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(2002), "Cognex announces colour machine vision sensor", Sensor Review, Vol. 22 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2002.08722aad.009
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
Cognex announces colour machine vision sensor
Cognex announces colour machine vision sensor
Keywords: Machine Vision, Colour, Cognex
In-sight™ 1000C is industry's first colour vision sensor with Ethernet connectivity
Cognex, the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, today announced the In-Sight 1000C, a low-cost, self-contained machine vision sensor for verifying and sorting parts based on their colour (Plate 9). The new sensor is the latest in Cognex's extensive line of award-winning In-Sight vision sensors, and represents the industry's first colour vision sensor with built-in Ethernet communications.
Plate 9
The In-Sight 1000C is designed to perform a wide rang eof colour inspection tasks in a number of major industries. For example, it can be used in the automotive industry to check the colour of heat-treatment marks on engine blocks; in the food and beverage industries to verify the colour of packages; and in the electronics industry to verify the presence of coloured wires an components on printed circuit boards.
"Many customers who already use grey-scale In-Sight vision sensors for parts inspection at one stage of production want to add colour checking to another," said Justin Testa, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Cognex. "For example, a pharmaceutical manufacturer may want to verify the colour of caps on vials after the vials have been automatically measured and counted. The new In-Sight 1000C can quickly and easily be added to any point on the line where colour part checking is needed, and can communicate with other In-Sight vision sensors over Ethernet."
The In-Sight 1000C features powerful vision software tools specifically designed for colour image processing and analysis, and a vision spreadsheet interface for fast, easy application set-up without any programming. Used in conjunction with a colour monitor, the 1000C is able to display colour inspection images, making it easier for operators to monitor parts locally and remotely.
About the size of a standard machine vision camera, the In-Sight 1000C combines all image processing hardware, software, and communications in a rugged, self-contained package. The fully integrated design significantly reduces the time and expense associated with integrating vision into the production line. Additionally, the 1000C can be easily integrated with PC-based factory automation devices via Ethernet communications, and with PLCs on the factory floor via DeviceNet, ModBus, and Profibus communications.
The In-Sight 1000C is equipped with all vision software tools pre-installed. A number of peripheral accessories are offered, including LED-based lighting modules, and Ethernet panel PC monitor, a DeviceNet Interface Module, expansion I/o, cables, and lens kits.
Contact: Geoff Collins, Cognex UK, Units 7-9, First Quarter, Blenheim Road, Epson, KT19 9QN, UK. Tel: 0800 0180018; Fax: 01372 726276; Email: gcollins@congnex.com