30 Years of MVTec | Making Machines See What Matters

30 years of making machines see what matters

Built for what's next

Shaping machine vision.
Together.

Since November 1996, MVTec has been developing machine vision software. Together with customers and partners around the world, we have helped shape its development for three decades. Our anniversary is an opportunity to look back at where we started and what we have learned, while also looking ahead to what comes next.

PERSPECTIVES

Voices from MVTec

What has shaped MVTec over the past 30 years, and what will shape what comes next? Colleagues from across the company share their views on the ideas, experiences, and priorities that influence our work in machine vision.

30 years of learning, growing & moving forward

A company changes over 30 years through the people, decisions, and experiences that leave their mark along the way. In this chapter, colleagues from across MVTec look back on what influenced them and how those experiences helped shape MVTec into the company it is today.

Dr. Olaf Munkelt

Managing Director

“We understood very early that internationalization is very important in our industry.”

Dr. Maximilian Lueckenhaus

Director Marketing + Business Development

“Machine vision is now the eye and the brain of the production.”

Ricardo Juárez Acuña

Developer

“For some standards, we are the reference.”

Dr. Danielle Hoja

Application Engineer

“With HALCON, they could prove that the left lane is faster than the right one.”

Martin Krumey

Vice President Sales

“MVTec has a pretty unique position being an independent company.”

Turning ideas into machine vision that works

How does innovation become technology that delivers in real industrial applications? Our experts share how MVTec turns new ideas into robust machine vision solutions – from tackling complex technical challenges to creating practical value for customers.

Ricardo Juárez Acuña

Developer

“Research is the thing that keeps MVTec alive, that keeps MVTec moving forward.”

Dr. Maximilian Lueckenhaus

Director Marketing + Business Development

“Machine vision of the future should push the boundaries of technology.”

Dr. Danielle Hoja

Application Engineer

“We can develop a robust solution that also works in the production environment.”

Martin Krumey

Vice President Sales

“Every time we manage to take out a few milliseconds, I’m always very impressed.”

Dr. Olaf Munkelt

Managing Director

“We transform technologies so our customers can actually benefit from them.”

Solving the right problem

The value of technology becomes clear in the application. Our experts share what they have learned from working with customers, collaborating across teams, and developing machine vision solutions for real industrial needs.

Martin Krumey

Vice President Sales

“We see our customers as partners.”

Dr. Danielle Hoja

Application Engineer

“If they are in their production environment and face a problem, we can help them directly.”

Dr. Olaf Munkelt

Managing Director

“We understand what kind of requirements applications have in very different industries.”

Ricardo Juárez Acuña

Developer

“Solutions need to be obvious, I feel, and simple.”

Dr. Maximilian Lueckenhaus

Director Marketing + Business Development

“The most important thing is talk to the customer, talk to the customer, and again talk to the customer.”

STRONGER TOGETHER

Voices from our partners

For our anniversary, we asked our partners to share their thoughts on working with MVTec and what they value in our collaboration. Their voices reflect the relationships we have built over the years and their wishes for what comes next.

aku.automation

What we particularly value about working with MVTec, is the enthusiasm for innovation and openness toward partners. We experience this at the Innovation Days, where our suggestions are welcomed. For 15 years, we have used HALCON in our machine vision systems to offer our customers solutions of the highest quality, especially for 3D analysis.
Verena Wunder, Marketing

Armin Erkert

I have known MVTec co-founder Dr. Eckstein since my student days. I still remember his lectures well: He would enthusiastically describe the latest performance optimization he had achieved late at night. And it is precisely this ambition to keep making things a little better that I still value so much about MVTec today.
Ing. Armin Erkert

IDS Imaging

I have been working with MVTec for 13 years. I value the collegial collaboration, the innovative spirit, and, of course, the coffee at the trade show booth. Together, IDS and MVTec have made a great deal possible for customers, solved many application challenges, and helped shape the machine vision market. And we continue to do so today.
Patrick Schick, Product Manager 3D Vision

MAVIS

At Mavis, we proudly congratulate MVTec on 30 amazing years! As a world-class machine vision solution provider, your excellence is unmatched. For many years, as your sales and system integration partner, we've been honored to work with the best software libraries in the market. You are our most favored business partner. Thank you for your trust, support and great collaboration!
Müjdat Arabacıoğlu, Managing Director

MSTVision

I have been working with HALCON for over 20 years. I have always valued MVTec’s tireless drive to innovate. What impresses me just as much as an outsider is the spirit and company culture: Every team member I have worked with has shown a real passion for machine vision. Without HALCON and MVTec, MSTVision would not be where we are today.
Michael Stelzl, Founder

Strelen Control Systems

For over ten years, we have enjoyed a collaborative partnership with MVTec. As a Certified Integration Partner, we value the personal exchange, mutual support, and trust MVTec places in us by referring new customers. With HALCON, MVTec provides an exceptionally powerful and versatile image processing library.

Birgit Pretzsch, Project Manager

The Imaging Source

For 27 years, the collaboration between our two companies has been shaped by close personal ties and deep mutual trust. This has created valuable synergies that benefit both companies. The orders secured for an AMR project demonstrate that a long-term, joint approach to supporting customers from development through implementation leads to success for both sides.
Guenter Arztmiller, Managing Director

Meet us in person

MVTEC INNOVATION DAY – February 24, 2027

near Munich

Discover what the future of machine vision holds. Explore emerging technologies, the latest MVTec innovations, and new approaches to solving complex industrial challenges. Gain practical insights from expert presentations, real-world application examples, live demonstrations, and guided demo tours.

At the same time, connect with MVTec experts and fellow machine vision professionals through direct exchange, dedicated networking opportunities, and interactive roundtable discussions.

Learn more

Shaping machine vision. Together.

Voices from MVTec

30 years of learning, growing & moving forward

Dr. Olaf Munkelt

Dr. Maximilian Lueckenhaus

Ricardo Juárez Acuña

Dr. Danielle Hoja

Martin Krumey

Voices from our partners

Shaping machine vision.
Together.