It all began in 1995 when our goal was to create innovative software capable of developing the visual control of pharmaceuticals.
This goal has inspired us over the years to continue experimenting and to strive for excellence in everything we do. We are now a multinational corporation with several branches worldwide. We employ over 330 people who share the mutual objective of finding new and genius solutions while challenging conventional issues.
Harlequin was the first-ever system in the world designed to inspect blister-packed tablets, quickly gaining worldwide success.
Luigi Carrioli, president of Sea Vision proudly states that “Harlequin has become synonymous with colour vision systems and still is to this very day”, adding that “this is what Harlequin represents, not just a simple predecessor but a true precursor”.
OCV’s initial success began in the innovative software that immediately distinguishes itself for the quality and flexibility regarding code and character inspection. Although it has evolved considerably over the years and integrated different kinds of control functions, the system is still, to this day, part of the company portfolio.
The business continues to expand, with staff figures leaping from 4 to over 20 in just a few years. Investments in product R&D are followed by the decision to move to new premises capable of accommodating the growing number of employees. The company thus moves its headquarters to Via Folla di Sopra, in Pavia.
The first operations aimed at commercial expansion in Europe begin. In 2006, Sea Vision acquires RC Electronica in Spain and it founds SEA Vision France in 2007. These two new branches offer local personnel and strengthen customer fidelity, simultaneously widening the foundations for the company’s growth.
Regulators for the traceability of medicines become effective, with the objective to combat counterfeiting. SEA Vision upgrades the control capabilities of the software, adapting it to new needs, and installs over 70 systems for French Coding in 2009 alone.
It is the year of the first Serialization system installed on a packaging line, consisting of a complete Client/Server/Reworking architecture.
To meet strongly growing customer expectations, a new space designed to carry out tests and training activities on a complete packaging line to give live demonstrations of all the operational systems is created.
SEA Vision yields 48% of its stock to the Bolognese company Marchesini Group, a worldwide leader in the research and realization of packaging machines. After over 20 years of fruitful and established collaboration, an agreement was signed, which grants SEA Vision technical and commercial independence and allows the management to remain in the hands of the founders Luigi Carrioli and Michele Cei. At their side, the commercial director Marco Baietti and the CFO Matteo Boiardi – supported on the board of directors by the top management of Marchesini Group.
A far-sighted industrial plan is implemented that kick-starts important internationalization operations. A Russian branch is opened in 2018 with local technical and commercial personnel.
A new US branch is opened in New Jersey where technical and commercial personnel head the American market, where SEA Vision had already started to operate a few years earlier.
The SEA Vision French branch also expands and opens a new showroom to offer further training services to customers.
HarleNIR is launched on the market, a revolutionary control system based on hyperspectral technology, developed to detect the chemical components during the packaging process.
The entirety of Lixis’ stock is acquired, a leading competitor in the Latin American market with headquarters in Argentina, boasting over 17 years of experience in developing vision systems and pharmaceutical serialization.
The expansion in the Latin American continent continues. A second branch is opened in Goiania, located at the heart of the Brazilian pharmaceutical district.
SEA Vision develops yudoo , a software suite for the total control of the production line offered to pharmaceutical companies through advanced analysis features in the context of Pharma 4.0
100% of ARGO Vision is acquired. This Milanese start-up specializes in the development of Artificial Intelligence focusing on Computer Vision and Machine Learning. ARGO is a young, dynamic reality whose founders have over 15 years of experience in the industry.
A new branch is opened in the City of Mexico to offer assistance services to the local market. The latest addition includes a showroom and a test Laboratory.
To culminate an amazingly successful 25-year long business activity, a new futuristic headquarter is built, imprinted on the concepts of sustainability, innovation, and modernity, designed to host the activity of a perpetually growing company.