Innovative vision sensors earn "Product of the Year" award - Manufacturing Excellence - The CheckerĀ® 200 series from Cognex was honored with the title of Automation & Control Product of the Year from Plant Engineering Magazine.  Unlike traditional sensors, there’s no limit to the number of part features that a single Checker can inspect. Checker uses patent-pending multi-image analysis to determine if a part is...
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Checker gets the gold!

Innovative vision sensors earn "Product of the Year" award

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Manufacturing Excellence

The CheckerĀ® 200 series from Cognex was honored with the title of Automation & Control Product of the Year from Plant Engineering Magazine. 

Unlike traditional sensors, there’s no limit to the number of part features that a single Checker can inspect. Checker uses patent-pending multi-image analysis to determine if a part is present without an external trigger, greatly simplifying installation. This unique capability also enables Checker to track parts in varying positions along the production line, overcoming imprecise part positioning and delivering consistent, precisely timed pass/fall results. No other sensor, vision sensor, or vision system can do this.

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Top tier automotive supplier chooses Checker

Automotive supplier Miniature Precision Components, Inc. (MPC), has been a Ford Q1 preferred supplier since 1989, and has received numerous supplier awards from GM, Nissan, Harley Davidson and Chrysler.

So - why did MPC turn to Checker?

Shane Harsha, manufacturing engineering manager at MPC, explained their choice to Cognex:


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  •  For zero-defect rates - "Checker vision sensors have helped us achieve zero-defect rates in the manufacturing process. They are the perfect solution for many of our inspection and error-proofing applications.”

  • For reliability and cost-efficiency - “Simple to set up and easy to install, Checker offers a very cost-effective solution for inspections where traditional sensors are not reliable and a full-blown vision system is too expensive"

So many labels, so little time...just use Checker!

Dutch group, OTE, produces and exports various fluids for the lens care market. They deliver private labeled bottles to over 1,000 customers. Delivering the finished products all over the world, they need to be sure that all bottles reach their destinations on time and in perfect condition.

OTE faced the strict requirements of the medical and pharmaceutical industries, plus the need to improve quality control to ensure that the production code is present and also to check if the label is on the bottle.  The company decided to move from a manual process to a vision sensor solution using Checker from Cognex.

Checker ensures faster, more reliable production.

Presence/absence detection - whatever your industry!

Automotive - Brake pad inspection using Checker

  • Inspects features that other sensors cannot because Checker understands what your part looks like
  • Inspects unlimited multiple part features simultaneously
  • Detects a part by finding an actual part feature providing the reliable part detection unattainable with photoelectric sensors

Plus - Check out the new Sensor View 350 panel-mount display.

  • Overcomes varying part positions
  • Parts on a line typically vary in position, and Checker tracks all parts on a line without requiring precise part handling
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