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Cognex Corporation: Code-reading software

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.

Pw 12842 Cognex

Based on the company’s patented PatMax® technology, the software is available on industrial-grade Cognex In-Sight® 5100, 5400, and 3400 vision sensors.

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