On-demand webcast: Building a business case for vision: Quantifying ROI and overcoming implementation challenges

Machine vision and embedded vision systems can revolutionise business operations, but how do you identify the projected cost and performance advantages of adopting or expanding a vision system?

What are the differences between a new installation and scaling up or streamlining existing vision systems?

How do you deal with inevitable implementation challenges? What are the biggest planning issues? Are your staff trained and ready for change?

From vision’s use in existing applications such as robotics and industrial automation to growth areas such as smart agriculture and digital twin simulations, our expert panellists will discuss these questions and more.

Key topics will include:

Financial and performance benefits: Explore the key benefits companies can expect from adopting or expanding machine vision and embedded vision technologies. Understand how these systems can lead to cost savings, efficiency gains, and revenue growth.

Identifying value-added areas: Learn how businesses can identify specific areas where vision systems can add the most value. Discover techniques for pinpointing high-impact opportunities within your operations.

Overcoming implementation challenges: Understand common challenges businesses face when implementing vision systems. Learn strategies for overcoming technical barriers, including system integration and data quality issues.

Employee training and change management: Discover the importance of employee training and change management in successful adoption of vision systems. Get tips on how to prepare your workforce for new technologies and processes.

Why attend?

This webcast is a must-attend for business leaders, operations managers, and engineering and technology professionals looking to enhance their understanding of machine vision and embedded vision systems. Gain actionable insights, practical advice, and connect with industry experts who can guide you on your journey to improved efficiency and profitability.

Panellists include:

Dr Frederik Schönebeck, Director of Growth, FRAMOS

With close to 15 years of imaging experience, Dr Frederik Schönebeck leads the Global Growth department at FRAMOS. With his passion for technology and grasp of market trends, he drives the strategic directions of FRAMOS in the embedded vision market.

As a fellow of the International Max Planck Research School, he obtained his doctoral degree in astronomy, where, working with ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile, he gained deep insights into multi-spectral imaging. Having supported a large number of vision projects during development and deployment, Frederik understands the complexity of embedded imaging systems and enables FRAMOS’s customers, with their project-specific requirements, to be the first in the market.

Mark Williamson, Machine Vision Business Consultant

Mark Williamson has a comprehensive understanding of imaging and vision technology, applications and markets, having been involved in the industry since 1989 in both start-up and market-leading companies.

On the commercial side, he has more than 25 years of experience in managing imaging and machine vision companies, serving as a managing director at Stemmer Imaging, where he spent 15 years after Stemmer acquired FirstSight Vision, which he co-founded.

Mark also served as chairman of the UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) for more than 12 years, and was on the board of the PPMA group of associations until the end of 2019, including a two-year term as chairman in 2017/18. In January 2016, he joined the board of the machine vision group of the German VDMA  and for the last three years has held the role of chairman.

Paul Wilson, CEO, Scorpion Vision

Paul Wilson established Scorpion Vision in 2006 and has grown it from a component sales distributor to a machine vision systems integrator. Scorpion Vision works across industries including food and beverage production, automotive, agriculture, and logistics.

Paul has also served a two-year term as both chairman and vice-chairman of UKIVA, from 2015, has been a director of the PPMA, and was one of the first integrators to sign up to UKIVA’s Vision Integrator Standard.