In the recent times, Sugar Packing Machinehave been the industry's most favorable non industrial applications. The healthcare industry has now discovered the need for automation and machine vision systems. The efficiency and reliability features have offset the complexity hurdle of machine vision in this novel area of application.

This is in addition to the notable adoption of machine vision components and systems in traffic and security control. The applications such as automatic number plate recognition, traffic flow monitoring, traffic surveillance and other related applications are witnessing more integration and utilization of machine vision systems.

The industrial application has been hit by recession and slow recovery across major geographies. Application areas such as automotive and semiconductors are witnessing less demand, while medical and infrastructure industries are witnessing steady growth. The report also analyzes the impact of infrastructure slow down on the machine vision market.

Apart from tracking the existing applications, the report also highlights strategic issues like tapping the upcoming markets such as application of vision guided robotics. This includes consolidating strategy, new product development, competitive positioning, gap analysis and identification of opportunities and challenges. Niche opportunities are identified for all the sub-segments within the machine vision and vision guided robotics market.