Isra Vision

ISRA VISION AG is a manufacturer of solutions in the machine vision and industrial image processing sector. The company's products are used for quality and surface inspection as well as robot vision in the automated production. They are applied in various commercial sectors, including the automotive, glass, paper, printing, metal, plastics, solar, packaging, food and pharmaceutical industries. Headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, the company employs about 600 people in more than 25 locations worldwide. ISRA VISION AG is listed and traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the Prime Standard segment.[3]

ISRA VISION AG
Public
ISINDE0005488100
IndustryMachine Vision
Founded1985
HeadquartersDarmstadt, Germany
Key people
ProductsMachine Vision systems for surface inspection, quality control, 3D robot guidance and gauging
Revenue100 Mio. Euro (2013/2014)[1]
Number of employees
> 600 (Sept 2014)[2]
Websitewww.isravision.com

Operations

ISRA is divided into two divisions. The Surface Vision division develops and markets solutions for the inspection of various surfaces. This includes web products such as glass, foil, film, nonwovens, paper, printing, metals as well as products for the solar industry. The Industrial Automation division focuses on 3D machine vision applications for production automation which cover tasks such as robot guidance, automated assembly, surface measurement, shape recognition and quality control, particularly in the automotive industry. An example is the final control of complex surfaces like painted car bodies. The systems and products are complemented by a software architecture for yield management.

A typical machine vision system consists of lighting units, sensors, hardware, software and mechanical components. In addition to the overall system, ISRA also develops the sensors, lighting modules and the software itself. Therefore, the company applies its knowledge of optics, lighting and measurement technology, physics and information technology, as well as image processing and classification algorithms.

Success

For its innovations ISRA has been presented with multiple awards. The company was rewarded with the Hessischer Innovationspreis (Hessian Innovation Award) three times (1987, 1995 and 2012).[4] ISRA was also honoured at the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award ceremony (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2012) and has been voted one of the Top 100 most innovative German SMEs (2007 and 2010).[5][6][7] In 2012, ISRA received the Intersolar Award for the development of an innovative solar cell inspection system.[8][9]

For the first time ever, ISRA VISION AG received the first prize in the category for "medium-sized companies" for the German Industry's Innovation Award. The award, under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as well as the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, was presented to ISRA for its innovative "Plug & Automate" 3D family of sensor products, which are utilized in three-dimensional robot automation applications. [10] [11] [12] [13]

History

ISRA VISION AG was founded in 1997 by Enis Ersü, a scientist in the field of robotics and sensor technology at the Technische Universität Darmstadt. It was originally established as a spin-off of a predecessor company, which had existed since 1985. In 2000, the company went public. Today ISRA has subsidiaries and production facilities in Germany, the USA, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and further European countries.

Key Data

References
  1. "Annual Report 2013/2014" (PDF). ISRA VISION. 2015-01-14. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  2. "Quarterly Report Q1 2015" (PDF). ISRA VISION. 2015-02-27. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  3. "SHARE AND IPO". isravision.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  4. Preisträger „Hessen-Champions 2012" Archived 2014-04-18 at the Wayback Machine at hessen-champions.de, visit on April 22, 2014
  5. Innovationspreisträger aus der Region Darmstadt Rhein Main Neckar Archived 2011-05-09 at the Wayback Machine at the Website of IHK Darmstadt, visit on April 22, 2014
  6. Die TOP 100-Unternehmen 2010 Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine at top100.de, visit on April 22, 2014
  7. TOP 100-Unternehmen 2007 Archived 2012-12-02 at the Wayback Machine at top100.de, visit on April 22, 2014
  8. Intersolar AWARD celebrates anniversary in intersolarnews.com, June 15, 2012, visit on April 22, 2014
  9. Intersolar Award verliehen in erneuerbareenergien.de, June 14, 2012, visit on April 22, 2014 (in German)
  10. German Industry's Innovation Award Archived 2015-04-29 at the Wayback Machine at innovationspreis.com, visit on April 17, 2015
  11. Erster Platz beim Innovationspreis der deutschen Wirtschaft 2015 at handelsblatt.com, March 22, 2015, visit on April 17, 2015
  12. ISRA VISION bei Innovationswettbewerb vorn at boersen-zeitung.de, March 22, 2015, visit on April 17, 2015
  13. Innovationspreis für Merck und Isra Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine at hr-online.de, March 22, 2015, visit on April 17
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