MANTOVA, Italy, Feb. 10, 2017 — Machine vision developer Opto Engineering and image processing component developer Matrix Vision have entered into a strategic partnership for machine vision applications. Through this partnership, the companies aim to provide their customers with a combination of imaging components to achieve optimal performance. They will also join efforts to design custom-made integrated components and assemblies. 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