Industries Overview

Cognex supplies inspection, guidance and identification solutions to virtually all manufacturing industry sectors. In addition to the major sectors shown below, we also supply the Aerospace, Electronic Assembly Equipment, Document Processing and Printing, Life Sciences and Product Security markets.

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  Automation Equipment

  Vision systems enable a wide range of advanced automation equipment to operate reliably, accurately and at high speed.

  Automation Equipment

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  Automotive

  Cognex vision and ID has been used to inspect and identify virtually every type of component and sub-assembly used in vehicle production.

  Automotive

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  Consumer Products

  An incredibly wide range of high volume consumer products are inspected every day by Cognex vision.

  Consumer Products

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  Electronics

  For manufacturers of products and production equipment in consumer and industrial electronics, our vision and ID systems provide a wide range of inspection, process control and traceability solutions.

  Electronics

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  Electric Vehicles

  Machine vision and deep learning helps EV manufacturers automate inspections for quality and consistency throughout production.

  Electric Vehicles

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  Food and Beverage

  High speed, high volume manufacture of food and beverage products are ideal applications for Cognex vision and ID products.

  Food and Beverage

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  Life Science Solutions

  The Life Science industry is pushing for greater automation as global healthcare needs continue to grow at a fast pace.

  Life Science Solutions

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  Logistics

  Vision based barcode reading is replacing traditional laser scanners in an ever increasing range of applications in the logistics industry.

  Logistics

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  Pharmaceutical/Medical

  Ensuring the healthcare products you manufacture meet patient safety and traceability requirements in a cost effective manner.

  Pharmaceutical/Medical

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  Product Security

  Cognex technology reads, inspects, and authenticates products at the unit- and package-level, easily exchanging security data with third party software and hardware systems to verify the safe and accurate movement of products.

  Product Security

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  Semiconductor

  Cognex has been the leading vision and ID supplier to the semiconductor and electronics industry for over 30 years.

  Semiconductor

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  Solar

  Vision and ID technology has enabled rapid development of a wide range of solar manufacturing processes.

  Solar

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  Tobacco

  Product and distribution tracking for each step of the tobacco supply chain

  Tobacco

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FEATURED APPLICATIONS

Companies across the world use Cognex products to eliminate defects, verify assembly, automate production, track and identify parts.

BMW Quality control and inspection for heads-up displays

KIA Motors achieves 99% read rates with Cognex barcode readers

Maclean Vehicle Systems Eliminates Rejection of Good Parts in Inspecting Fasteners

Renault Assembly line upgrade boosts profitability