Southern Imaging Inc., founded in 1997, has a division that manufactures and distributes industrial products for the industrial vision, and medical markets. Southern Imaging's industrial product lines include high-speed cameras for automated inspection, quality control and robotics. Since its start in 1997, Southern Imaging has experienced a rapid growth in the markets it services and today is considered one of the top industrial vision distributors.

In May of 2000, Southern Imaging Inc. purchased the assets of Costar Video Systems and Video Solutions, Inc. The acquisition included all trademarks and intellectual properties. For over fourteen (14) years, Costar Video Systems has been one of the leading manufacturers of security and industrial products for the security, industrial vision, and medical markets. During Desert Storm Costar cameras linked through satellite transmission beamed back to the US Joint Chiefs of Staff close to real time video of forward infantry division activity.

In 1996 Costar obtained the coveted ISO9002 certification. This certification enables Costar to service companies like Xerox, IBM, Ford Motor Company and many others, that require this high level of process control required by the industrial imaging market.

Video Solutions, Inc. is a state-of-the-art full service engineering, warranty repair center, calibration, and short run manufacturing operation. Video Solution, Inc. is an authorized factory service center for JVC, Mitsubishi, Gyyr, Sanyo, Samsung, and others.