Baumer Enters Cognex Acquisition Alliance
Partnership Simplifies Vision System Integration
Southington, Conn. - August 4, 2009.... Baumer, a Swiss-based
manufacturer of high performance sensors and digital cameras, has become
a
member of the Cognex Acquisition Alliance. This partnership will
facilitate
vision system integration by unifying Baumer digital camera and
VisionPro(R)
vision software expertise, and by simplifying product technical support.
"As a result of our Cognex Acquisition Alliance partnership, our camera
customers will benefit from a plug-and-play vision software solution,"
explains
Doug Erlemann, business development manager at Baumer. "Cognex offers
state-of-the-art vision software, proven in more than 500,000 worldwide
installations to solve challenging machine vision applications from part
location and inspection to identification and measurement."
"With the addition of Baumer to our strategic alliance, Cognex customers
enjoy a wider range of camera solutions to meet their machine vision
needs,"
says John Petry, Vision Software Marketing Manager at Cognex. "We are
excited to have Baumer taking part in this initiative and strongly
believe that
this partnership will yield valuable benefits for out mutual customers."
Baumer digital cameras are used in industrial, medical and scientific
applications. The product portfolio includes CCD and CMOS sensors with
resolutions up to 8 megapixels and modern interfaces like GigE
Vision(R),
FireWire(R) and CameraLink(R). Baumer also provides specific OEM vision
engineering for customized vision systems.
About Cognex
Cognex Corporation is the global leader in vision-based inspection,
guidance
and identification systems. Companies throughout the world use Cognex
vision systems to improve product quality, reduce manufacturing costs
and
track parts on their production lines. By harnessing innovative
technology
that has led the world for over twenty-five years, Cognex products are
universally recognized as offering the highest accuracy, reliability and
performance. With more than half a million systems installed, inspecting
billions of products every day, Cognex helps manufacturers operating in
all
industry sectors to isolate defective parts, optimize production
processes and
implement full traceability programs. With headquarters in Natick,
Massachusetts, USA, and offices throughout the Americas, Japan, Europe
and
Asia, Cognex provides exceptional service through teams of local experts
and
a network of over 300 approved partners. Visit Cognex on-line at
http://www.cognex.com.
About Baumer
The Baumer Group is a leading international manufacturer of sensors and
system solutions for factory and process automation. The innovative
family-
owned company employs more than 2,000 people worldwide in 34 locations
and 16 countries. The company's long lasting success is built on high
customer focus as well as the innovative and diversified product range
of the
five product segments Sensor Solutions, Motion Control, Vision
Technologies,
Process Instrumentation, and Gluing Systems. For further information
please
refer to www.baumer.com.
