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Cognex's Spectrum of Advanced Color Tools

Cognex's color tools offer a range of new options for using vision to achieve quality and process control in your manufacturing operations, even on high-speed lines in the food and packaging industries. Today, Cognex provides many powerful color tools and they are easier to use and more reliable than ever, including those used for: Part sortation Color Recognition & Matching Assembly Verification Inspection The InSight 2000 color vision sensors are ideal for solving error-proofing applications, and set new standards for value, ease of use and flexibility thanks to a simple setup, and a modular design featuring field changeable lighting and optics. The InSight 7000 Gen. 2 is a full-featured, powerful vision system with unprecedented modularity and integration, that performs fast, accurate inspections of a wide range of parts across all industries. Both of the aforementioned tools use In-Sight Explorer EasyBuilder software, which has presence & absence apps and tools included.

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The New Epson T3 Impresses, Time After Time

Epson's new T3 SCARA robot series offers more than ever before, and for a price point that's unheard of in the robot industry. What sets it apart from other SCARA robots? Flexible due to 4 axes; greater variation in movement Efficient operation & maintenance thanks to simple cabling and easier integration Energy-saving due to lower power consumption; up to 30% less than conventional SCARA robots Space-saving due to small footprint & no separate space needed for controller (built-in); small & lightweight No battery required for encoder, which minimizes downtime and reduces overall cost of ownership Comes standard with 110V power; no special panel of plug required Can be combined with a range of tools, and has 6 inputs & 4 outputs for end effectors Request a Free Onsite Demo

Filters that Give the Best Color Optimization

Unlike the human eye, color cameras are sensitive in the near-infrared (IR) portion of the spectrum. This can cause an image to appear unnatural. When using a color camera and imaging with white light, it can be beneficial to block near-IR light in order to achieve natural, realistic colors.  In contrast to near-IR pass filters, near-IR blocking filters block all or selected near-IR (and sometimes red) wavelengths. This is particularly important in color imaging applications to enhance image quality. Near-IR block filters can also be used with a monochrome camera, to fix problems caused by overly bright lighting conditions, such as molten metal inspection. Light Balancing Filters correct artificial lighting, so colors appear more natural. Read More About These Filters

Robotiq's Lean Robotics: Step 2- Skills

As part of Robotiq's new 3-step Lean Robotics, Skills are easy to integrate, and easy to use. Skills are to robots what apps are to phones. They accelerate robot programming by providing ready-to-use, downloadable robotic programs. They extend the build-in capabilities of the robot with a broader variety of specialized tasks. Automation engineers can download and reuse Skills instead of teaching or programming a complex robotic task that has already been solved. Access a complete library of free Skills, including for each Robotiq Plug + Play component. Download those that match your production needs and enhance your robot’s capabilities.

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