Risk and Reward

April 12, 2011

This machine vision application required a lot of alternative thinking. How far will you go to discard conventional automation deployment for a potentially excellent, but riskier, machine automation fix?

This machine vision application required a lot of alternative thinking. How far will you go to discard conventional automation deployment for a potentially excellent, but riskier, machine automation fix?

Learn more my reading our article "The Vision to Innovate."

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