Cognex Corp. Named Preferred Worldwide Supplier by Johann A. Krause Machinenfabrik GmbH.Business Editors NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2004 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 Johann A. Krause Machinefabrik GmbH, a leading global supplier of assembly and test systems for the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. based in Bremen, Germany, has named Cognex as its worldwide preferred supplier for machine vision systems. Johann A. Krause designs, develops, and delivers turnkey assembly lines that are used in automotive plants around the world to manufacture and test powertrain components. Krause uses Cognex vision sensors and vision systems for the following types of applications: ID-Code reading (PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. and 2D-Datamatrix), OCR/OCV, part detection, part inspection, part present check, assembly inspection and quality check. For these applications, Krause uses the various products in the InSight family. For sealant beat inspection, Krause uses the VisionPro system. The company selected Cognex machine vision systems to meet its customers' requirements for the highest accuracy, productivity, quality and process reliability. "Cognex's outstanding technology, years of experience in industrial image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished , and worldwide support and training were key criteria in our choice of a supplier," said Dr. Thomas Trittin, project manager, development controls at Johann A. Krause. "By working closely with Cognex engineers, we will be able to fulfill each customer's specific needs as efficiently as possible." "Collaborating with a strong partner in the powertrain segment will help Cognex grow our market share in the automotive industry, which is becoming more important to our business," said Dr. Robert J. Shillman, Cognex's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Chairman. About Johann A. Krause Founded in 1950, Johann A. Krause Maschinenfabrik GmbH is a division of ThyssenKrupp Technologies Group and employs more than 2,300 people worldwide, with annual revenue of 400 million Euros. Krause's modular product program includes all necessary components for full-automatic, semi-automatic and manual assembly of engines, transmissions and axles as well as the corresponding sub-assemblies such as cylinder head, steering or gear sets. The company is headquartered in Bremen, Germany. About Cognex 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 200,000 machine vision systems, representing over $1.5 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, plastics, and nonwovens. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional offices located throughout 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. , Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Visit Cognex on-line at http://www.cognex.com. |
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