Cognex introduces two new vision inspection products

The Checker 4G7C, an easy-to-use colour vision sensor that distinguishes parts by colour, delivers 376 x 240 inspection resolution with Ethernet support for industrial protocols and high-intensity white LED illumination for the detection and inspection of parts and features at up to 800 parts per minute. 

As part of the Checker 4G Series product line, Checker 4G7C includes the patented Checker internal trigger technology which provides several key advantages:

- Does not require additional sensors to determine if a part is present
- Detects parts by locating a feature on a part, not just an edge
- Tracks parts along the production line without requiring precise part handling

In addition to the new ability to inspect parts for colour, the Checker 4G7C provides the industry-leading features that the product line is known for including flexible optics, ease of setup, ability to add unlimited sensor tools to a job and intelligent pass/fail logic based outputs.

Also new from Cognex is the high-acquisition speed In-Sight Micro 1500, a compact, smart-camera vision system that achieves acquisition speeds greater than 200 frames per second.

The In-Sight 1500 is capable of performing up to 400 inspections per second with 640x240 resolution. The new product also allows users to select resolution options for up to 200 inspections per second at 640x480 resolution and up to 150 inspections per second at 800x600.

In-Sight Micro packs a complete vision system into a remarkably small package that measures just 30mm x 30mm x 60mm, which makes it ideal for mounting in very tight spaces on robots, production lines and machinery.

The In-Sight Micro 1500 is particularly well suited to meet the high-speed demands of package assembly, presence-absence applications, machine tending and conveyor tracking in the consumer product, medical device and electronics industries.