Hylsa Corporation Selects Cognex for Web Inspection.Business/Technology Editors NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2001 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 Hylsa Corporation, a leading North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. steel producer, has selected Cognex's SmartView(TM) ICN ICN International Council of Nurses. web inspection system to perform automated quality inspection on its steel strip manufacturing line in Mexico. SmartView ICN is a state-of-the-art web inspection system that is used to automatically detect, identify, and visualize defects in metals and other materials as they are being produced. Hylsa will use the Cognex machine vision system at the exit of its pickling line to accurately detect, classify, and provide picture-quality images of defects such as scales, dents, scratches, and slivers, resulting from the hot rolling The metallurgical process of Hot rolling, used mainly to produce sheet metal or simple cross sections from billets describes the method of when industrial metal is passed or deformed between a set of work rolls and the temperature of the metal is generally above its process. SmartView is also being used to look for defects caused by underpickling. The inspection data is then used to provide feedback to hot mill operations and to downstream processes. "SmartView's ability to provide reliable image data provides tremendous value to the manufacturer by certifying quality for all shipments," said Markku Jaaskelainen, General Manager of Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems Division. "And, steel manufacturers can also use SmartView to monitor the production process by sending a warning to downstream operations to reroute any defective material, thereby improving process control and reducing downgrades and rejects." Cognex has sold over 100 SmartView ICN systems since its release in February, 2000, making it the most successful product launch in the history of Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems Division. One of four industrial subsidiaries of Hylsamex, Hylsa consists of five operating units--Flat Products Division, Bar and Rod Division, Tubular Products Division, HYL HYL Hydroxylysine HYL Hyland Hall (University of Scranton) HYL Hardcore Youth Legion , and Raw Materials Division. Steel products offered by Hylsamex include hot and cold rolled coils, galvanized gal·va·nize tr.v. gal·va·nized, gal·va·niz·ing, gal·va·niz·es 1. To stimulate or shock with an electric current. 2. and painted coils and sheets, rebar re·bar n. 1. A rod or bar used for reinforcement in concrete or asphalt pourings. 2. A group of such rods forming a grid. [re(inforcing) bar.] and wire rod a metal rod from which wire is formed by drawing. See also: Wire , pipe and tubing, light structural profiles, and foam-insulated panels. 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, 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, specializes in machine vision systems, also known as web inspection 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. Visit Cognex on-line at http://www.cognex.com. |
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