AIA Report: Machine vision sales increase 19% in first quarter of 2018
AIA報告：2018年第一季度機器視覺銷售增長19%

June 21, 2018 – North American sales of machine vision components and systems increased 19% year over year to $709 million in the first quarter of 2018, setting an all-time record for quarterly sales, according to new statistics issued by AIA, the industry’s trade group.

2018年6月21日——根據美國自動化成像協會（AIA）發布的最新統計數據，2018年第一季度，北美機器視覺組件和系統的銷售額同比增長19%至7.09億美元，創下季度銷售額的歷史新高。

Total machine vision sales includes sales of components and systems. The machine vision components category grew 28% to a new record high of $107 million during the first quarter. The growth in components was primarily driven by camera sales, which increased 44% to $65 million. Optics (16% to $12 million) and software (nine percent to $5 million) markets also experienced growth in the first quarter.

機器視覺銷售總額包括部件和系統的銷售。機器視覺組件類在第一季度增長了28%，達到創紀錄的1.07億美元。組件的增長主要由相機銷售所帶動，增長44％至6500萬美元。光學(16%至1200萬美元)和軟件(9%至500萬美元)市場也在第一季度出現增長。

The machine vision systems category increased 17% to $597 million in the first quarter of 2018. Within the systems category, sales of smart cameras climbed 26% to $109 million, while application specific machine vision (ASMV) systems grew 16% to $488 million.

2018年第一季度，機器視覺系統類別增長17％至5.97億美元。在系統類別中，智能相機銷售額攀升26％至1.09億美元，而專用機器視覺（ASMV）系統增長16％至4.88億美元。
 
“Our most recent poll of industry experts revealed that 45% of respondents expect the market to increase over the next two quarters, 42% predict stagnation, and 13% are bracing for a decline,” said Alex Shikany, Vice President – AIA. “We continue to see demand for vision systems that are smaller, intuitive, cost effective, and complimentary to a more connected automation system. It’s an exciting time to be in this field with the innovation we’re seeing at every turn.”

“我們最近一次的行業專家調查顯示，45%的受訪者預期未來兩個季度市場將會成長，42%的受訪者預測市場將停滯不前，13%的受訪者預期市場將下滑，”AIA副總裁Alex Shikany表示。“我們繼續看到對更小、更直觀、更經濟高效的視覺系統的需求，以及對更互聯的自動化系統的補充。這是一個激動人心的時刻，在這個領域，我們隨時可以看到創新。”
 
“Vision technology is being integrated in a growing number of automation applications today because the technology is enabling new ways to solve complex challenges.” said AIA President Jeff Burnstein. “Growing global trends such as autonomous vehicles, AI, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) rely heavily on vision and imaging, which bodes well for the future of this industry.”

“如今，視覺技術正被集成到越來越多的自動化應用中，因為這種技術正在為解決復雜的挑戰提供新的方法。”AIA總裁Jeff Burnstein說。“自動駕駛汽車，人工智能和無人駕駛飛行器（UAVs）等全球發展趨勢日益高度依賴視覺和成像，預示著這個行業未來前景無限。”