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NATICK, MA 1월 04, 2007

Cognex Corporation Mourns Death of Board Member William Krivsky

NATICK, MA, January 4, 2007 — Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), the world's leading supplier of machine vision sensors and systems, reported today that William A. Krivsky, a member of the company’s Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee, died on Saturday, December 23, 2006 after a recent illness.

Mr. Krivsky was elected to the Board of Directors in September of 1985 when Cognex was a private company. In his initial years at the company, he helped guide Cognex from a small enterprise with only $5 million in revenue to a successful public offering on The Nasdaq Stock Market in 1989. Following that, Bill provided sound counsel on expanding the Board of Directors; he assisted in the process of adding experienced senior executives to the management team, and he provided seasoned insight into growth strategies and new market opportunities. His contributions helped grow Cognex’s revenue from $15 million in the year that it went public to well over $200 million in 2006. As Chairman of the Audit Committee, Mr. Krivsky provided strong leadership in appointing and overseeing the company’s independent public accounting firm.

"Bill has been at my side for the past 21 years, and, in that time, he has offered solid and objective advice on many business issues, which ranged from alternative ways to better organize the company to business expansion in the international arena," said Dr. Robert J. Shillman, Cognex’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "At our meetings, he was never afraid of being politically incorrect or of speaking his mind on any business-related issue. He was a great Cognoid, and he will be missed by all who knew him."

Dr. Shillman continued, "Perseverance is one of Cognex’s core values, and Bill certainly exhibited that throughout his life until the very end. Although he was critically ill and aware of his condition, he nevertheless attended our most recent board meeting where he was an active participant. And, only days before his passing, he was on the telephone with me from his hospital bed enthusiastically discussing future opportunities for Cognex."

Mr. Krivsky (actually, Doctor Krivsky, because he earned a doctorate degree from MIT) was an accomplished pilot, and in 2004 his love of flying led him to become Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Keyson Airways Corporation, an airplane service company located in Nashua, NH that he owned and operated. Mr. Krivsky had a distinguished career; since 1994, he was a Principal of Kellogg, Krivsky & Buttler, Inc., a consulting company specializing in business management. From 1986 to 1994, he was Executive Vice President of Bird Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of building materials and products and a provider of environmental services. Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of Velcro Industries, N.V. Mr. Krivsky was also a member of the Board of Directors of Hitchiner Manufacturing.

Cognex has not named a replacement for Mr. Krivsky’s board seat, as it is currently in the search process.

CONTACT:
Susan Conway
Director of Investor Relations
Cognex Corporation
(508) 650-3353
susan.conway@cognex.com

Cognex Corporation 소개

Cognex Corporation(이하 “회사” 또는 “코그넥스”)은 중요한 제조 및 유통 난제를 해결하는 기술을 발명하고 상용화합니다. 매력적인 산업용 최종 시장 전반에 걸쳐 고성장 잠재력 비즈니스의 효율성과 품질을 개선하는 머신 비전 제품 및 솔루션을 제공하는 선도적인 글로벌 공급업체입니다. 당사 솔루션은 물리적 제품과 소프트웨어를 혼합하여 시각 정보를 캡처하고 분석함으로써 전 세계 고객의 제조 및 유통 작업을 자동화할 수 있습니다. 머신 비전 제품은 휴대폰, 전기차 배터리, 전자상거래 포장물과 같은 품목의 위치 파악, 식별, 검사 및 측정을 통해 개별 품목의 제조 또는 유통 및 추적을 자동화하는 데 사용됩니다. 머신 비전은 육안으로는 크기, 정확성 또는 속도에 대한 요구 사항을 충족하기에 불충분한 애플리케이션이나 상당한 비용 절감 또는 품질 개선이 필요한 경우 중요한 역할을 합니다.

코그넥스는 머신 비전 분야의 세계 선도기업으로, 1981년 설립 이후 400만대 이상의 비전 기반 제품을 출하했으며, 100억 달러 이상의 누적 매출을 달성했습니다. 코그넥스는 미국 메사추세츠 네이틱에 본사를 두고 있으며, 미국, 유럽, 아시아 전역에 걸쳐 지사 및 대리점을 보유하고 있습니다. 코그넥스에 대한 자세한 정보는 www.cognex.com/ko-kr에서 확인하세요.

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

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