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NATICK, MA USA March 06, 2023

Cognex Adds Powerful Lighting to Newest DataMan 280 Series Barcode Reader for Enhanced Direct-Part Mark Code Reading

Robust multicolor and dome lighting increases read rates and throughput on components with direct-part marks (DPMs)

Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), the leader in industrial machine vision, released the DataMan® 282 fixed-mount barcode reader, outfitted with the company's high-powered integrated torch (HPIT) and optional dome lighting attachment. These lighting components enhance the product's ability to read direct-part marks (DPMs) by optimizing lighting contrast and minimizing glare and background interference. 

DPMs are notoriously difficult to read as they are often imprinted on curved, shiny metal surfaces, such as electric vehicle (EV) components, consumer electronics, and medical devices. These challenging surfaces cause barcode some readers to pick up too much glare, failing to illuminate the component or isolate the code.

"Our dome diffuser delivers high read rates on direct-part marks by illuminating components while minimizing background noise, even on reflective surfaces," said Matt Moschner, Vice President of ID Products and Platforms. "Leveraging the proven 1D and 2D code-reading abilities of the DataMan 280, the DataMan 282 enables higher read rates and improved traceability across a wide range of industries and applications.”

In addition, the new HPIT enables users to change between red, white, blue, and green lighting options with a single click. Multicolor lighting allows users to pair the right lighting color with their application, helping to increase image contrast and leading to higher read rates and throughput. 

 

About Cognex Corporation

Cognex Corporation (“the Company” or “Cognex”) invents and commercializes technologies that address some of the most critical manufacturing and distribution challenges. We are a leading global provider of machine vision products and solutions that improve efficiency and quality in high-growth-potential businesses across attractive industrial end markets. Our solutions blend physical products and software to capture and analyze visual information, allowing for the automation of manufacturing and distribution tasks for customers worldwide. Machine vision products are used to automate the manufacturing or distribution and tracking of discrete items, such as mobile phones, electric vehicle batteries and e-commerce packages, by locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring them. Machine vision is important for applications in which human vision is inadequate to meet requirements for size, accuracy, or speed, or in instances where substantial cost savings or quality improvements are maintained.

Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 4 million image-based products, representing over $10 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has offices and distributors located throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For details, visit cognex.com.

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