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(1999), "Cognex Corporation enters into OEM agreement with Fanuc Robotics", Sensor Review, Vol. 19 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.1999.08719dab.010
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Cognex Corporation enters into OEM agreement with Fanuc Robotics
Cognex Corporation enters into OEM agreement with Fanuc Robotics
Keywords: Machine vision, Cognex, Fanuc, Robotics
Cognex Corporation announced recently that it has entered into an OEM agreement with Fanuc Robotics, a leading supplier of industrial robots for factory automation. Under the agreement, Fanuc Robotics expects to purchase more than $1 million of Cognex machine vision systems over the next two years.
Fanuc Robotics will integrate Cognex's PatMax machine vision technology into its new generation of vision-guided robot systems - the Vision Integrator Package (VIP) and visLOC. Cognex's advanced PatMax software enables the systems to recognise and locate parts with high accuracy, despite changes in their angle, size, or appearance. Once located, those parts are then handled by the robot for processing applications, such as palletizing and machine loading.
"We selected Cognex for its high performance PatMax software", said Rick Schneider, president and chief executive officer of Fanuc Robotics. "This agreement with Cognex allows Fanuc Robotics to expand our robotic application technology, and enables us to offer unparalleled performance to our customers."
"We are very excited that Fanuc Robotics chose Cognex as their machine vision supplier", said Dr Robert J. Shillman, president, CEO and chairman of Cognex Corporation. "The combination of Cognex's PatMax software with Fanuc's robotic system will provide their customers with a highly flexible and precise tool for automating a wide range of manufacturing processes."
For further information, please contact: Colin Graves, Cognex UK, Chancery House, 199 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 1JL, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1908 206000; Fax: +44 (0) 1908 392463; e-mail: cgraves@cognex.com