The EMVA currently represents about 140 members from 22 nations and promotes the development and use of machine vision technology.
Founded in May 2003 in Barcelona, the European Machine Vision Association supports the interests of its members - machine vision companies, research institutions and national machine vision associations. The main fields of work of EMVA are: standardization, statistics, the annual EMVA Business Conference and other networking events, European research funding, public relations and marketing.