Phase 1 Technology has been a contributing member of the Automated Imaging Association (AIA) for 12 years. Today, the association is 230 companies strong and growing every year. The association has become the largest machine vision trade group in the world. Participating in this organization has many benefits for both Phase 1 and its customers. Benefits include seminars, to further enhance the education of the industry, workshops, designed for specific markets, regional trade shows, to exhibit new products and applications, International trade shows, to allow companies to expand their customer base. The Association also, collects data in order to create meaningful reports and market studies. These plus many other services is what has made the AIA the largest and most respected machine vision organization in the world.