Cognex Machine Vision Selected by Largest Steel Producer in Turkey.NATICK, Mass. -- 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 Erdemir Steel, the largest iron and steel producer in Turkey, has purchased five Cognex SmartView(R) systems to perform quality inspection at its cold-rolled steel mill in Eregli, Turkey. Erdemir will use the SmartView systems to detect and classify defects such as scratches, dents and roll marks on the surface of steel as it undergoes various finishing processes, including continuous annealing annealing (ənēl`ĭng), process in which glass, metals, and other materials are treated to render them less brittle and more workable. , galvanizing galvanizing, process of coating a metal, usually iron or steel, with a protective covering of zinc. Galvanized iron is prepared either by dipping iron, from which rust has been removed by the action of sulfuric acid, into molten zinc so that a thin layer of the zinc , pickling and tinning. Installation of all five systems is expected to be complete by the end of June. "Cognex's extensive experience with cold mill applications enables us to provide the best surface inspection available," said Markku Jaaskelainen, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems Division. "That expertise also enables us to pre-load SmartView with known defect detection and classification parameters. As a result, customers get results as soon as the system comes online, and experience immediate return on their investment." Cognex's SmartView system is a state-of-the-art surface inspection system that is used to automatically detect, identify, and visualize defects in metals and other materials as they are being produced. SmartView can detect and classify defects smaller than a square millimeter in the most challenging applications at full production speeds, which enables manufacturers to both improve product quality and reduce scrap, resulting in increased profitability. About Erdemir Erdemir is the largest iron and steel company in Turkey, with an annual production capacity of 3 million tons. The company produces both hot and cold rolled sheet steel and tinplate. Erdemir and its nine subsidiary companies employ more than 15,000 people worldwide. 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 250,000 machine vision systems, representing over $1.8 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 that 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 that are used for inspecting the surfaces of products manufactured in a continuous fashion, such as metals, papers, and plastics. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional offices and distributors 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 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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