The Q1/2026 update of our Vision Markets SERP report shows a strong progression of two domains in particular for several search terms.
Factories Keep Buying, Boardrooms Oscillate between Caution and Complacency
Industrial output stays uneven: China prints 6.3% YoY while Europe slips to -1.2%. Manufacturing Sentiments remain expansionary (US 52.3, EU 51.6) but are increasingly flattered by delivery delays and war-linked logistics frictions. Revenue signals confirm a bifurcation: high-growth Asian MV suppliers keep investing, while Western players hover in low single digits. Implication: machine vision demand persists, but projects skew toward fast-payback productivity and resilience.
100 days until VISION – your marketing countdown
days – 730 Less than 100 days remain until VISION 2026, the world-leading machine vision trade show, opens its doors in Stuttgart, Germany. It’s high time for vision marketers to finalize their exhibition concepts and plan marketing activities before, during, and…
Orders Up, Nerves Too: Machine Vision Demand Keeps Returning – Selectively
Industrial output stays uneven: China prints 6.3% YoY while Europe slips to -1.2%. Manufacturing Sentiments remain expansionary (US 52.3, EU 51.6) but are increasingly flattered by delivery delays and war-linked logistics frictions. Revenue signals confirm a bifurcation: high-growth Asian MV suppliers keep investing, while Western players hover in low single digits. Implication: machine vision demand persists, but projects skew toward fast-payback productivity and resilience.
EMVA Business Conference 2026
Meet us at the EMVA Business Conference in Stockholm, Sweden ! Vision Markets’ CEO and EMVA board member Ronald Müller will be at the EMVA Business Conference 2026. Meet him to discuss your business growth needs in Strategy M&A Marketing Recruitment…
Simple and efficient: Adapt your content as video for social media
Not all optics companies master the art of melt-fit. Excelitas Technologies does. At Vision Markets, we are proud to support them with our strategy and marketing expertise. In this example, we developed a technical article for Vision Systems Design and created…
Q1/2026 SERP Report: Basler #1 machine vision camera domain
The Q1/2026 update of our Vision Markets SERP report shows a strong progression of two domains in particular for several search terms.
Meet us at Fair Plus 2026 in Shenzhen
Coming up in Shenzhen, April 21 to 24.- 3 major events in one: FAIR plus – Fair of AI and Robotics, plus, and the China editions of VISION – World’s leading trade fair for machine vision, and LogiMAT Trade Show for…
Manufacturing Automation Demand Between Momentum and Friction
Industrial output stays uneven: China prints 6.3% YoY while Europe slips to -1.2%. Manufacturing Sentiments remain expansionary (US 52.3, EU 51.6) but are increasingly flattered by delivery delays and war-linked logistics frictions. Revenue signals confirm a bifurcation: high-growth Asian MV suppliers keep investing, while Western players hover in low single digits. Implication: machine vision demand persists, but projects skew toward fast-payback productivity and resilience.
Be Found by AI: Why GEO Is the New SEO
Search is changing faster than ever, and AI-driven engines now sit at the center of how people discover information. As traditional search behavior shifts, a new discipline is emerging: GEO (Generative Engine Optimization). If SEO once helped your content rank on…