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NATICK, MA, USA 6월 16, 2008

Cognex Names Robert Willet President of its Modular Vision Systems Division

NATICK, MA, June 16, 2008--Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) announced that Robert Willett joined the company today as President of its Modular Vision Systems Division (MVSD).  Mr. Willett will report to Cognex Chairman and CEO, Dr. Robert J. Shillman.

As President of MVSD, Mr. Willett will oversee the largest operating division at Cognex which generates nearly 90% of the company’s annual revenue.  The Modular Vision Systems Division designs, develops and manufactures vision systems, sensors, and ID readers that are used to automate the manufacture of a wide range of discrete products and to assure their quality.    

Mr. Willett comes to Cognex from Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR), a diversified manufacturer of industrial controls and technologies with annual revenues of more than $10 billion.  At Danaher, Mr. Willett served as Group Vice President of Business Development and Innovation for the Product Identification business group.  Prior to that, Mr. Willett was President of Videojet Technologies, a large subsidiary of Danaher and a market leader in coding and marking products.  Mr. Willett joined Danaher after serving as CEO of Willett International Ltd., a global coding and marking company that he sold to Danaher in 2003, and which was merged into Videojet.

“Over the last twelve months, Cognex has made a number of internal changes to refocus our product development and sales efforts, and those changes have put us back on a fast growth track,” said Dr. Robert J. Shillman, Chairman and CEO of Cognex.  “Our business is doing very well right now, but in order to grow to $500 Million in annual revenue, we will need additional energy, brainpower and leadership skills, and that’s why we brought Rob on board.

Dr. Shillman continued, “Rob is a highly intelligent and hard working individual with an impressive track record of growing and managing technology businesses....most of them larger than Cognex.  In addition, his background in identifying and integrating acquisitions around the world will help accelerate our international growth, particularly in emerging regions such as China, India, Brazil and Russia.” 

Mr. Willett commented, “I have known and admired Cognex throughout my career in product identification, and I am very excited by the opportunity to help drive the company’s future growth.  Machine vision is a field with tremendous potential, and I look forward to leveraging Cognex’s technology and industry leadership to both expand the currently-served market and to explore profitable growth opportunities in new markets.”

CONTACT:
Robin Pratt
Sr. Manager, Corporate Communications
Cognex Corporation
phone:  (508) 650-3384
email: robin.pratt@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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