David L. Dechow is a globally recognized expert in the integration of machine vision, robotics, and industrial automation technologies with a long history in the machine vision industry. He currently is the Principal Vision Systems Architect for Integro Technologies Corp., where he designs advanced automated imaging solutions for inspection, metrology, and robotic guidance. Mr. Dechow is a recipient of the A3 Automated Imaging Achievement Award, a member of the A3 Imaging Technology Strategy board and is contributing editor for Vision Systems Design magazine.