaging and laser optical paths.
- 1” CS-Mount Lens
- 20MegaPixels, 2.4μm Pixel Size Sensors
- 75mm Focal Length
- Distortion<0.2%
- Relative Illumination
High-Resolution Bi-Telecentric Lenses
Key Features:
- Innovative Bi-telecentric design and extreme imaging quality.
- 26mm to 300mm field of view, suitable for most industrial products.
- Adaptable to various C-mount industrial cameras from 1/2.5″-1.1″.
- Large aperture, ultra-low distortion, ultra-large depth of field, unparalleled performance.
4X Magnification Bi-Telecentric Lenses
Key Features:
- Specially designed for high-precision big-target vision systems.
- Supports up to 35mm full silent frame area-array cameras.
- Big relative aperture close to the diffraction limit supports high-resolution cameras.
- Optional adjustable diaphragm.
Line Scan Bi-Telecentric Lenses
Key Features:
- Specially designed for high-precision big-target vision systems.
- Supports 24K line scan cameras and 120-megapixel area array cameras.
- Big image aperture, extraordinary aberration reclamation, the acuity discernibility of imaging beyond the diffraction limit.
- High Telecentricity, low distortion, large DOF, and excellent performance.
2/3” C-mount Telecentric Lenses
1.2” C-Mount Fixed Focal Length Lenses
Universal Bi-Telecentric Lenses
VR/AR Lenses
Relay Lenses for Image Quality Testing
Custom Chrome Glass calibration Targets
Custom Chrome Ceramic Calibration Targets
Custom Black Coated Glass Target
Custom Film Calibration Charts
Who Met There
At VISION 2022, we met with our partner Stemmer Imaging International, the largest machine vision technology supplier in Europe. Stemmer partners with several companies in the machine vision industry to meet the ever-increasing demand for machine vision components and accessories in Europe and worldwide.
We struck a partnership to supply our products to Stemmer in exchange for a wider market reach. Stemmer’s broad network of clients from the AI manufacturing and robot industry and different industries that require machine vision in their production process will enable us to penetrate and establish our position in the worldwide machine industry market.
Conclusion
By all standards, VISION 2022 was a success for everyone involved. The increased participation in the trade fair shows the machine vision industry is growing fast despite global economic insecurity. According to the chairman of the board of management of VDMA Machine Vision (co-organizer of VISION), Mark Williamson, “the machine vision industry continues to penetrate new application areas, increasingly also in the non-industrial sector.”
As the AI and robot manufacturing industry continues to grow, so will the demand for innovative machine vision components. VICO continually invests in research and design to provide innovative products to meet these demands. At VISION 2022, we broadened our industry network and met relevant contact for future collaborations.
