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News Release from: Cognex UK
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 02 April 2002
Cognex and Entivity in visionary pact
Cognex has signed an agreement with Entivity to co-operate on the development and promotion of integrated PC-based control software and machine vision solutions.
Cognex has signed an agreement with Entivity to co-operate on the development and promotion of integrated PC-based control software and machine vision solutions The two companies will work together to specify and develop interfaces that will simplify the integration of Entivity's award-winning Studio family of automation and control software with Cognex's award-winning In-Sight family of machine vision sensors
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 12 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Entivity products are very successful in information-intensive applications and complex control applications incorporating sequential logic, motion and machine vision systems", said Ken Spenser, President and CEO of Entivity.
"Tightly integrated advanced control and machine vision improves control of the entire manufacturing process for customers and system integrators across a number of industries".
"Our In-Sight machine vision sensors provide manufacturers with feedback about their product quality, process control, and machine productivity", said Dr Robert Shillman, President of Cognex.
"Entivity is a world leader in taking PC-based control into high-value, information intensive applications and is a natural partner for us".
"Working together to develop a seamless interface between our products will make machine vision easier and less expensive to deploy, and will accelerate the adoption of vision systems in a broad set of manufacturing applications", added Shillman.
In-Sight vision sensors are low-cost, high performance online inspection devices that are used to automatically measure parts, verify the correct assembly of products, identify parts, and guide production equipment.
Ethernet communications are built into most models, enabling users to gather data to and from the image sensors and put it on the same network as Entivity's PC-based control logic functions, helping to speed the process of machine troubleshooting.
Operator and maintenance personnel have the ability to check machine flow and vision status from any of Entivity's Visio powered HMIs on the line, and share vision results with all levels of the organisation. Request free introductory details about products from Cognex UK ...
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