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Founded in 2004 as FS Systems, and now Fisher Smith, we have over 50 combined years of experience of machine vision and industrial control systems. The company was started by Iain Smith and Bob Fisher to solely concentrate on machine vision systems and continue the development of the RoboVis and GenVis products.
We are continuously improving our business both internally and externally, with regular training for our key personnel and we are currently working towards ISO9001:2015 accreditation.
We have secured National and European funding in aerospace, transport, healthcare and biochemical sectors, and work with organisations such as MAS, MTC, MTA and PERA in a drive to continually improve our business. We are always enthusiastic about exploring new areas of business in partnership with our customers and their needs.
Fisher Smith are Industrial machine vision integrators a Cognex PSI partner and MVTec Halcon certified integration partner.
We truly believe in perfecting machine vision by insisting on supplying only technically excellent, robust and reliable products and components. We only partner with suppliers who share our approach to quality and reliability.
Our joint MD, Iain Smith has been at Fisher Smith for over 15 years and is primarily a Machine Vision Specialist & Software Engineer. He was educated at the University of Bristol where he read engineering mathematics. Iain is a regular guest on podcasts and welcomes opportunities to appear as a guest.
Fisher Smith like to work long-term with their customers to best understand their requirements and work to deliver reliable solutions.