Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), one of the global leaders in industrial machine vision, has expanded the capabilities of its In-Sight® 2800 vision system to include optical character recognition (OCR) tools. The new ViDi™ EL reading tool offers edge learning technology to easily read human-readable characters on reflective, low-contrast, and non-flat surfaces.
"The In-Sight 2800 with edge learning technology redefines ease of use and makes it easy to deploy AI-based applications regardless of user experience level," said Lavanya Manohar, corporate vice president of Vision Systems, CanVision. ”
Cognex serves many different industries, and many companies are looking for an easy-to-use OCR solution. This new product has attracted a lot of attention from these companies. Food and beverage manufacturers can easily read the expiration date on the surface to confirm if the product has expired, preventing consumer recalls. Medical device and pharmaceutical companies can verify dates and batch codes to ensure vaccine efficacy and medical standard compliance. EV manufacturers can quickly locate and read laser-etched alphanumeric text on the underside of EV batteries to improve traceability. Logistics facilities can read codes and texts on different types of packages to ensure the correct distribution of delivery routes and prevent rework.
In the past, OCR applications were time-consuming to set up and required hours of programming by trained engineers, which prevented many companies from automating these inspections. Now, with the ViDi EL reading tool, users can set up and deploy models directly on the device in minutes with just 10 sample images. The accuracy of the inspection results is measured by a confidence score that is displayed below each trained character, providing visual feedback in real-time and ensuring reliable traceability throughout the supply chain.
First introduced in April 2022, the In-Sight 2800 vision system is specifically designed to address complex classification applications. The ViDi EL reader will be shipped starting this quarter. In addition, Cognex is currently developing additional tools that are planned to be rolled out in the coming months.
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