With Halcon Embedded for Android from MVTec, the 'Halcon' machine vision software can also be used on portable end devices such as tablets, phablets and smartphones that run the Android operating system. At the customer's request, the manufacturer creates an individual Android version as part of a project that is tailored precisely to the specific requirements. The mobile software version can be used for optical character recognition (OCR), for example, for mobile scanning and capturing of text and character information. Applications for the maintenance of industrial plants are also conceivable: For example, image processing could be used to reliably identify a specific component in a control cabinet so that it can be replaced. Service technicians also benefit from a multimedia manual. They can recognize parts and components using a mobile device and use them to create instructions for specific maintenance processes or call up additional information online, for example.