FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATICK, MA, USA octobre 01, 2009

Cognex Enters the Web Monitoring Business

NATICK, MA, October 1, 2009 — Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) today announced that it has entered the web monitoring business via the acquisition of the web monitoring product line of Monitoring Technology Corporation (MTC), a leading manufacturer of products for monitoring industrial equipment and processes. Under the terms of the deal, which closed on October 1, 2009, Cognex purchased certain assets associated with MTC’s SmartAdvisor™ Web Monitoring System in a cash transaction. 

A web monitoring system (WMS) consists of a network of high-speed cameras linked to a computer running specialized software that controls the acquisition, storage and synchronization of video from each of the cameras. The SmartAdvisor Web Monitoring System is complementary to Cognex’s SmartView® Web Inspection System (WIS). When used together the WIS automatically identifies and classifies defects, and the WMS then provides the customer with the ability to determine the root causes of each of those defects so that they can be quickly eliminated. 

“This acquisition is an excellent strategic fit with our Surface Inspection Systems Division; the combination of WMS and WIS allows us to provide a fully-integrated system to paper manufacturers and converters around the world,” said Dr. Robert J. Shillman, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cognex. “We are looking forward to serving SmartAdvisor’s established customer base, which today is primarily in North America, and to quickly expanding the sales of SmartAdvisor globally through our existing worldwide sales and service organization.” 

“We are very excited about this expansion of our product line,” said Tom Nash, President of Cognex’s Surface Inspection Systems Division. “By offering an integrated SmartView and SmartAdvisor system, we will be able to provide our global customers with a real-time solution that will help them to increase their production yields and lower production costs by dramatically reducing both scrap and machine downtime.” 

About Cognex Corporation

Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets machine vision sensors and systems, or devices that can "see." Cognex vision sensors are used in factories around the world to automate the manufacture of a wide range of items and to assure their quality. Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 500,000 machine vision systems, representing over $2.5 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional offices and distributors located throughout North America, Japan, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Visit Cognex on-line at http://www.cognex.com/

INVESTOR CONTACT: 
Susan Conway 
Director of Investor Relations 
Cognex Corporation 
(508) 650-3353 

BUSINESS PRESS:
Robin Pratt
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
Cognex Corporation
(858) 350-5065

À propos de Cognex Corporation

Cognex Corporation (aussi appelée « l’Entreprise » ou « Cognex ») invente et commercialise des technologies conçues pour relever certains des défis majeurs en matière de fabrication et de distribution. Nous sommes l’un des principaux fournisseurs de produits et de solutions de vision industrielle dans le monde. Notre objectif est d’améliorer l’efficacité et la qualité des activités à fort potentiel de croissance sur des marchés finaux industriels attrayants. Nos solutions combinent du matériel et des logiciels pour saisir et analyser des informations visuelles, permettant ainsi d’automatiser les tâches de fabrication et de distribution pour des clients du monde entier. Les produits de vision industrielle sont utilisés pour automatiser la fabrication ou la distribution et le suivi d’articles distincts, tels que les téléphones portables, les batteries de véhicules électriques et les colis d’e-commerce. Pour cela, ils doivent être localisés, identifiés, inspectés et mesurés. La vision industrielle est importante pour les applications dans lesquelles la vision humaine n’est pas suffisante pour répondre aux exigences de taille, de précision ou de vitesse, ou dans les cas où des économies substantielles ou des améliorations de la qualité sont maintenues.

Leader mondial de la vision industrielle, Cognex a livré plus de 4 millions de produits de vision industrielle, équivalant à plus de 10 milliards de dollars de revenu accumulé, depuis la création de la société en 1981. Outre son siège à Natick, Massachusetts, États-Unis, Cognex possède des bureaux et des distributeurs en Amérique, en Europe et en Asie. Pour plus d’informations, consultez le site Web de Cognex www.cognex.com.

Contact:
Nathan McCurren
Head of Investor Relations
Cognex Corporation
ir@cognex.com

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