Vision Aids Rapid Prototyping

Image processing in support of rapid prototyping was one of the minor features of the Hanover Industry Fair in April 1993, where much of the vision sensing innovation was concentrated in a group stand organized by the German Vision Club image‐processing interest group. The club has more than 60 member firms, including all the leading German manufacturers, accounting for 75 per cent of all industrial applications. Another notable feature of this year's exhibition was the number of exhibitors from the former East Germany, the so‐called neue Länder, and from Eastern Europe.