Cognex pioneered some of the earliest commercial applications for machine vision with its vision and barcode reading technology. Today, companies around the world rely on Cognex vision tools and technology to guide assembly, automate inspection, and speed production and distribution. Our patented algorithms produce solutions for diverse applications in virtually all manufacturing and logistics industry sectors.

Automated glue bead inspection is critical in the automotive and electronics industries. More cars are being assembled using strong adhesives to increase car rigidity and strength. In the electronics industry, glue and epoxy are used to place and seal fine components within micron-accuracy tolerances.

Cognex’s powerful edge inspection tools find gaps, defects along edges, and other area-based and surface flaws. These tools robustly measure min/max deviations to find edge- and area-based defects on products, as well as surface flaws and print defects. Easily configured for straight, circular, or non-uniform edges, edge inspection tools classify defects by total area, length, or depth. InspectEdge and Flexible Flaw Detection tools offer ultimate flexibility to find gaps along a line path and inspect shapes for boundary defects.