AMETEK Surface Vision
Brian Barr is an experienced operations and supply chain management professional with a strong background in overseeing purchasing, planning, and inventory control. Currently serving as Operations Manager at AMETEK Surface Vision since November 2019, Brian has previously held roles such as Supply Chain Manager and Senior Buyer within the same company, managing various aspects of the product supply chain and vendor relations. Prior experience includes a significant tenure at Cognex Corporation, where Brian also worked as Senior Buyer and Traffic and Materials Supervisor/Buyer, and at Rainin Instrument LLC as Materials Supervisor, focusing on inventory and shipping operations. Brian's education includes attendance at El Cerrito High School and DVC.
AMETEK Surface Vision
AMETEK Surface Vision is the world leader in automated online surface inspection solutions. Our broad product range is optimized for the monitoring and inspection of webs and surfaces, and for process surveillance applications. The SmartView® and SmartAdvisor® product lines deliver robust, flexible solutions to continuous production processes across a number of industries, with hundreds of customers and more than 2,000 installations worldwide. Our systems have become vital to increasing efficiency, streamlining operations, improving product quality and reducing costs and waste in industrial processes. Manufacturers in the metals, paper, plastics and non-woven industries rely on our solutions to detect surface flaws or defects, and optimize process efficiency, at their production facilities across the globe. We continue to innovate, providing cutting-edge technologies and world-class technical support that delivers highly accurate defect data, high-definition video, intelligent grading, archiving and detailed reporting. Customers who use AMETEK Surface Vision’s services get the benefits of: • Reduced operational costs • Process optimization • Reduced process upsets (breaks, wash-ups, etc.) • Improved product quality • Maximized yield • More thorough and objective grading of material • Detection, classification and visualization of defects • Minimized need for manual inspections • Inspection reports you need, in a form you can use Based in Hayward, California, AMETEK Surface Vision has offices and sales representatives around the world. We are part of the Process and Analytical Instruments Division of AMETEK Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices.