A Brief Company Introduction 1996 2006 MVTec Software

MVTec Software Gmb. H n Company n n Owned by the management Second largest supplier for standard-software for machine vision n Portfolio n n Development of standard software products for machine vision Supplying customized software solutions n Headquarters n Munich, Germany © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H

Supplying Standard-Software for Machine Vision The Vision Process: Classical Illumination Optics Camera Frame Grabber Analog RS-4(6)22 CL Object Software Image in memory Analog/digital video signal CCD/CMOS sensor © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H Image to main memory Result Hole Radius 1 2 3 Application 3. 147 mm 3. 052 mm 2. 785 mm

n Integrated Development Environment (IDE) n Programming interfaces n HALCON library n HALCON

Overview Activ. Vision. Tools n Fully interactive n Based on the HALCON library n Immediate solution in Visual Basic or n Basic tools for free. NET n Programming not necessary © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H n Open Architecture

Company Profile: Strategic Aims (1996) n World-wide leadership in software technology for machine vision applications for the maximum benefit of our customers n Selling products via established and highly trained professional distribution partners n World wide distribution net for a complete market penetration n Close cooperation with companies supplying additional machine vision components to the market © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H

1999 1998 1997 1996 A Brief History 1996 – 1999 n Formation of MVTec Software Gmb. H n First distributors in Japan and Germany n Release of the industrial software HALCON based on extensive research n HALCON features 3 D camera calibration, subpixelaccurate edge extraction, support of Windows, Linux/UNIX, interactive development tool HDevelop n HALCON introduces feature-based OCR n HALCON offers native support of UNIX 64 bit version n Relocation to new office space with 9 employees n HALCON provides bar code reader, OCV © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H

2003 2002 2000 A Brief History 2000 – 2003 n New product: Activ. Vision. Tools – fully interactive, for development without the need of programming n HALCON presents shape-based matching, Parallel HALCON initiates automatic operator parallelization n Already 31 distributors in 23 countries sell MVTec products n Activ. Vision. Tools: easy integration into process by digital I/O n HALCON introduces component-based matching, data code reader, binocular stereo vision n Activ. Vision. Tools supports. NET © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H

2006 2005 A Brief History 2004 – 2006 n HALCON introduces gray value calibration, line scan calibration, native support of Windows 64 bit version n With HDev. Engine and HDevelop, HALCON offers the first high-grade IDE for machine vision n HALCON Embedded captures the market for intelligent cameras n Activ. Vision. Tools provides fast, reliable OCR, and many pre-trained fonts n Founding of support center in the US n Activ. Vision. Tools introduces data code reader n Expansion in office space: MVTec‘s office and laboratory covers 3 floors for more than 45 highly qualified experts n MVTec Vision Kit – a showcase for live presentations of MVTec’s products © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H

Distribution Channels n Selling products via established and highly trained professional distribution partners n World wide distribution network for a complete market penetration America Europe Asia, Australia n Argentina n Austria n Australia n Bolivia n Benelux n China n Brazil n France n Hong Kong n Canada n Germany n India n Chile n Italy n Japan n Colombia n Ireland n Korea n Ecuador n Portugal n New Zealand n Mexico n Scandinavia n Singapore n Peru n Spain n South Korea n USA n Switzerland n Taiwan n Venezuela n Turkey n UK © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H

Image Acquisition Partners n Support of more than 60 different image acquisition devices from 24 manufacturers or organizations n Instant support of all commonly used cameras in machine vision © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H

The Standard Machine Vision Software for n Vision Sensors n Smart Cameras n

HALCON Embedded: Ports © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H

Company Profile: Strategic Aims (2006) n World-wide leadership in software technology for machine vision applications for the maximum benefit of our customers n Selling products via established and highly trained professional distribution partners n World wide distribution net for a complete market penetration n Close cooperation with companies supplying additional machine vision components to the market © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H

Within the Next 10 Years … n The market will see n n n More standards in machine vision Digital cameras replacing analog cameras Increasing processing time Diversified hardware architectures Intelligent cameras A high demand for extracting 3 D information from 2 D images n MVTec Software Gmb. H will still be n n n focusing on machine vision software internationally oriented inventing innovative technologies © 1996 -2006 MVTec Software Gmb. H