Vicon, a leading player in motion capture, has acquired CONTEMPLAS, a German firm that specializes in video-based movement analysis.
According to Vicon… ‘CONTEMPLAS adds yet another way to measure motion via video-based movement analysis and brings niche market strengths to Vicon – with a new product offering, new customers, and a new addressable market in swimming.’
Stefan Klippel, Managing Director of CONTEMPLAS, said “We’re excited to become part of the Vicon family and we are looking forward to working with both Vicon’s technology and the team worldwide.
“We are delighted to join forces with the market leader and provider of gold-standard motion capture technologies in this highly competitive market. We are looking forward to playing our part in Vicon’s continued success. This acquisition will also help support our future growth and allow CONTEMPLAS to bring new solutions to existing and new markets faster than ever before.”
Imogen Moorhouse, CEO of Vicon, said “I am delighted to welcome CONTEMPLAS to the Vicon family.
“Our strategy is to strengthen and grow a profitable market leader; with the need for quick, reliable video analysis greater than ever, this acquisition is a good strategic fit, supporting our ‘amplify the core’ strategy, providing an opportunity to further diversify our leadership position in motion measurement and grow a recurring revenue stream for Vicon.
“As motion measurement continues to enter the everyday, we continue to see a broader range of applications emerging. Today with CONTEMPLAS – already well-respected leaders in their field of video-based motion measurement – we’re adding another new way to accurately measure motion, broadening our growing range of applications across even more use cases, such as a swimming race or sprint start, amplifying our existing capabilities, consolidating our leading market position as well as expanding our addressable market.”
Vicon notes that a need for… ‘markerless measurement for quick use cases such as a swimming race or sprint start analysis is on the rise, providing Vicon with growth opportunities to explore.’
Founded in 2005 in Kempten, Germany, CONTEMPLAS is one of the leading providers in the field of video-based movement analysis, developing and distributing worldwide software solutions for general motion analysis.
CONTEMPLAS’ Templo software can record and track motion across a range of activities including walking, running, sprinting and swimming among many others, whether in training or in competition.
CONTEMPLAS will be integrated into Vicon and has been acquired from its founders Stefan Klippel and Thomas Seeholzer who will continue to run day-to-day operations, bringing over 25 years of experience in motion analysis and know-how in hardware technology.
14 employees in total will be transferring to Vicon adding over 4,000 licences and over 3,500 customers worldwide including Olympic training centres and NHL and NFL teams.
In swimming CONTEMPLAS customers include Aberdeen Sports Village, focused on high performance swimming. CONTEMPLAS has also worked with FINA, the international swimming federation, at various world events.
CONTEMPLAS’ Templo motion analysis software measures a wide variety of applications and provides 2D and 3D insights using the latest video technology and sophisticated image processing.
‘The addition of CONTEMPLAS will also give existing Vicon customers more choice on how they measure motion with enhanced video-based analysis options, providing accurate motion measurement across even more use cases such as in-store running analysis or jumping analysis, providing Vicon with growth opportunities to explore.
‘In sports the video analysis is used to analyse swimming, running, starting, jumping, balance and agility and in health to analyse clinical gait, posture and ergonomics. CONTEMPLAS is also currently developing a cloud-based video analytics solution which will over time create a valuable recurring revenue stream.’
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