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	MVTec welcomes new certified integration partner
		(May 11, 2010)
		MVTec welcomes Scott Technology as new member of its Certified Integration Partner program, further increasing the program's activity in Australia and New Zealand.
	MVTec welcomes new certified integration partner
		(April 28, 2010)
		MVTec welcomes Elbatron GmbH as new member of its highly popular Certified Integration Partner program. In the photo, IDS sales manager Marian Petrovic (left) presents the Certified Integration Partner program roll-up to Rainer Herrmann, managing director of Elbatron GmbH.
	MVTec announces new distributor and certified training partner in Italy
		(April 14, 2010)
		Since April 2010, the distribution of MVTec machine vision software products in Italy is performed by Image S srl (Mariano Comense, Italy). Besides the distribution of HALCON and ActivVisionTools, Image S will also provide high-level technical support for MVTec's software products. Image S, Italy's largest machine vision component distributor, decided to complete its product-portfolio by MVTec software to meet the requirements of a growing market for highly sophisticated machine vision standard software. According to Paolo Longoni, managing director of Image S, also in Italy the growing demand in 3D applications becomes more and more important, one of the main reasons for the decision to distribute MVTec software. "Italy is one of the most outstanding industrial markets in Europe", says Dr. Olaf Munkelt, MVTec's managing director. "Thus, MVTec wants to expand its sales activities in this important country. We are sure that Image S will meet our requirements in a distinguished way." Recently, the Image S distribution and support team was trained by MVTec to become a member of the MVTec Certified Training Partner Program. Thus, not only the qualified distribution and first level support for all MVTec software products is guaranteed by Image S right from the start, but also the qualification to hold HALCON trainings for customers.
	MVTec welcomes new image acquisition partner
		(April 14, 2010)
		MVTec welcomes Hitachi Kokusai Electric as new partner of the MVTec Image Acquisition Partner Program. This partnership ensures that the high quality cameras of Hitachi Kokusai Electric are fully supported by the appropriate HALCON image acquisition interfaces, in particular via HALCON's GigEVision interface under Windows and Linux.
	MVTec welcomes new certified integration partner
		(March 19, 2010)
		MVTec welcomes Hamey Vision as new member of its Certified Integration Partner program. This program, launched in 2006, features engineering companies which excel in providing high quality solutions based on MVTec software. In the photo, Tony Weir (right), CEO of Atlantek Vision Pty presents the Certified Integration Partner program roll-up and certificate to Len Hamey, managing director of Hamey Vision.
	MVTec welcomes new image acquisition partner
		(March 9, 2010)
		MVTec welcomes Andor Technology as new partner of the MVTec Image Acquisition Partner Program. Andor is a world leader in scientific imaging spectroscopy solutions and microscopy systems. The new HALCON Andor image acquisition interface allows the control and reading of Andor's iKon-M and Luca-R cameras directly out of MVTec's HALCON software. The interface is now available for HALCON 8.0 and 9.0 as well as all upcoming software releases.
	MVTec welcomes new certified integration partner
		(March 8, 2010)
		MVTec welcomes Mecal Focal BC as new member of its Certified Integration Partner program. The program, launched in 2006, features engineering companies which excel in providing high quality solutions based on MVTec software. In the photo, Data Vision's sales manager Harm Hanekamp (left) presents the Certified Integration Partner program roll-up to Gerard Van den Eijkel, managing director of Mecal Focal BV.
	MVTec welcomes 33rd image acquisition partner
		(October 28, 2009)
		MVTec welcomes the companies ADLINK, Crevis, Kappa, MATRIX VISION, and Sentech as new partners of the MVTec Image Acquisition Partner (IAP) Program. With now more than 30 qualified members worldwide, the program continues to be the largest image acquisition partner network at the market. Two years ago during the VISION show in Stuttgart, MVTec founded the IAP Program. Now the number of partners has increased to 33. MVTec will celebrate this success by hosting a partner meeting at the VISION 2009 in November. "At the beginning, we could not anticipate this rapid growth of the MVTec Image Acquisition Partner Program", declares MVTec's product manager Christoph Zierl. "All the more, I am pleased to invite our partners at this year's VISION show in Stuttgart to the MVTec IAP meeting to refer newest information and to strengthen our partnership." The intention of the MVTec IAP program is to provide a maximum of support and flexibility to the customer. It enables customers to choose the image acquisition devices that are best suited to their application and connect them seamlessly to MVTec software (HALCON or ActivVisionTools). Thus, MVTec maintains a close partnership to important manufacturers of cameras and frame grabbers. This partnership leads to a deeper understanding of each other's products and ensures the trouble-free integration of software and hardware at the customer's application.
	MVTec awards qualified engineering companies
		(October 12, 2009)
		MVTec now welcomes the Italian system integrator Digital Control Engineering as the twentieth member of its partner program. This program features engineering companies which excel in providing high quality solutions based on MVTec software (HALCON and ActivVisionTools). MVTec only awards selected system integrators. The "MVTec Certified Integration Partner Program" was launched in 2006 to create a worldwide community of handpicked and proven engineering companies which implement machine vision applications with MVTec software. As a sign of outstanding confidence, these companies obtain the certificate "MVTec Certified Integration Partner". "I am pleased to see the MVTec Certified Integration Partner Program continuously growing", says Dr. Olaf Munkelt, MVTec's managing director. "Being in a situation with a rapidly changing market, it is of great importance to serve as a reliable partner to the customer to anticipate their requirements and to jointly work on solutions. That's what the CI-Partners stand for. Also in the future we will continue to provide benefits for our customers by means of innovations within MVTec products and the competence of our CI-Partners." In 2009, the following companies have been newly certified up to now: Machine Vision Consulting (USA), Escad Automation (Germany), Resolution Technology (USA), Digital Control Engineering (Italy) und Kilby di Penocchio Francesco & C. (Italy).
	DAGM 2009
		(September 09 - 11, 2009)
		MVTec sponsors the Symposium for Pattern Recognition of the DAGM e.V., September 19 - 11, 2009 at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany.
	Machine vision book a worldwide success
		(May 20, 2009)
		The MVTec book "Machine Vision Algorithms and Applications" has been a great success so far: It has been translated into Japanese and Chinese. Also, the English and Chinese versions have already been reprinted. The associated localized websites have proven to be popular as well. This first up-to-date textbook for machine vision software provides all the details on the theory and practical use of the relevant algorithms. To learn more, visit the website in English, in Japanese, or in Chinese.
	MVTec announces new distributor in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America
		(April 01, 2009)
		From April 1 2009, the distribution of MVTec machine vision software products in products in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America (Mexico, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina) is performed by INFAIMON. INFAIMON will not only distribute HALCON and ActivVisionTools, but also provide high-level technical support for it. According to Salvador Giró, CEO of INFAIMON Group, the current machine vision market demands more sophisticated software tools that could work on different platforms, such as Windows or Linux. In addition, the growing demand in 3D applications becomes more and more important. All this, together with the well-proven quality of HALCON caused INFAIMON's decision to include software of MVTec in its product-portfolio of leading vision suppliers. "Spain and Portugal are increasingly evolving to outstanding industrial markets", states Dr. Olaf Munkelt, MVTec's managing director, "and Latin America has a big potential for industrial development. Thus, MVTec wants to expand its sales activities in all these important countries. We are sure that INFAIMON will meet our requirements in a distinguished way."
	MVTec announces distributor for Poland, Nordic and Baltic countries
		(October 28, 2008)
		Since October 2008, the distribution of MVTec machine vision software products in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Sweden is performed by Parameter AB. Besides the distribution of HALCON and ActivVisionTools, Parameter will also provide high-level technical support and training for these software products. "Northern Europe is an important industrial market", says Dr. Olaf Munkelt, MVTec's managing director. "Thus, MVTec wants to expand its sales activities in this region. We are sure that Parameter will meet our requirements in a distinguished way." "HALCON's extensive library and multiplatform support will add to Parameter's portfolio of market leading suppliers of illumination, cameras, optics and other software", adds Michael Cohn, CEO of Parameter AB. "Thus, Parameter will be able to offer new and even smarter solutions to the market, because Parameter's business model is aligned with extensive application support, which will give our customers quick access to the power available in the HALCON software."
	MVTec changes distributor in the UK
		(July 31, 2008)
		From August 1 2008, the distribution of machine vision software products of MVTec Software GmbH, Munich (Germany), in the UK and Ireland will be performed by MultiPix Imaging Ltd, Petersfield (UK). Furthermore, MultiPix will provide technical support of MVTec's products HALCON and ActivVisionTools. Throughout the world, MVTec software users benefit from excellent sales and technical support via local distributors. As part of this strategy, MVTec has won back MultiPix as their distribution partner. MultiPix has already been MVTec's distribution partner for the UK and Ireland until 2005. "The UK is one of the most outstanding industrial markets in the world", says Dr. Olaf Munkelt, MVTec's managing director. "Thus, MVTec wants to expand its sales activities in this market. We are sure that MultiPix will meet our requirements in the future in a same highly qualified and exceptional way as we already know it from the past." "MultiPix Imaging Ltd is delighted to be working alongside MVTec Software GmbH again", says Peter Hunt, managing director of MultiPix. "We look forward to selling and supporting HALCON and ActivVisionTools machine vision software along with the complementary products currently offered by MultiPix Imaging."
	Partner program training on GigE Vision
		(June 26, 2008)
		The MVTec Image Acquisition Partner Program already includes 25 well-known manufacturers of cameras and frame grabbers. The program helps to provide the customer with the best possible interfacing between software and hardware. An ongoing information flow between the partners about each others products is an important requirement for this. For this reason, MVTec has invited all European partner companies, which offer GigE Vision products, to a training on June 26 in Munich. Representatives of numerous camera manufacturers (e.g. Baumer, JAI, Leutron, Mikrotron, SVS-Vistek) attended this event. Topics were the specific training for the image acquisition interfaces to HALCON and ActivVisionTools with the focus on the new HALCON GigEVision interface. A "mini plugfest" during the training proved the seamless interfacing of GigE Vision cameras to HALCON. MVTec plans to expand the successful partner program with further partnerships, and to invite more companies for trainings.
	DAGM 2008
		(June 10 - 13, 2008)
		MVTec sponsors the Symposium for Pattern Recognition of the DAGM e.V., June 10-13, 2008 at the International Congress Centre Munich, Munich, Germany.
	Webcast by the authors of the machine vision book
		(May 20, 2008)
		The authors of the book "Machine Vision Algorithms and Applications" have appeared at an online webcast for the Vision Systems Design magazine. There they talked for an hour about how to solve common machine vision tasks with standard algorithms. You can listen to the webcast at the Vision Systems Design website after registering first.
	MVTec Image Acquisition Partner Program launched
		(November 21, 2007)
		MVTec has recently launched its MVTec Image Acquisition Partner Program as continuation to the already existing close partnerships with image acquisition device manufacturers. The goal of this program is the development and support of image acquisition interfaces to provide the best possible integration of the image acquisition devices of partners into MVTec's software products HALCON and ActivVisionTools. Some of the benefits for official partners include, but are not limited to, various marketing materials (see the certificate and stand-up display on the picture to the right), permanent loan of a HALCON and ActivVisionTools development license, cooperation in image acquisition interface development, maintenance, and support, and a dedicated communication channel. Furthermore, coordinated software releases and marketing efforts are part of the program.
	Machine vision book released
		(November 5, 2007)
		The new book "Machine Vision Algorithms and Applications", written by MVTec staff, has now been released. This first up-to-date textbook for machine vision software provides all the details on the theory and practical use of the relevant algorithms. The first part covers image acquisition, from illumination to bus systems, while the second deals with the algorithms themselves. The final part concentrates on applications, and features real-world examples, example code with HALCON, and further exercises. Uniting the latest research results with an industrial approach, this textbook is ideal for students of electrical engineering, physics and informatics, electrical and mechanical engineers, as well as those working in the sensor, automation and optical industries. The official book website provides registered readers with book resources, such as a HALCON student version and example programs and images.
	ISPRS Conference on Photogrammetric Image Analysis
		(September 19 - 21, 2007)
		MVTec sponsors the ISPRS Conference on Photogrammetric Image Analysis, September 19 - 21, 2007 at Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
	MVTec expands marketing activities in Belgium and Luxembourg
		(September 17, 2007)
		MVTec Software GmbH has appointed Phaer bvba as a new distributor in Belgium and Luxembourg. The highly qualified experts of Phaer consult customers in the field of computer vision.
	DAGM 2007
		(September 12 - 14, 2007)
		MVTec sponsors the Symposium for Pattern Recognition of the DAGM e.V., September 12 - 14, 2007 at Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
	International user conference celebrates ten years long cooperation of MVTec and LinX
		(January 30, 2007)
		On the occasion of the ten years long cooperation of MVTec and its exclusive distributor in Japan, LinX, on January 30 2007, an international user conference took place in Yokohama. German and Japanese companies with international standing presented how they implemented their machine vision applications for production processes by means of HALCON. More than 300 decision makers and engineers from Germany, Japan, and other Asian countries came to Yokohama to attend this jubilee event. Companies like Bosch, Canon, Honda, and Rodenstock showcased their newest developments. All companies employ the software library HALCON from MVTec to solve their mostly challenging machine vision problems that require a lot of creativity.
	MVTec expands marketing activities in India
		(January 1, 2007)
		MVTec Software GmbH has appointed Lucid Imaging Private Limited as a new distributor in India. Lucid Imaging is situated in the southern city of Bangalore which is widely recognized as the industrial center and technology capital of India. Lucid Imaging is specialized in high-end components for machine vision. "HALCON and ActivVisionTools from MVTec complete our portfolio in an outstanding way because of its independency and flexibility", says Anand Prasad Chinnaswamy, Managing Director of Lucid Imaging. "Thus, this software eminently fits to our hardware assortment." Lucid Imaging offers vision components such as cameras, cables, optics, illumination, and software. For users requiring complete systems, Lucid offers solutions for assembly inspection, surface inspection, defect analyses, dimensional measurements, and sorting.
	10 years of leading technology
		(November 6, 2006)
		MVTec Software GmbH commemorates its 10th anniversary. MVTec was founded in 1996 as a spin-off from Technische Universität München. 10 years later, MVTec is still a German company owned by the founders Dr. Wolfgang Eckstein, Dr. Olaf Munkelt, and Dr. Carsten Steger. MVTec once began with a handful of employees. 10 years later more than 40 highly qualified experts work on one of the most innovative software libraries in the world. Read more about 10 years of leading technology.
	MVTec director Dr. Olaf Munkelt appointed to VDMA machine vision group board
		(October 9, 2006)
		Dr. Olaf Munkelt, managing director of MVTec Software GmbH, Munich, has been appointed to the board of directors of the VDMA machine vision group. This group is part of the "Robotics + Automation" association of the VDMA. The VDMA ("Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau" - German Engineering Federation) is one of the key association service providers in Europe and offers the largest engineering industry network in Europe. It represents 3,000 member companies in the engineering industry.
	DAGM 2006
		(September 12 - 14, 2006)
		MVTec sponsors the Symposium for Pattern Recognition of the DAGM e.V., September 12 - 14, 2006 in Berlin, Germany.
	MVTec founds support center in the USA
		(May 5, 2006)
		MVTec Software GmbH will found a support center for the USA and Canada until the end of 2006, most likely in the Boston area. Thus, our software products HALCON and ActivVisionTools come closer to the American market. The responsibility of MVTec US will be to intensify existing cooperations with distributors and partners in the machine vision community. Its main objective will be to effect closer customer relations by supporting the distributors' sales activities. Moreover, MVTec US will hold free distributors' trainings, support the distributors at seminars and industrial shows, and accompany them at customer visits. MVTec US will provide support in the time zone of its US distributors and thus will help to further reduce the time to answer support requests.
	MVTec shifts from MultiPix to Lambda Photometrics
		(August 1, 2005)
		From the 1st August 2005, the distribution of MVTec machine vision software products in the UK and Ireland will be performed by Lambda Photometrics Ltd. Taking over from MultiPix Imaging Ltd Lambda Photometrics will provide excellent technical support of MVTec's products HALCON and ActivVisionTools.
	MVTec expands marketing activities in China
		(June 9, 2005)
		MVTec has appointed China Daheng Group, Inc., Beijing Image Vision Technology Branch, as a distributor for supplying the growing machine vision market in Mainland China. When signing the distribution agreement, Deputy General Manager Ms. Shaorong Yang and managing director Dr. Olaf Munkelt pointed out the huge mutual benefit of this cooperation between a worldwide leading machine vision software manufacturer and a premium Chinese supplier of vision components and systems.
	MVTec contributes towards fund to help flood victims
		(January 18, 2005)
		MVTec donated money to support flood victims and help the Tsunami-affected areas in South East Asia. The full donation has been given to humedica e.V.. Today, this organization helps to give medical support and food to more than 21,000 homeless people in Sri Lanka. It helps to rebuild the local fishery structures to give back the people a long-term perspective of survival.
	MVTec welcomes new certified training partner
		(November 26, 2004)
		MVTec welcomes PHOTON-TECH INSTRUMENTS as member of the MVTec Certified Training Partner Program. MVTec works closely with members of this program to enable them to give specific training courses for HALCON and ActivVisionTools to customers, all with a high level of proficiency.
	MVTec website extended by Press Room
		(August 17, 2004)
		The MVTec website now also holds its own Press Room. Here, you can find press releases and other publications, such as product information sheets and the company profile.
	Symposium for Pattern Recognition of the DAGM e.V.
		(September 12, 2001)
		The faculty for computer science of the Technische Universität München (Munich University of Technology) organizes the annual Symposium for Pattern Recognition of the DAGM e.V. in Munich, September 12-14, 2001. MVTec sponsors this event.
	Great success of Handbook on Practical Image Processing - new extended edition
		(June 10, 2001)
		After the initial edition being out of print within a few months, the Handbook on Practical Image Processing is now available in a second, extended edition (see here for details).
	AAPR Conference ÖAGM 2001
		(June 7, 2001)
		MVTec sponsored the AAPR Conference ÖAGM 2001 ("Computer Vision, Computer Graphics and Photogrammetry - a Common Viewpoint"), June 7-8, 2001, in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany.
	German Economy Foundation Initiative Steering Group
		(November 27, 2000)
		Remembrance, Responsibility and the Future is the slogan of the German Economy Foundation Initiative Steering Group. MVTec contributes to this initiative in accordance with the statements of the group.
	HALCON related Handbook on Practical Image Processing presented in Japan
		(October 10, 2000)
		The presentation of the first edition of the Handbook on Practical Image Processing in Japan was a reason to held a dedicated conference on image processing and machine vision in Tokyo.
	MVTec employees win Talbert Abrams Award
		(May 10, 2000)
		The paper "Automatic Road Extraction Based on Multi-Scale, Grouping, and Context" written amongst others by two MVTec employees has achieved the first place and won the Talbert Abrams Award at the ASPRS 2000 Annual Conference. See here for further information on this topic.
	ISPRS Conference on Automatic Extraction of GIS Objects from Digital Imagery
		(September 8, 1999)
		MVTec sponsored the ISPRS Conference on Automatic Extraction of GIS Objects from Digital Imagery, September 8 - 10, 1999 at Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
	New address of MVTec
		(September 10, 1999)
		MVTec has moved and thus has a new address: MVTec Software GmbH Neherstr. 1 81675 München (Germany) Tel: ++49 (89) 457695-0 Fax: ++49 (89) 457695-55
	MVTec wins Best Paper Award
		(May 10, 1999)
		The MVTec article Algorithms and Evaluation of a high Precison Tool Measurement System was selected for the best paper award at the International Conference on Quality Control by Artificial Vision (QCAV'99), May 19-21, Trois Rivières, Canada. See here for further information on this topic.
	MVTec article published in Image Processing Europe
		(May 9, 1999)
		The MVTec article Measurement of Cutting Tools has been published in the May/June issue of Image Processing Europe - Europe's number one magazine for imaging professionals (PennWell Publishing Co.). It describes a methodology for providing the accuracy of a system for high precision measurement of cutting tools that has been successfully implemented within a joint project of MVTec Software GmbH and E. Zoller GmbH & Co. KG.
	MVTec paper published
		(March 3, 1999)
		The MVTec paper The HALCON Vision System: An Example for Flexible Software Architecture (Authors: Wolfgang Eckstein, Carsten Steger) has been published in the Proceedings of the 3rd Meeting of Practical Applications of Real-Time Image Processing, organized by the Technical Comittee of Image Processing Applications, JSPE, hold at the Electrotechnical Laboratory, Agency of Industrial (AIST), Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, March 3, 1999.
	MVTec paper published
		(December 10, 1998)
		The MVTec paper High Precision Measurement of Tools - An Integrated Approach Based on HALCON - (Authors: Gerhard Blahusch, Wolfgang Eckstein, Carsten Steger, Stefan Lanser) has been published in the Proceedings of the 10th Workshop of Automation of Visual Inspection - Intending to overcome difficult problems, organized by the Japan Society for Precision Engineering (JSPE) hold at the Kogakuin University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, December 10-11, 1998.