United Electric Supply - Industrial Automation Division

COGNEX

www.cognex.com

Company Profile

Cognex Corporation is the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems that are used to automate a wide range of manufacturing processes. In 2005, we posted $216 million in revenue. Since its founding in 1981, Cognex has:
  • Generated over $1.9 billion in cumulative revenue;
  • Shipped more than 300,000 vision systems;
  • Acquired more than 223 patents, with over 100 U.S. and international patents pending.
Cognex's vision systems automatically identify products, inspect for defects, gauge part dimensions, and guide robotic equipment - at up to thousands of parts per minute. For example, our products are used to track semiconductor wafers through manufacturing processes, to guide the placement of surface mount devices (SMDs) onto circuit boards, to inspect light bulbs, and to assess the quality of printing on the face of a watch.

In a typical application, a Cognex machine vision system captures an image of the part to be inspected through a video camera. The system then analyzes the image and generates an answer about it, such as whether a part is defective. This information then can be sent to other equipment in the manufacturing line, including a robotic arm that will remove a bad part from the process.

Products & Promotions
In-Sight Vision Sensors Checker Sensors Identification Products Identification Products DVT Vision Sensors Lighting for Machine Vision Lenses for Machine Vision

Contact Information

In-Sight Technical Support: (508) 650 6300
DVT Technical Support: (770) 814 7920
Technical Support: tech_support@cognex.com
Customer Education: (508) 650 3000 x6359
Headquarters: (508) 650 3000
Andrew Pietrangelo, Cognex Sales Engineer: (856) 802 1329

Links

United Electric services: Machine Vision Feasibility Study
United Electric services: Training
Checker software: Checkmate (version 2.0, 74MB)
In-Sight software: In-Sight Explorer (version 3.4, 336MB)
DVT software: Intellect (version 1.4, 84MB)

Sample Applications

Checker: Cap and Inkjet Code
Checker: Container Top
Checker: Headlight O-ring
Checker: Orientation of a Nozzle
Checker: Threads on Automotive Parts
In-Sight: Pharmaceutical vial counting
In-Sight: Engine valve inspection
In-Sight: Pizza inspection
In-Sight: Barcode reading
DVT: Automotive fuse cover OCR
DVT: Catalytic converter cell count
DVT: Injection molding shortshot and flash inspection
DVT: Tobacco-tin lid inspection
DVT: Colored ping-pong balls
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