Cognex Corporation

Cognex Corporation provides machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information to automate manufacturing and distribution tasks worldwide. Its machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing and tracking of discrete items including mobile phones electric vehicle batteries and e-commerce packages by locating identifying inspecting and measuring them during the manufacturing or distribution process. The company offers VisionPro software a suite of patented vision tools for advanced programming; QuickBuild that allows customers to build vision applications with a graphical flowchart-based programming interface; and Cognex deep learning vision software. It also provides a range of inspection tasks including part location identification measurement assembly verification and robotic guidance; vision sensors for vision applications such as checking the presence and size of parts; and the In-Sight product line of vision systems and sensors. In addition the company offers DataMan an image-based barcode readers and barcode verifiers. It sells its products to automotive logistics consumer electronics medical-related semiconductor consumer products food and beverage and others as well as through a network of distributors and integrators. Cognex Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Natick Massachusetts.