美国AIA协会在其官方网站上报道MVCHINA2006

继参加MVCHINA2006之后,美国AIA协会官方网站正式发布了参展的消息,AIA执行主席Jeff Burnstein先生以"Report on China International Machine Vision Show"为题亲自撰写了这份报告.

I had the privilege of leading an AIA delegation to the first China International Machine Vision Exhibition in Shanghai, March 22-24, 2006. I was accompanied by representatives from about 15 AIA member companies, including four members of the AIA Board of Directors. Our delegation came away quite impressed by this first-time show, the city of Shanghai, and the market opportunities for machine vision in China.

In addition to giving a featured talk at the conference and addressing the opening reception, I was able to do several interviews with leading Chinese publications meet with potential machine vision users tour the Shanghai Electric Central Academy, the advanced research arm of Shanghai Electric, of one of China抯 top ten industrial companies and take a guided tour of Shanghai, a beautiful city of 17 million people that has the vibrancy and excitement of New York or Chicago. As this was my first visit to China, seeing Shanghai and knowing that most of the major developments have occurred in just the past 15 years served as quite an eye-opener and a testament to how rapidly China is developing.

During my visit I was able to make several contacts with Chinese organizations and companies that can help AIA members who want to explore opportunities in China. At the end of my report, I will list some of these contacts.

A total of 64 companies exhibited at the show, most of whom were distributors of products made outside of China, although some were domestic manufacturers of vision products. Among the many AIA members who were represented at the show were Advanced Illumination, Banner Engineering, DALSA Coreco, Euresys, ISRA, JAI PULNiX, Keyence, Microview, PPT Vision, Schneider Optics, Spectrum Illumination, and Stemmer Imaging.

The show reports a total attendance of 3,563. While the vast majority of attendees were from China, the organizers were extremely pleased with the number of overseas visitors. My conversations with representatives from many of the exhibiting companies indicate that the show was successful for them and appeared to have exceeded expectations.

AIA also had a booth at the show and I抦 happy to report that this led to a new member from China: the China Daheng Group抯 Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch. AIA now has two members from China and expects to attract more as the Chinese machine vision market expands.

While the Chinese machine vision market is in its infancy, it抯 clear that many companies are beginning to explore machine vision as a way to improve the quality of their manufacturing processes. Our meeting with the government-owned Machine Tool Works was a great example of how manufacturers in China are looking to technologies such as machine vision to help them improve product quality and productivity. All AIA members have been sent information about this company抯 specific needs and the appropriate person to contact.

The show organizer, the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES), plan to hold this event again next March in Shanghai. Tentative dates are March 20-22, 2007. AIA will work closely with CMES, as well as with representatives of the China Machine Vision Club, in order to help our members who wish to participate in future Chinese machine vision activities.

Among the AIA Members who participated in some or all of AIA activities at the show:

Advanced Illumination
BitFlow
Components Express
DALSA Coreco
Eastman Kodak
Edmund Optics
Infaimon
JAI
Lumenera
Midwest Optical Systems
Newnex
PPT Vision
SensoMotoric
Schneider Optics
Vision Systems Design

Key contacts made during the show:

Zhang Qiang (John)
Deputy General Secretary
Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society
zhangq@cmes.org

John is the key person to reach regarding CMES?plans for next year抯 show. If you are not fluent in Mandarin, he speaks excellent English and is my primary point of contact with CMES. The CMES is one of China抯 most respected organizations ?their involvement in this event sends a strong signal that the Chinese machine vision market has a bright future.
Sophia Ai
Editor in Chief
China-Vision Net
www.china-vision.net
aixiaoyang@china-vision.net

Sophia is the driving force behind China-Vision Net, the leading website for machine vision news in China. She抯 also one of the founders of the China Machine Vision Club and active in a wide variety of activities and events designed to promote machine vision in China. You definitely should get to know her if you are considering activities in China.
David Cao
Chief Editor
Control Engineering China
davidcao@idg-rbi.com.cn
Tony Feng
Editor in Chief
MM China
mmedit@vogel.com.cn

David and Tony both interviewed me in China. Both of their publications are keeping a close watch on the developing Chinese machine vision market. Be sure to add them to your press list if you are sending out materials about your company抯 activities in China.
Holger Morneweg
Deputy Managing Director
German Industry & Commerce Shanghai
morneweg.holger@sh.china.ahk.de

Don抰 let the name fool you: the German Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai serves companies from all over the world and has established a separate consulting company to provide a wide range of services to companies who want to do business in China. Holger and his team are extremely knowledgeable and should be one of your first contacts if you plan to explore future opportunities in Shanghai. His insight and assistance was invaluable to me and other AIA delegates who were in Shanghai for the first time.