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PPMA Expert advice Expert advice

Expert advice Guide to buying packaging machinery Packaging machinery pre-investment checklist Processing and packing machinery in 2023

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BARA

BARA Robot Integrator Standard Robot Integrator Standard

Robot Integrator Standard Become a certified robot integrator Integrators' scheme FAQs Certification scheme costs Certified robot integrators

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Expert advice Automation explained

Automation explained Is automation right for you? Identifying opportunities for automation Flexible feeders

Robots explained

Robot types SCARA robots Collaborative robots

Autonomous mobile robots & Guides vehicles’ Advanced robotics

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UKIVA

UKIVA Vision Integrator Standard Vision Integrator Standard

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About UKIVA

Part of the Automate UK group of trade associations, UKIVA (the UK Industrial Vision Association) promotes the use of your image processing technology throughout British manufacturing. Providing an industry voice and helping companies like yours to gain a competitive advantage through seminars, conferences and technical information is our speciality.

We have an affinity with BARA (the British Automation & Robot Association). This is based on the combined use of vision systems and robotics within the end-to-end production line process. Explore this page to discover how UKIVA can help your business thrive, including UKIVA events, training, recruitment, Technology Finder and more.

Vision UK 2025

A comprehensive programme of technical seminars and innovations from world-leading industrial vision companies.

Automation UK 2025

See working demonstrations of the latest automation and robotics technology, and improve your investment decisions before you buy.

Past Publications: Vision in Action

Dedicated magazine written on behalf of UKIVA members, for buyers and specifiers of industrial machine vision.

Contact UKIVA

How to contact UKIVA.

Industrial vision

In this section, we provide a broad overview of vision, categorised by vision technology, vision techniques, applications and system integration.

Recruitment

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Machinery Finder

Search from 100’s of processing equipment, packaging machinery and ancillary providers using our quick finder tool.

UKIVA membership benefits

Discover the many benefits of becoming a UKIVA member.

Training courses

Access a wide range of technical & practical engineering training courses, as well as personal development, leadership, sales and marketing courses. All are available at subsidised prices.

Latest news

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16/02/2026

Farleygreene Celebrates 50 Years of British Engineering Excellence in Industrial Sieving

Farleygreene, a UK-based engineering company specialising in the design and manufacture of industrial sieving equipment, is marking its 50th anniversary.

VA Imaging Introduces a New Structured Light 3D Camera for Industrial Automation

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16/02/2026

VA Imaging Introduces a New Structured Light 3D Camera for Industrial Automation

VA Imaging introduces a new structured light 3D camera, developed for industrial automation applications where measurement accuracy, depth stability, and repeatable 3D reconstruction are essential.

LMI Technologies Launches Gocator® 2D Smart Cameras

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10/02/2026

LMI Technologies Launches Gocator® 2D Smart Cameras

LMI Technologies announces the launch of Gocator® 2D Smart Cameras.

Register for the Efaflex open day 25th & 26th February, (10am -4pm), Telford.

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05/02/2026

Register for the Efaflex open day 25th & 26th February, (10am -4pm), Telford.

Come and join us for our Open Day at our brand-new premises!

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31/01/2026

Entry to Automation

Join us for 'Entry to Automation' hosted in collaboration with Burnley College. This event will feature presentations from expert speakers and live collaborative robot demonstrations.

FANUC highlights importance of sustainability and automation to UK manufacturing success

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30/01/2026

FANUC highlights importance of sustainability and automation to UK manufacturing success

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30/01/2026

VMECA VCC Vacuum Conveyors

Designed for the safe handling of hazardous or sensitive materials, the VCC200 moves product through a fully sealed vacuum system to ensure controlled, dust-free conveying.