Exhibit 99.1

   PPT VISION ANNOUNCES REVERSE STOCK SPLIT AND CONVERSION TO BOOK-ENTRY SHARE
                                  REGISTRATION

     MINNEAPOLIS, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PPT VISION, Inc. (Nasdaq:
PPTV) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a one-for-four (1:4)
reverse split of its common stock effective as of the close of business on March
31, 2005. Shareholders will receive one new share of PPT VISION common stock for
every four shares held as of the close of business on March 31, 2005. After the
reverse split, the Company will have approximately 2,996,590 shares of its
common stock outstanding. Effective April 1, 2005, for a period of twenty
trading days, the Company's stock symbol will be appended with a "D" (PPTVD) in
order to inform the trading community of the reverse split.

     The Company will not issue any fractional shares of its new common stock as
a result of the reverse split. Instead, shareholders who would otherwise be
entitled to receive a fractional share of new common stock will be issued a full
share of new common stock. To provide shareholders with better record keeping,
the post-reverse split shares will be issued in "book-entry" form, without stock
certificates. The new shares will be registered in the name of the holder on the
books of PPT VISION maintained by the Company's transfer agent, Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services. PPT VISION shareholders will receive instructions from
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services via mail about the reverse stock split and the
transition to book-entry share registration.

     The primary reason the Company is implementing the reverse stock split is
to enable the Company to regain compliance with the minimum bid price
requirement of the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. The Company has until May 2, 2005 to
demonstrate compliance with the minimum bid price requirement by a closing bid
price of at least $1.00 for ten consecutive trading days. Another reason is to
bring the number of shares outstanding into a more appropriate alignment with
the current size of the Company, thus making future EPS calculations more
meaningful. President of PPT VISION, Joseph C. Christenson, noted, "We believe
that a reduced number of shares outstanding and a higher share price is in the
best long-term interests of our shareholders as it enables the Company to
continue its listing on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market. In addition, we feel that
the resulting number of shares outstanding is a better fit relative to the
current size of the Company. Further, it's an important part of our efforts to
provide our shareholders with better liquidity and to garner increased
visibility with current and potential investors, as we continue to execute our
business strategy to realize stronger growth and profitability."

     The Company is also implementing the change to book entry registration at
the same time for several reasons. Book-entry shares will provide PPT VISION
shareholders with a more convenient, safe and cost effective means of share
ownership. Shares held in book-entry form cannot be lost, stolen or misplaced,
eliminating the cost related to safekeeping or replacing stock certificates.
Further, shareholders will be able to request electronic movement of book-entry
shares between accounts at Wells Fargo Shareowner Services and shareholder
accounts at their broker-dealers.



     About PPT VISION
     PPT VISION, Inc. ("the Company") designs, manufactures, and markets
camera-based intelligent systems for automated inspection in manufacturing
applications. The Company's products, commercially known as machine vision
systems, enable manufacturers to realize significant economic paybacks by
increasing the quality of manufactured parts and improving the productivity of
manufacturing processes. The Company's machine vision product line is sold on a
global basis to end-users, system integrators, distributors and original
equipment manufacturers (OEM's) primarily in the electronic and semiconductor
component, automotive, medical device, and packaged goods industries. The
Company's Common Stock trades on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market tier of The Nasdaq
Stock Market under the symbol PPTV. For more information, please see the PPT
VISION, Inc. web site at http://www.pptvision.com .

     Forward-Looking Statements
     The discussion above contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements
regarding the Company's expectations, beliefs, intentions and strategies
regarding the future. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation,
statements regarding the extent and timing of future revenues and expenses and
customer demand. All forward-looking statements included in this document are
based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the
Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward- looking statements.
The Company's actual results are subject to risks and uncertainties and could
differ materially from those discussed in the forward- looking statements. These
statements are based upon the Company's expectations regarding a number of
factors, including those contained in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the year
ended October 31, 2004 and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

SOURCE  PPT VISION, Inc.
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    /CONTACT:  Timothy C. Clayton, Chief Financial Officer of PPT VISION,
Inc., +1-952-996-9500, Facsimile +1-952-996-9501, ir@pptvision.com /
    /Web site:  http://www.pptvision.com /