Smart Machine Vision Display can be installed on factory floor.

Cognex Corp.    Natick, MA 01760 2059
Jun 04, 2012 SensorView® 2 smart display enables production engineers to fully configure, test, and monitor Checker® 4G machine vision sensors without requiring PC at any stage. The 8.9 in. touchscreen facilitates usage and viewing on factory floor, and built-in Ethernet-based communication enables installation anywhere Checkers are connected to network. Touchscreen functionality helps production engineers set up vision sensors; screen size also enables efficient control.

Fixed-Mount Barcode Reader supports autofocus functionality.

Cognex Corp.    Natick, MA 01760 2059
Jun 01, 2012 DataMan® 300 series supports liquid lens optics with variable autofocus technology. Machine's intelligent tuning feature automatically selects optimum settings for integrated lighting and autofocus optics for each application, ensuring barcode reader will be set up to attain highest read rates possible for 1D, 2D, and direct part marked (DPM) codes. For presentation reading, tote scanning, and small-package sorting, lens can be configured to sweep through full focal range of optics.

OCR Technology keeps misreads to minimum.

Cognex Corp.    Natick, MA 01760 2059
Mar 08, 2012 Suited for use across all In-Sight® vision system and VisionPro® vision software platforms, OCRMax(TM) can handle character variations, text skew, proportional fonts, and variable string lengths. Segmenting functionality takes each character line and splits it into individual regions that each contains one character, ensuring OCRMax can recognize distorted, touching, and variably spaced characters. Tool can also accommodate uneven surfaces and lighting variations on production line.

High-Speed Smart Camera enhances machine vision applications.

Cognex Corp.    Natick, MA 01760 2059
Feb 16, 2012 Supplied in industrial, IP67-rated, metal package, In-Sight® 7000 captures 100+ images per second and can power as well as control specialized lighting directly. In-Sight measurement, location, and inspection vision tools, included alongside EasyBuilder® environment, facilitate setup and deployment of inspection, defect detection, guidance, alignment, and measurement applications. To meet needs of diverse inspection scenarios, camera offers 3 input and 3 output connections.

Industrial Vision System processes images at up to 500 fps.

Cognex Corp.    Natick, MA 01760 2059
Feb 09, 2012 Packaged in IP65-rated housing for production line use, In-Sight® 500 is powered by Cognex VSoC(TM), which enables image processing at 500 fps with windowed acquisition. Fixed-mount system achieves speeds of 100 fps at 1024 x 768 pixel resolution and 200 fps at 640 x 480. Full suite of In-Sight tools and communication methods is available, including Cognex Connect(TM), which supports EtherNet/IP and PROFINET. In-Sight 500 is suited for part inspection using blob, edge, and histogram functions.

Barcode Readers offer intelligent tuning technology.

Cognex Corp.    Natick, MA 01760 2059
Jan 12, 2012 Featuring resolutions of 800 x 600 and 1,280 x 1,024, respectively, DataMan® 300 and 302 include 1DMax+(TM) algorithm incorporating Hotbars technology, which uses texture to locate barcodes at any orientation, and then extracts high-resolution 1D signals for decoding. With 2DMax+(TM) algorithm, fixed mount readers can handle poorly marked or extremely damaged 2D matrix and DPM codes. Controllable, field changeable lighting modules allow user to create best possible lighting for part.

Barcode Reader suits factory automation applications.

Cognex Corp.    Natick, MA 01760 2059
May 16, 2011 Powered by Cognex VSoC(TM) vision chip, DataMan® 500 features 1DMax(TM) and 2DMax(TM) code reading technology. Fixed-mount unit supports 1D barcode reading speeds up to 90 decodes/sec and image acquisition with auto-exposure at up to 1,000 frames/sec. Reader offers choice of C-mount or variable focus liquid lens as well as integrated LED lighting or high-powered illumination accessory. Supporting EtherNet/IP and PROFINET, DataMan 500 can be accessed from any terminal connected to network.

Smart Vision System Cameras offer advanced inspection tools.

Cognex Corp.    Natick, MA 01760 2059
Apr 20, 2011 Able to integrate with factory network/automation control systems, In-Sight® Explorer v4.5 cameras provide Flexible Flaw Detection edge and surface inspection tool. EasyBuilder® UI tools, Bead Finder and Bead Tracker, are also included for finding positional and width-based defects, gaps, as well as all necessary bead data needed for process control. Based on 1DMax(TM) and 2DMax(TM) ID algorithms, included ReadIDMax supports simultaneous reading of up to 128 barcodes and inspections.

Ethernet-Enabled Vision Sensor integrates into factory network.

Cognex Corp.    Natick, MA 01760 2059
Jan 21, 2011 Supporting remote setup and monitoring, Checker® 4G Series supports PLC communication through EtherNet/IP and PROFINET as well as ability to save inspection images to FTP server. Unit can be configured as presence sensor or measurement sensor to inspect and error proof manufacturing process, and there is no limit to number of part features that single sensor can check in either mode. Integrating lighting, optics, and I/O, product can detect and inspect 6,000+ parts per minute.

Hi-Res Vision System can detect very small edge defects.

Cognex Corp.    Natick, MA 01760 2059
Jul 06, 2010 Suited for applications that require visualization of very small defects, even in large field of view, 5.0 megapixel In-Sight® 5605 vision system supports Gigabit Ethernet communication and provides IP67 rating to withstand dust and wash down. Additionally full library of high-performance vision tools are included for quick application setup.