This is a listing of companies located in the Montreal, Quebec area who do some amount of computer vision software development. For each company, a short description is presented, where quoted passages have been lifted verbatim from the company's home page, and non-quoted passages are my own comments.
The list of companies in this document is
Air Data, Inc.
8368 Bougainville,
Montreal, PQ
H4P 2G1
``Air Data, founded in 1989, has contributed to many advances in the area of aviation and industrial electronics, control, testing and instrumentation. Based in Montreal, Air Data has skills in advanced electronics for both hardware and software design, data processing, microprocessor control and monitoring systems and integrated Global Positioning Systems.''
CAE Electronics Ltd.
P.O. Box 1800,
8585 Cote de liesse Rd.
Saint-Laurent, Québec,
CANADA H4L 4X4
Tel: (514) 341-6780
Fax: (514) 341-7699
``CAE Electronics Ltd. applies its real-time computer-based technology to complex simulation, training, control and monitoring tasks across a broad spectrum of civil and military aircraft; hydro and thermal power generation, transmission and distribution; air traffic management; maritime operations; space exploration and submarine detection systems.''
Centre de Recherche Informatique de Montreal
1801 McGill-College Ave.,
Montreal, PQ
AI group has a vision sub-group, as well as some research on vision in the Human-Computer Interaction group.
Cognex Canada -- Surface Inspection Systems Division
2196 32nd Avenue
Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Phone: (514) 420-0000
Fax: (514) 636-3749
Head Office
Cognex Corporation
One Vision Drive
Natick, MA 01760
One of the largest computer vision companies in the world. Head office is in Natick, MA, but has a branch in Lachine.
Coreco Inc.
6969 Trans-Canada Hwy. #142
St. Laurent, Quebec H4T 1V8
Fax: (514) 333-1388
E-Mail: grh@coreco.com
Large computer vision hardware company. Software is done by subsidiary Logical Vision in B.C., but some is done locally.
10 rue Duke
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 2L7
Tel: 514.393.1616 or 1-800-869-3504
Fax: 514.393.0110 or 1-800-305-6442
``Discreet Logic develops creative technology for production professionals. Our visual effects, editing, broadcast and digital infrastructure solutions give artists, editors and broadcasters new ways to succeed.'' (Some amount of computer vision is used in VAPOUR Virtual Studio, to align cameras and composite live video with computer generated animation.)
Division Robotique de l'Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec
40, montée Ste-Julie
Varennes (Québec) Canada
J3X 1S1
The robotics group is a large group covering a lot of different hardware and software in vision and robotics.
Geo-3D
268, boul. Churchill,
Greenfield Park (Quebec),
Canada
J4V 2M9
``Over 25% of Geo-3D's human and financial resources are dedicated to research and development. Our main current projects are: developing a stereoscopic aerial video production and editing system; developing an aerial video geographical reference system (GPS).''
Lasiris
3549 Ashby
St. Laurent, PQ H4R 2K3
Canada
Contact: Alain Beauregard
President
Phone: (514) 335-1005
Fax: (514) 335-4576
Email: beaurega@lasiris.com
``Lasiris Inc. is offering a complete line of eye-safe laser-based structured light products for machine vision and alignment.''
Matrox Imaging
Imaging Products Group
1055 St. Regis Boulevard
Dorval, PQ H9P 2T4
Canada
Contact: Francois Bertrand
Director, Sales & Marketing
Phone: (514) 685-2630
Fax: (514) 969-6273
Email: fbertrand@matrox.com
``Matrox imaging products feature a complete line of PCI hardware that ranges from standard/non-standard frame grabbers to high-end image processors that integrate capture, real-time processing and powerful high-resolution display.'' (Certainly hardware-oriented, but some software also)
MPB Technologies Inc.
Head Office
151 Hymus Blvd.
Pointe Claire, QC
Canada H9R 1E9
Tel: 514-694-8751
Fax: 514-695-7492
E-mail:info@mpbtech.qc.ca
``Federally incorporated in late 1976, MPB Technologies Inc. commenced operation at the beginning of 1977. Starting from an initial staff of 8, the Company has grown to a strength of over 200 full time employees. The personnel of MPB Technologies Inc. consists of a unique combination of physicists, electronic and mechanical engineers, technical staff backed by experienced and efficient project management. Many of the key staff members are widely recognized for their contributions to various disciplines. Approximately 30% of the professional staff members are holders of a Ph.D. degree.'' (Lots of different R&D in communications, space, lasers, etc., vision is just one portion)
MVS Modular Vision Systems, Inc.
4830 Cousens
Montreal, Quebec
CANADA H4S 1X7
MVSI, Inc.
Head Office
8133 Leesburg Pike
Suite 750
Vienna, VA 22182
``MVS Modular Vision Systems, Inc., in Montreal, Canada, manufactures and integrates machine vision systems for the welding, robotics and semiconductor industries.''
Contact: Luc Nocente, General Manager
Phone: (514) 345-1400
Fax: (514) 345-1575
Email: sales@noesisvision.com
``Noesis provides services for the development of imaging applications using its own imaging software, Visilog. Visilog can be used in conjunction with third party hardware from Matrox, Coreco and ITI. Visilog provides a wide selection of imaging algorithms and powerful C programming tools.'' (4 employees in total)
Servo-Robot Inc.
1380 Graham Bell
Boucherville, PQ J4B 6H5
Canada
Contact: Jean-Paul Boillot
Chairman and CEO
Phone: (514) 655-4223
Fax: (514) 655-4963
Email: tolbiac@aol.com
``Servo-Robot manufactures standard and custom laser range finders and 3D laser vision systems for various applications, particularly process management and robotics. Our engineering team develops specific software, machine vision systems, powerful 3D image processors using most up-to-date parallel DSP technology, for various applications to meet customer needs.''
Softimage Inc.
3510 boul. St. Laurent, Suite 400,
Montreal (Quebec), Canada
H2X 2V2
Fax: (514) 845-5490
``Softimage Inc. is a leading developer of high-end software for all areas of professional visual content production, with tools for creating 3-D and 2-D animation, as well as for creating, editing and finishing video programs.'' (Some of their R&D projects may involve computer vision, including one on integration of live actors with computer generated animation. Motion tracking and camera registration have been incorporated into their package).
SolVision Inc
5555 Place Savane
St. Hubert, Quebec, J3Y 5K2
Canada
514-676-7295 (voice)
514-879-8771 (fax)
``SolVision Inc develops turnkey solutions in machine vision. Offer automated visual inspection systems and complete image engineering services. Products available cover ammunition inspection and micro-circuit inspection; CLIS-1000 coplanarity lead inspection system for SMT; and VMS-5000 and VIA measurement system for PCB.''
Walsh Automation Inc.
3300 Cavendish Boulevard, Suite 670
Montreal, PQ H4B 2M8
Canada
Phone: (514) 485-6611
Fax: (514) 485-6617
Email: magnc@walshaut.ca
``Vision system integrator. The company employs over 200 technicians and engineers in process and manufacturing automation. The mission of our vision group is to develop and integrate machine vision technologies for optimizing real-time visual tasks such as sorting, inspecting, etc.'' (In addition, a subsidiary, Forensic Technologies Inc., uses machine vision to analyze and catalog bullet shell casings.)