3D
imaging and inspection seems to be the new frontier in terms of
machine vision innovation. There’s lots of application work going
on, and on the back of that, there’s quite a bit of Mergers and
Acquisitions activity too.
Most
recently (May 8th,
2013,) LMI announced
their purchase of white light scanner company 3D3
Solutions.
That’s interesting for two reasons. First, it broadens LMI
out beyond their laser triangulation base, and second, LMI is itself
part of AVT
parent, Augusta
Technologie.
So Augusta are clearly very serious about being a force in machine
vision. (And it’s probably their financial muscle that has allowed
LMI to launch a slew of new and improved products.)
In
the same vein, although it’s hardly news, back in November of 2011
measurement specialists L.S. Starrett acquired
laser profile company
Bytewise,
adding their products to the Starrett range.
So
it seems to me I need to launch my 3D business quickly, then start a
bidding war between those who are getting left out. Anyone care to
join me?
1 comment:
There's lot more to do in software side than just snapping the 3D images..
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