Marcel Heugen, an expert in machine vision and industrial automation engineering, has been appointed as a senior consultant for PPT Vision, based in the company's European headquarters. In this role, he will support PPT Vision's European operations, headquartered in the Netherlands, under the direction of Ivar Keulers, European sales manager.
Heugen has held leadership roles in machine vision engineering at Simac Masic and TSS bv, and SAC (Sirius Advanced Cybernetics) before launching his own business, SAC Nederland, Vision Competence Center, in 2005. In his new assignment, as founder of Vision Consultancy, he will support an expanding network of PPT Vision certified integrators, distributors and business partners throughout Europe.
'Marcel is a recognised leader in European applications of machine vision, and his expertise will support our strategic expansion throughout Europe,' said Keulers. 'He will be a true asset in defining new applications and business opportunities, especially in the automotive, pharmaceutical, medical device and electronics markets.'