An electronic survey of our readers was conducted in October 2012 in order to identify usage and application trends of sensors and vision among the industrial machine builders that comprise our readership. In this Market Intelligence Report, you will find detailed survey results with key findings summarized. The survey consisted of the following questions:
1. Which types of sensors does your machines use?
2. How are they most often connected to the I/O?
3. Do you employ machine vision?
4. Which type of vision system do you use?
5. What is your machine builder industry?
6. What is your job function?