Vision, the trade fair for machine vision, returns to in the Länd from 8-10 October, 2024.

Held every two years in Stuttgart, Germany, the event plays host to the complete range of computer vision technology, with the conference programme designed to help visitors find out about all innovations in machine-vision and RPA technologies, both current and in-development for the future. The exhibition floor, meanwhile, will be home to exhibitors from all over the world, showcasing the latest systems and components for integrators.

2024 > 2022

Despite an admittedly challenging year for the industry, the event looks set to be bigger and better than ever. Earlier this year, Florian Niethammer, Manager of Exhibitions and Events at Messe Stuttgart revealed at a Vision/VDMA round table event in Stuttgart that the Vision show had already surpassed the exhibitor numbers experienced in 2022, with 385 exhibiting companies, which he described as “a pleasing development path with the Vision show.” The 2022 event itself saw a rise in visitor number over the previous iteration, with some 6,505 visitors walking through the doors.

Mr. Niethammer said that the organisers have been receiving more enquiries and expressions of interest every day, and he expected to break the 400 exhibitor mark and achieve a growth of at least 10% in exhibitor numbers by October. At the time of going to press, that number stands at 468. He believes that this reflects the positive expectations of the industry, despite some difficult market conditions. He said: “We see that, despite consolidation and merger and acquisition activities in the market, the imaging and machine vision field is still a very attractive field for many new companies to enter. Thus, we have accomplished around 25% of new companies that will exhibit for the very first time.”