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LMI Technologies (LMI) is a Canadian technology company headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia. The company designs and manufactures machine vision systems, including 3D sensors and 2D camera systems, used for industrial inline inspection and factory automation.[1][2] LMI is a subsidiary of the Dutch technology group TKH Group N.V.[3]
History
[edit]LMI Technologies was founded in 1998 by Leonard Metcalfe through the consolidation of multiple vision and sensing companies in Canada, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Metcalfe served as CEO until 2009, when he was succeeded by Terry Arden. In 2010, the company introduced the Gocator product line, focused on embedded 3D sensing systems for industrial inspection.[4]
In 2011, the company was acquired by Augusta Technologie AG, which was subsequently acquired by TKH Group in 2015.[3] Mark Radford was appointed CEO in 2020.
Acquisitions and expansion
[edit]Between 2013 and 2019, LMI Technologies completed several acquisitions, including 3D3 Solutions (Canada, 2013), GFMesstechnik (Germany, 2014), Redline CNC (Canada, 2017), and FocalSpec (Finland, 2019).[5][6][7]
In January 2021, the company acquired FringeAI, a developer of artificial intelligence for industrial inspection.[8] On August 2, 2024, parent group TKH acquired Liberty Robotics Inc. to be integrated within its vision technology portfolio alongside LMI.[9]
Products and technology
[edit]Sensors and cameras
[edit]LMI Technologies manufactures the Gocator product family, consisting of 3D sensors and 2D imaging devices used for inline inspection. 3D sensors use optical measurement methods including laser triangulation and structured light (stereo fringe projection) to generate three-dimensional surface data.[4][10] The product range also includes line confocal imaging (LCI) systems used for surface and material inspection.[7]
In 2026, the company expanded the Gocator platform to include 2D imaging systems for applications such as defect detection, dimensional verification, barcode decoding, and optical character recognition (OCR).[11][12]
Software and edge computing
[edit]The company provides inspection software used to configure and operate its vision systems, supporting both rule-based inspection and machine learning methods.[11][12] LMI also develops an edge computing platform used to coordinate multiple sensors and provide computational capacity for inspection tasks.
Technology approach
[edit]LMI Technologies utilizes embedded processing architectures where data acquisition and analysis are performed at the device level rather than on external computers.[11] This approach is intended to support real-time inspection and reduce dependency on external processing hardware.[12]
Operations and recognition
[edit]The company serves industries including automotive, electronics, packaging, semiconductor, and medical.[1] LMI maintains operations and distribution networks across North America, Europe, and Asia.
LMI Technologies has been listed in the Branham300 ranking of Canadian technology companies and has received industry awards related to machine vision and industrial automation.
References
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- ^ "LMI Technologies". Gongkong (in Chinese). Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ a b "Extending reach into robotics". Imaging and Machine Vision Europe. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ a b "LMI Technologies Launches Gocator 3D Laser Sensor". Vision Systems Design. October 1, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ "LMI Technologies acquires 3D3 Solutions". Vision Systems Design. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ "LMI Acquires GFMesstechnik". Photonics Media. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ a b "LMI Technologies acquires Finnish optical metrology company FocalSpec". Quality Magazine. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ "LMI Technologies acquires AI / IIoT+5G inspection company FringeAI". LMI Technologies. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ "TKH acquires Liberty Robotics". Imaging and Machine Vision Europe. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ "3D Imaging Ushers in a New Age of Inspection". Association for Advancing Automation. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ a b c "LMI Technologies introduces Gocator 2D smart cameras". MVPro Media. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
- ^ a b c "LMI Technologies Launches Gocator 2D Smart Cameras". Automate.org. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
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