Cognex Offers New DataMan ID Readers With Integrated Liquid Lens
Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) has expanded its DataMan 200 line of fixed-mount image-based ID readers with three new models with integrated liquid lens. The following new DataMan models make it easier than ever to leverage the variable focus capability and quick system setup of liquid lens technology:
DataMan 200S with integrated liquid lens
For decoding well-formed 1D and 2D codes on a uniform background at five decodes per second.
DataMan 200Q high-speed reader with integrated liquid lens
A high-speed ID reader for decoding well-formed codes on a uniform background. Delivers up to 45 decodes per second.
DataMan 200X with IDMax and integrated liquid lens
A high-speed ID reader for the most challenging direct marked codes. Delivers up to 45 decodes per second.
The wide range of performance options offered by the DataMan 200 means that users can select the features, speed and price point best suited to their application. The ultra-small packaging of the DataMan 200 makes the system easy to integrate into equipment or onto production lines where space is tight. All DataMan 200 models offer Ethernet connectivity for faster communication speed and easier integration with factory controls.
For more information on the DataMan 200 fixed-mount ID reader, visit http://www.cognex.com/dm200.
COGNEX CORPORATION ENTERS THE WEB MONITORING BUSINESS
NATICK, MA, October 1, 2009 Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) today announced that it has entered the web monitoring business via the acquisition of the web monitoring product line of Monitoring Technology Corporation (MTC), a leading manufacturer of products for monitoring industrial equipment and processes. Under the terms of the deal, which closed on October 1, 2009, Cognex purchased certain assets associated with MTCs SmartAdvisor Web Monitoring System in a cash transaction.
A web monitoring system (WMS) consists of a network of high-speed cameras linked to a computer running specialized software that controls the acquisition, storage and synchronization of video from each of the cameras. The SmartAdvisor Web Monitoring System is complementary to Cognexs SmartView Web Inspection System (WIS). When used together the WIS automatically identifies and classifies defects, and the WMS then provides the customer with the ability to determine the root causes of each of those defects so that they can be quickly eliminated.
This acquisition is an excellent strategic fit with our Surface Inspection Systems Division; the combination of WMS and WIS allows us to provide a fully-integrated system to paper manufacturers and converters around the world, said Dr. Robert J. Shillman, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex. We are looking forward to serving SmartAdvisors established customer base, which today is primarily in North America, and to quickly expanding the sales of SmartAdvisor globally through our existing worldwide sales and service organization.
We are very excited about this expansion of our product line, said Tom Nash, President of Cognexs Surface Inspection Systems Division. By offering an integrated SmartView and SmartAdvisor system, we will be able to provide our global customers with a real-time solution that will help them to increase their production yields and lower production costs by dramatically reducing both scrap and machine downtime.
