IMS Research Forecasts Slower Growth for Machine Vision

IMS Research预测机器视觉市场增长放缓

IMS Research(recently acquired by IHS Inc.) estimates the world market for machine vision was worth nearly $2.9 billion in 2011. According to the just published world machine vision report, revenues grew more than 10 percent in 2011.

IMS Research（最近已被IHS公司收购）预计2011年全球机器视觉市场总量约为29亿美元。根据最新发布的全球机器视觉报告显示，2011年营收增长超过10%。

The report goes on to explain the reasons why this level of growth is unlikely to be sustained during the forecast to 2016. “The main reason for the restricted growth of this industry is considered to be instability in many economies around the world, particularly those countries that have adopted the Euro,” commented John Morse, author of the new report.

该报告进一步解释了这一增长水平不太可能持续稳定到2016年的原因。“这个行业增长受限的主要原因是全球的许多经济体，尤其是欧元区国家的不稳定性。”这份新报告的作者John Morse评论道。

Morse continued:“The machine vision industry recovered well after the last recession as shown by the results of IMS Research’s free quarterly market tracker. However, revenue growth showed signs of slowing in the second half of 2011. Many manufacturers expressed caution about growth in 2012 and beyond.”

Morse继续表示：“IMS Research的季度市场跟踪结果显示，机器视觉行业自上一次经济衰退后复苏良好。然而，收入增长表明，在2011年下半年有放缓的迹象。许多制造商对2012年及以后的增长持谨慎态度。”

The views of manufacturers echoed the findings of other recent IMS Research reports that present lower revenue forecasts than in previous editions. Generally, growth over the next five years will be less than previously forecast.

厂商的观点呼应了IMS Research其他最新研究报告的成果，也是比先前版本的收入预测要低。总体而言，未来五年的增长率将低于先前预测。

“It is not all bad news,” added Morse. “Despite manufacturing estimated to account for more than 80 percent of machine vision revenues, there is a trend towards machine vision products being used outside the manufacturing environment. For example: high quality security and surveillance, traffic monitoring, and control and medical.”

“也不全是坏消息。”Morse补充道。“尽管制造业占估计超过80％的机器视觉收入，但机器视觉产品应用于制造环境之外的趋势也在加大。例如：高质量安全与监视、交通监控、控制以及医疗。”

Machine vision manufacturers have always proven themselves to be very resourceful and this continues with new developments frequently being announced. These include new types of camera and communication technology which are necessary to meet customers’ requirements for more information to be captured and transmitted at faster speeds. This commitment to continuous development is likely to ensure long-term prosperity for the machine vision market and keep it ahead of the game, particularly during times of economic uncertainty.

机器视觉制造商一直证明自己是有策略的，而且这一情况随着新的开发成果不断被宣布而得以继续。这包括满足客户对信息获取更多并以更快速度传输的要求所必需的新型摄像头和通信技术。不断开发的努力很大可能确保了机器视觉市场的长期繁荣并保持领先，特别是在经济前景不明朗时期。