Machine vision is a rapidly developing branch of the field of artificial intelligence, that is, the machine instead of the human eye to do measurement and judgment, is through optical devices and non-contact sensors, automatically receive and process the image of the real object, to obtain the required information or used to control the movement of the robot device.

Market development status of machine vision industry

Machine vision is of great significance to industrial automation

Machine vision is a rapidly developing branch of the field of artificial intelligence, that is, the machine instead of the human eye to do measurement and judgment, is through optical devices and non-contact sensors, automatically receive and process the image of the real object, to obtain the required information or used to control the movement of the robot device.

The core of industrial machine vision is to identify, measure and make judgments on objects through the “machine eye” instead of the human eye. Industrial machine vision has the advantages of high perceptual efficiency, high precision, and basically unmanned, and is the core of industrial automation.

China’s machine vision industry closely follows the footsteps of overseas, and continues to promote the development of the industry with the expansion of scene applications

The development history of machine vision can be traced back to the late 1960s, China compared to overseas development started late, until the mid and late 1990s began to have initial exploration and application.

China’s industrial machine vision can be divided into four stages: it is currently in the fourth stage. With the rapid development of the depth and breadth of application in the industry, breadth refers to the progress of 2D technology to 3D technology, and depth refers to the deep application and deep learning of the algorithm layer.

Policy support at the national and local levels has played a strong role in boosting the development of industrial machine vision

From the national policy level: machine vision, as the development of a new generation of perception technology, takes root with inherent advantages and thrives with the help of a favorable macro environment and policy environment. From the local policy level: During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, China’s provinces and cities put forward the development goals of the machine vision industry, the relevant policies to promote the construction of smart factories are mainly concentrated in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, the layout of intelligent robot large-scale production, and the policies to drive the development of machine vision are mostly in Beijing, Guangdong and other places.

As the most mature field of industrial vision, the demand for localization will further promote the rapid development of China’s industrial vision

At present, the potential market demand for machine vision in China is huge, and the application demand space is wide. The industrial automation market is also expanding year by year. Data show that from 2015 to 2020, the scale of industrial automation increased from 140.5 billion yuan to 207.3 billion yuan. In 2021, China’s automation and industrial control market has also grown to 253 billion yuan, an increase of 22%.

Machine vision hardware and software technology continues to make breakthroughs, industrial cameras, image acquisition cards, light sources and image processing software as the core of the visual products are increasingly perfect, the cost continues to decline, contributing to the accelerated development of industrial vision level.

The process of localization has accelerated, and the proportion of sales of independent products has continued to increase. The proportion of independently researched and developed products continues to expand. From 2019 to 2021, the sales of independent products increased from 8.59 billion yuan to 13.47 billion yuan, with a CAGR of 25.2%. At present, the domestic machine vision market is mainly concentrated in the field of 2D technology, and more than 80% of the market share in the field of 3D technology is still occupied by foreign enterprises.

The upstream of the machine vision industry chain is dominated by cameras, lenses, etc., the middle stream is dominated by system integrators, and the downstream is dominated by industry applications

From the perspective of machine vision industry chain, the industrial chain of machine vision industry is relatively long, the upstream is composed of machine vision system hardware and software algorithms, the midstream is mainly responsible for the secondary development of software and equipment manufacturing for equipment manufacturers and system integrators, and the downstream application scenarios and industries are wide. At present, the application heat of the industry is concentrated in: 3C electronics, lithium, photovoltaic, semiconductor and other industries.