ABB Robotics Selects Cognex Vision Sensors for High-Speed Robot Guidance.Business/Technology Editors NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 Cognex Corporation Cognex Corporation is an American corporation that manufactures commercial machine vision systems. Cognex is the world leader in its field, holding an array of patents and employing academic experts. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on - CGNX), the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, announced today that ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s Robotics North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , one of the world's largest suppliers of industrial robots for factory automation, has selected Cognex In-Sight(TM) vision sensors to guide their high-speed "pick and place" FlexPicker(TM) robots. ABB's Consumer Industries Group in Westminster, CO, will integrate In-Sight vision sensors into the FlexPicker robots, which are designed for light industrial applications such as food and pharmaceutical packaging. The In-Sight sensors, equipped with PatFind(R) geometric pattern recognition software, will enable the robots to pick randomly oriented objects on a moving conveyor or turntable A playback machine for vinyl phonograph records, which were a major music distribution medium throughout the 20th century. The turntable contains a rotating platter to hold and spin the disc and an arm that holds a cartridge and needle (stylus). and place them into wrappers and cartons at a rate of more than 150 objects per minute. In-Sight vision sensors are low-cost, high-performance, on-line inspection devices that are used to automatically measure parts, verify the correct assembly of products, identify parts, and guide production equipment. The In-Sight product family offers a broad range of vision sensors. Standard features include built-in Ethernet communications, a full library of proven Cognex vision tools, and a spreadsheet interface for fast, easy set-up. ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering their environmental impact. ABB has 160,000 employees in more than 100 countries. Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machine vision systems, or computers that can "see." Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 150,000 machine vision systems, representing over $1 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Cognex's Modular Vision Systems Division, headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts Natick (Pronunciation IPA: /ˈneɪtɪk/) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Natick is located near the center of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, with a population of 32,170 at the , specializes in machine vision systems which are used for automating the manufacture of a wide range of discrete items and for assuring their quality. Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems Division, headquartered in Alameda, California Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on a small island of the same name next to Oakland, California in the San Francisco Bay. An additional part of the city is Bay Farm Island, which is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. , specializes in machine vision systems which are used for inspecting the surfaces of products manufactured in a continuous fashion, such as metals, paper, and plastics. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional offices located throughout North America, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. . Visit Cognex on-line at http://www.cognex.com. |
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