Visions: A Machine Vision and Automation Solutions Podcast

Visions Podcast: Inside Automate 2026 with Alex Shikany

In this episode, A3 Executive VP Alex Shikany joins Vision Systems Design's head of content Sharon Spielman to preview Automate 2026 in Chicago (June 22–25). They discuss the new Humanoid Robot Forum, the convergence of vision, AI, and robotics, and how standards, interoperability, and practical demos will shape real-world deployments. The conversation highlights key sessions and free expo events—certified vision tracks, innovation stages, demos in the NVIDIA-sponsored pavilion, daily keynotes, and networking opportunities—offering engineers and managers a one-stop view of the latest machine vision and automation trends.

Building Cyber‑Resilient Machine Vision: From Defense to Recovery, Part 2

In this episode of Visions, Sharon Spielman interviews Thomas Hopner of MVTEC about cyber resilience for machine vision systems, covering secure communication and firmware, manual patching constraints due to certifications, and the impact of the EU Cyber Resilience Act. They discuss practical steps—risk assessments, managing open-source dependencies, developer education, containerized CI/CD pipelines, and the challenges of long-term support and balancing compliance with innovation. Part 2 of two installments.

Building Cyber‑Resilient Machine Vision: From Defense to Recovery, Part 1

In this episode of Visions, Sharon Spielman, VSD's head of content, interviews Thomas Hopfner of MVTec, who discusses cyber resilience for machine vision systems, explaining how resilience differs from traditional cybersecurity and why recovery and ongoing patching matter. Hopfner covers practical guidance on secure communication, firmware integrity, software bills of materials (S‑BOMs), and compliance with the EU Cyber Resilience Act, plus MVTec’s approach to patches, support, and customer collaboration. This is Part 1 of a two-part installment.

Cognex Talks AI on the Factory Floor: Part 2

In this episode, the second and final of a two-part podcast, Sharon Spielman interviews Cognex CEO Matt Moschner about a new survey and the real-world impact of AI-driven machine vision. They discuss transparency and auditability for regulated industries, lowering the barrier to adoption through easier-to-deploy AI tools, and advances in embedded hardware that enable higher throughput and better defect detection.

Cognex talks AI Vision on the Factory Floor: Part 1

This episode explores Cognex's recent survey on AI-driven machine vision, featuring an interview of Cognex CEO Matt Moschner by Sharon Spielman, VSD's head of content. The discussion covers years of AI tool development, common adoption hurdles, usability and scalability improvements, and industry-specific adoption trends in automotive, electronics, logistics, FMCG, and semiconductors. Listeners will learn how modern AI vision advances are reducing deployment time, enabling lift-and-shift across global sites, and where adoption is progressing fastest.