Cognex has upgraded its line of DataMan 8000 series of industrial handheld barcode readers, equipping the line with proprietary Cognex Hotbars image-analysis technology for fast 1-D barcode reading performance, and Cognex 2DMax+ algorithm for decoding of 2-D printed and DPM matrix codes.

The DataMan® 500 fixed-mount barcode reader from Cognex is the first ID reader to be powered by a proprietary vision chip, called Cognex VSoC™.

Cognex’s In-Sight Explorer 4.5 inspection tools include an all-in-one edge and surface inspection tool, an all-in-one bead width and position tool, and a robust ID tool that reads multiple codes at one time, allowing In-Sight cameras to read barcodes and provide inspections simultaneously. 

The Checker® 4G Series of vision sensors from Cognex offers powerful and easy-to-use setup and comes with Ethernet networking for remote setup and monitoring, PLC communication through EtherNet/IP and PROFINET, and the ability to save inspection images to an FTP server.

Cognex's next-generation DataMan® hand-held industrial ID scanner, the DataMan 8000 Series, offers advanced code reading using patented IDMax® technology.

Cognex Corporation has announced its next-generation DataMan® handheld industrial ID scanner, the DataMan 8000 Series.

The DataMan® 100 2D Data Matrix code quality verifier from Cognex has been redesigned for faster setup and easier operation.

3D-Locate™ software from Cognex delivers accurate, real-time 3D position information to improve vision performance in a wide range of applications.

VisionPro® Surface from Cognex Corp. combines visual defect detection and classification technology with a simple user interface.

The DataMan 200 from Cognex combines the reading performance and ultra-small size of the DataMan 100 with engineering innovations that improve connectivity, speed and ease of use.

Cognex Corporation has added three new color vision systems to its In-Sight® Micro product line.

Cognex® Corporation’s Checker® 252 vision sensor provides software sensors that verify height, width, and diameter and deliver reliable pass/fail results on high-speed production lines.

Cognex has added the Checker® 232 model to its product line.

A trial version of VisionPro® 5.0 machine version software is available for download from the new Cognex Web site.

Cognex’s Vision Pro 5.0 software provides pre-configured, tightly integrated acquisition support for the complete range of industrial cameras and video formats.

Cognex has announced new features that expand the power and capability of its DataMan™ 100 family of image-based ID readers.

The new MVS-8600e family of frame grabbers from Cognex connect Camera Link® cameras through the PCI Express interface.

Cognex has introduced Checker 200 series next-generation inspection sensors, which are as simple as its Checker 101 to set up, but much more capable and small enough to fit in tight spaces.

Cognex offers its DataMan 7500V handheld verifier, which is the first handheld verification unit that accurately verifies the quality of direct-marked and printed 2D codes for manufacturers implementing traceability programs in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, healthcare, and defense industries, company says.

Cognex offers its affordable, capable, and easy-to-use entry-level DVT® 515 and DVT 535 vision sensors. Sensors handle a broad range of applications and make it easy for users to combine vision tools to inspect, measure, count, find features, and compare patterns in order to automate inspection and ensure quality.

The Cognex VisionPro PC vision software now supports the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET programming environment. VisionPro users can easily integrate third-party .NET objects into their vision applications and readily integrate vision applications with their automation systems.

The LPVS label print/verification system from Nutec integrates the Wolke m600 printing system—equipped with Hewlett-Packard’s digital thermal ink-jet printing technology—to print reduced-space symbology (RSS) and 2D datamatrix bar codes onto a label transport system.

Systems integrator pairs machine vision systems with robotics, enabling its end-user customers to inspect items in line at high speeds.

IDMax, from Cognex, is designed for Direct Part Mark Identification (DPMI), said to be a fast-emerging segment of the industrial ID market that involves directly marking parts with permanent 2D data-matrix codes, then reliably reading those codes throughout the production process.

Cognex introduces the In-Sight® Explorer™, a software package designed to complement the company’s family of In-Sight vision sensors. In addition to the established parts identification, assembly verification, and guidance functions common to the In-Sight family, Explorer includes tools for handling integration, monitoring and management of vision sensors on the line.

Cognex introduces PatFlex™ geometric pattern-finding technology. The software tool enables a vision system to locate an object, feature, or pattern that has perspective that changes or a surface that is curved, warped, wrinkled, or stretched.

Cognex Corp.’s In-Sight® vision sensors now read Composite Symbology (CS) as well as Reduced Space Symbology (RSS) codes on pharmaceutical packages for the purpose of product identification and traceability.

The In-Sight™ 2000 machine vision sensor from Cognex (Natick, MA) can handle a range of vision tasks, making it more flexible than 1-purpose “smart cameras,” and it costs less than $5ꯠ.

Detecting, measuring and classifying defects during the making of web-based flexible packaging is accomplished by the SmartView Modular Camera Network.

The acuReader/2D from Cognex (Natick, MA) is an easy-to-use identification system for reading two-dimensional data matrix symbologies. It uses a PC with advanced grey scale vision analysis software and Windows(TM)-based graphics to identify data on pharmaceutical labels, surgical and medical devices and IC packages.