CogniTens Honored with Photonics Circle of Excellence Award.Business Editors & Automotive Writers RAMAT HASHARON Ramat HaSharon (Hebrew: רמת השרון, lit. Heights of the Sharon , Israel--(AutomotiveWire)--Jan. 24, 2002 CogniTens Ltd. announced today that it was chosen to be one of the winners of the 2001 Photonics Circle of Excellence Awards, which honors the 25 most technically innovative products of the year. The award is given in recognition of the company's Optigo 100E 3D Measurement System, and is presented to the winners during the Photonics West Conference in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. in January January: see month. 2002. Amongst the winning companies are Cisco, Eastman Kodak, NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Electronics Corp., Nortel Networks (Nortel Networks Limited, Brampton, Ontario, www.nortelnetworks.com) A world leader in telecommunications products, which includes switching, wireless and broadband systems for service providers and carriers, telephones and systems for residential and business users, computer telephony , Photobit, and others. The Photonics Circle of Excellence Awards was established by Laurin Publishing for the recognition of excellence in photonics. The Optigo 100E is a portable, non-contact three-dimensional measurement system that collects 2D image sets and then triangulates a 3D model in real time with an accuracy down to 20 microns. Due to very high image acquisition speed, measurements can be performed on the shop floor, regardless of the complexity, size or features of a part. The system can be used in various industry settings where highly accurate 3D measurement of free-form objects is required. Applications for the device include design, body assembly of engineering prototypes, reverse engineering, quality control of parts, assembly in production, and final quality assurance. Danny Albeck, VP R&D of CogniTens, is pleased with the award: "This is an important milestone in the recognition of our company and its products by the industry. Our Optigo system is an excellent product helping manufacturers to achieve quicker ramp-up times, increased production flexibility and smaller production batches." CogniTens is a leading provider of non-contact 3D measurement systems for the industrial metrology metrology Science of measurement. Measuring a quantity means establishing its ratio to another fixed quantity of the same kind, known as the unit of that kind of quantity. market. The products, combining accuracy, high-speed and cost-effectiveness cost-effectiveness pertaining to cost-effective. cost-effectiveness analysis a comparison of the relative cost-efficiencies of two or more ways of performing a task or achieving an objective. , are recognized by industrial manufacturers as the most capable solution for the emerging process control needs of the industry. The company has offices in the USA, Germany, and Japan. |
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