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Industry Trends Highlights 2006 p1 of 6:

• AIA offers 2007 events preview
  DECEMBER 28--After a record-breaking year for The Automated Imaging Association (AIA; Ann Arbor, MI, USA; www.machinevisiononline.org)--membership grew to 264 member companies from 24 countries and its Web site, Machine Vision Online, had 1,692,935 visits for just the first 11 months--the organization offers a brief preview of things planned for 2007.
• IPC releases IMS/PCB book-to-bill ratios for November 2006
  DECEMBER 22--IPC--Association Connecting Electronics Industries (Bannockburn, IL, USA; www.ipc.org), a global trade association representing all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, has announced its findings from its monthly Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program.
• Infrared Training Center announces 2007 course schedule
  DECEMBER 13--FLIR Systems (North Billerica, MA, USA; www.flirthermography.com), a manufacturer of infrared cameras, has announced the 2007 schedule for the fully certified infrared training courses offered by its dedicated Infrared Training Center.
• Messe Stuttgart again partners in Machine Vision China
  DECEMBER 11--Machine Vision China will be held for the second time at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre from 22 to 24 March 2007. Messe Stuttgart, the AIA, and the German Industry & Commerce Centre will be partners, along with the VDMA and EMVA.
• IPC releases IMS/PCB book-to-bill ratios for October 2006
  NOVEMBER 27--IPC--Association Connecting Electronics Industries (Bannockburn, IL, USA; www.ipc.org) has announced its findings from its monthly Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program.
• GigE Vision standard makes European debut at VISION 2006
  NOVEMBER 27--The popular GigE Vision camera interface standard made its European debut with a flurry of activity during the VISION 2006 trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany.
• Survey says Europe embracing integrated automation components
  NOVEMBER 17--An upswing seems likely in the European automation market for components where PLC functionality is embedded, according to a recently published report from IMS Research (Wellingborough, UK; www.imsresearch.com).
• Camera manufacturers push the boundaries at VISION 2006
  NOVEMBER 3--At the trade fair VISION 2006, from 7 to 9 November in Stuttgart, Germany, a true innovation offensive is imminent.
• Study sees opportunities in US web-imaging market
  NOVEMBER 1--Vision Systems International (Yardley, PA, USA; www.vision1.com/vsi/) and its president Nello Zuech have completed a comprehensive market-opportunity analysis of the web-scanner market in the United States, with extrapolations for the worldwide market.
• Motion-controls market cools in 2005
  OCTOBER 30--The motion-controls market experienced a cooling off period in 2005, following revenue growth of 20.0% in 2004.

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