Vision 2022: Positive omens for the 30th edition
After a successful trade fair last year, the team at Messe Stuttgart is building on the positive mood. Vision, the world's leading trade fair for machine vision, will open its doors at the Stuttgart trade fair center from October 4 to 6, 2022.
Vision 2022, the world's leading trade fair for machine vision, will be held at Messe Stuttgart from October 4 to 6, 2022. Every two years, the trade fair covers the complete spectrum of machine vision technology. The trade fair organizers are optimistic for this year: "The machine vision industry is developing dynamically and is becoming increasingly important. The prospects for Vision 2022 are therefore promising and expectations are high," says Roland Bleinroth, Managing Director of Messe Stuttgart. Anne Wendel from the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) underlines the development of the machine vision industry: "The robotics and automation industry, and especially the machine vision industry, is recording full order books. In 2021, a 17 percent increase in sales was recorded in the European machine vision industry according to the VDMA market survey. The forecasts for 2022 are positive despite lower expectations due to disrupted supply chains. Our forecasts predict a 5 percent increase and sales of 3.2 billion euros for the German machine vision industry. For robotics and automation as a whole, growth of 6 percent to 14.4 billion euros is anticipated. This gives us a positive outlook for the upcoming Vision 2022."
Growing number of exhibitors
Over the course of three days, visitors from all over the world will come together with start-ups and key players at the trade fair. The main focus is on exchange and knowledge transfer. Currently, more than 300 companies - and thus already more than last year - have registered for Vision 2022. "The current registration status and the reservations show the great popularity of the industry. Overall, we are expecting growth of around 25 percent in exhibitor numbers by October compared to the previous year," says Florian Niethammer, Head of Trade Fairs & Events at Messe Stuttgart.
In addition to national and international key players, Messe Stuttgart is welcoming many new players this year. Around 17 percent of the registered companies are participating in the trade fair for the first time. The increasing number of exhibitors is also reflected in the space occupied. VISION will once again be held in the Paul Horn Hall (Hall 10) and the Alfred Kärcher Hall (Hall 8), but the two halls will be around a quarter more occupied than in 2021: On 25,000 square meters, everything will revolve around the topic of machine vision.
High internationality of exhibitors
The high international importance of Vision 2022 is already reflected in the international share of exhibitors: After the ratio of national and international exhibitors was almost balanced in 2021, the foreign share for 2022 is currently 56 percent. The world's leading trade fair is thus once again developing in the direction of familiar structures. This year, exhibiting companies from the USA are particularly well represented, followed by Japan, China, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The positive mood of the exhibitors can be clearly heard. This is also the case for camera supplier Vieworks from South Korea. Janice Lee, Sales Manager at Vieworks: "We have been exhibiting at Vision for several years. Due to COVID-19, we were unable to attend the show in 2021. We are even more excited to be back in 2022 and meet our customers here in person, showcase our products and technologies, and learn about the latest market trends. The machine vision trade fair in Stuttgart has an unmatched international significance."
Vision 2022: Trend Topics Image Processing
Image processing is on the rise. New trend topics are taking over the field and artificial intelligence has become indispensable. This is also the case in Stuttgart. In view of the technical developments, Florian Niethammer is convinced that Vision will offer the right solutions for countless user industries: "At Vision 2022, it will be exciting to see what new possibilities the topic of hyperspectral imaging offers, where the trend topics of AI and deep learning are headed, and what new developments will be seen in the field of embedded vision and 3D."
The exhibiting companies will show the opportunities that machine vision offers for different industries - including the medical and pharmaceutical industries, the food and beverage industry, traffic engineering and infrastructure, retail and the retail trade, the automotive and supplier industry, mechanical and plant engineering, and logistics. In addition to components, high-performance image processing systems will be presented. Among the system suppliers 2022 is also the Swiss company Compar from Pfäffikon SZ will be represented. For Stefan Basig, Marketing & Sales Manager at Compar, the world's leading trade fair has a special significance: "For our industry, the machine vision trade fair stands for a clear vision. For three days, everything revolves around technology trends, product highlights and knowledge transfer. We have been using the platform for several years to deepen our knowledge in the field of machine vision. As a system integrator, it is particularly important for us to present refined and cost-effective systems to potential customers and to support them in selecting efficient solutions from a wide range of products. In doing so, it is not words that should convince, but the systems themselves."
For more information on Vision in Stuttgart, Oct. 4-6, 2022, visit: www.vision-messe.de
