With the exponential growth of manufacturing industry and production of goods, it is hard to manually keep track on each product. But manual processes have to be employed to eliminate loss through faulty products, produced due to defective assembly lines or machines. Therefore optimization of production processes where parts are checked precisely while maintaining increased production speeds are quite essential. This is where an efficient machine vision system serves as a key technology to facilitate the manufacturing process. The Natick, MA based Cognex offers manufacturers with high speed, high definition machine vision products to manage precision manufacturing processes.

Cognex manufactures a series of In-Sight vision systems that have the ability to inspect and identify faulty functioning of assembly lines and production units to eliminate defective outcomes from being produced. It employs self-contained, industrial-grade vision systems with advanced tools which can seamlessly operate even at high speeds, resulting in quick image acquisition and processing. The company provides multitude of sophisticated machine vision equipments in a wide range of models including line scanning and color systems. Cognex’s advanced color tools help companies including food and packaging firms as well as automotive makers to achieve quality and process control in manufacturing operations. The firm’s In-Sight vision sensors also help enterprises in solving error-proofing applications. The sensors are a combination of proven In-Sight vision tools and a modular design, incorporating field changeable lighting and optics.

Additionally, Cognex provides machine vision software that helps leverage the monitoring processes across industries. The company’s Cognex Designer helps enterprises in creating an integrated development environment for 2D multi-camera and 3D vision applications by offering improved tools for breaking down the ever increasing complexities in machine vision platform. This helps clients to complete vision projects successfully in a shorter period of time. The solution’s graphical sequence diagrams empower machine vision engineers to quickly develop about 90-100 percent of their vision systems without requiring an advanced programming.

Cognex manufactures a series of In- Sight vision systems that have the ability to inspect and identify faulty functioning of assembly lines and production units

The advanced computer vision technology offered by VisionPro and Cognex Vision Library subsume Power Tools have the intelligence to ignore non-critical variations in appearance while maintaining critical features that determine a product's market standards.

Cognex has had numerous customer success stories which are testament to its prowess in the machine vision landscape. To quote an example, Varta Consumer Batteries GmbH & Co that produces up to one billion portable batteries annually had limited tolerance to defective units arising due to mechanical faults or performance defects. The company was looking for improved error-proofing systems and was concerned with preserving production efficiency and containing costs while making sure that the number of rejects was minimum. By deploying VisionPro 3D software and 3D cameras, the client was able to achieve nearly 100 percent fault detection along with a high speed application support.

After carving a niche in the industry as a successful provider of machine vision products and software solutions, Cognex is planning to expand its footprint by announcing its Airport Baggage Handling Identification Solution (ABH-ID). This would help airlines companies to comply with the new International Air Transport Association Resolution 753, in the coming days.