Michael Wheeler

Jan 7, 2025 | photonics.com | Michael Wheeler

The global machine vision market is set to reach $11.6 billion in 2024, nearly doubling to $22.6 billion by 2032. This translates to a compound annual growth rate of 8.7%, according to a report issued last month by Fortune Business Insights. This is good news for an industry that has seen its share of recent challenges during the last 12 to 18 months, especially in Europe.

Dec 4, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Michael Wheeler

The leading statesman of nineteenth-century Britain, a figure who bestrode the political world like a Colossus, is ‘Gladstone’ to modern biographers. In order to signal the difference between Wheeler’s approach and those of earlier biographers, the subject of this book is known as ‘William’, his baptismal name.

Sep 20, 2024 | photonics.com | Michael Wheeler

Every two years, the global machine vision industry converges in the capital of southwest Germany’s Baden-Württemberg state, internationally known as the home of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. It has long been one of Europe’s largest manufacturing hubs. And this year, excitement abounds for this biennial event, which is set to attract 450 exhibitors from around the world.

Jul 9, 2024 | photonics.com | Michael Wheeler

Observers of the machine vision market in Europe had little to cheer aboutin 2023, with the industry yielding a 7% decrease in sales. The chip shortage from several years ago prompted many companies to amass stocks ofcomponents, which, in turn, lessened the need for component purchases for the manufacture of vision systems. This, coupled with higher interest rates, reduced capital equipment investments. Last year was an anomaly.

Mar 27, 2024 | photonics.com | Michael Wheeler

An exponential growth in online retail sales has occurred since the turn of the millennium, as a growing portion of the world’s population has gravitated toward e-commerce. This growth has spurred a rise in robotics andautomation, with the integration of robotics in fulfillment centers playing afundamental role in the continual improvement of their capabilities, efficiency,and consistency.