Every manufacturer has one want and many needs. The want is universal—to be the leader in its industry or area of specialty. The needs are individual, and may concern issues as diverse as increasing capital, upgrading technology, expanding plant size or hiring more assemblers.
On the technology side, manufacturers of all sizes in various industries are increasingly deciding that they should have a vision system on their assembly line or lines. The question is, do they really need one? As always, the answer is, it depends.