Press Release

25.04.07Michael Cyros appointed to AIA board

Head of Allied Vision Technologies Inc. board member of AIA since January 2007

Michael Cyros

Michael Cyros, Head of Allied Vision Technologies Inc., has been elected to the board of the Automated Imaging Association from January 1, 2007. This election demonstrates the high recognition that both Cyros and Allied Vision Technologies (AVT) gained in the North-American machine vision industry after hardly a year of operation of the newly founded US branch office of the digital camera manufacturer.

A respected machine vision expert

Mike Cyros joined Allied Vision Technologies in the fall of 2005. His task was to create the new US subsidiary known as AVT Inc. Since then Mike has served as its president, overseeing the subsidiary’s sales, marketing and operations. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in computer science, and has worked in the vision and imaging industry since 1987. Previously, Mike held the positions of director of international sales and COO of Datacube, and of CEO of Euresys’ US subsidiary.

“Being a member of the board of the AIA is an honor for Allied Vision Technologies and myself”, commented Cyros. “We see this appointment as the acknowledgement by the industry that AVT has established itself as a leader in machine vision cameras in the worldwide market, and particularly in North America”.

John Merva, President of the AIA, said: “With Mike, we gain the support of a well established industry expert who will help us promote machine vision technology even further”.

Starting up in North-America: Allied Vision Technology Inc.
AVT Inc. was officially incorporated on September 23, 2005. The branch office is located in Newburyport, MA. With the GoAVT! marketing campaign (www.com.GoAVT), AVT Inc. had already made an impact in the market. Its presentation at the Vision Show East in Boston helped it to successfully corroborate its presence in the American market.

About the Automated Imaging Association (AIA)
The Automated Imaging Association (AIA) is the global machine vision industry’s trade group, representing more than 260 member companies from 24 countries. Founded in 1984, membership includes manufacturers of complete systems, components, suppliers, system integrators, distributors, end users, consulting firms, academic institutions and research groups directly involved with machine vision and imaging.  AIA was organized specifically to promote the use of image capture and analysis technology.
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