AUGUST 12–Coreco Imaging (Billerica, MA) is offering PCVisionplus–a high- performance frame grabber designed for use with fast analog, progressive and variable scan cameras.

NATICK, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 5, 2002–Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX – News), the world’s leading supplier of machine vision systems, announced today that Sidmar N.V., part of the Arcelor Group which is the world’s largest steel producer, has integrated the SmartView® Metals surface inspection system for use on a Continuous Annealing Processing Line (CAPL) at their manufacturing facility in Gent, Belgium.

NATICK, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 1, 2002–Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX – News) today announced that it will reduce its global work force by approximately 85 positions. The positions to be eliminated include approximately 75 employees and 10 open requisitions. The work force reduction is in response to the continuing severe slowdown in the semiconductor and electronics industries and is expected to reduce expenses by approximately $6,500,000 on an annualized basis. In the third quarter of 2002, the company intends to take a one-time charge of approximately $1,000,000, or $0.02 per share, for severance and related costs. As a result, Cognex now believes that it will report earnings per share in this third quarter in the range of ($0.02) to $0.00. Initial savings from the work force reduction will begin in the fourth quarter of 2002.

Baslers digitale Farbkamera L301kc zeigt: Preisgünstiges Design und hohe Zeilenraten müssen sich nicht ausschließen.

„Ahrensburg, July 30, 2002\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBasler Vision Components (Basler-VC) introduces a new addition to its L300 camera series – the Basler L301kc.

„Vision Systems Engineering, Ltd.\r\n\r\nThe CMV industrial vision inspection system is revolutionizing the vision industry. It is incredibly easy to use

„Intelicount machine vision software\r\nFast and easy to use. Machine vision software for the VC M30 and M40 cameras from Vision

Darmstadt, 19. Juli 2002 – Gabriele Jansen, bisher geschäftsführende Gesellschafterin der QuISS GmbH, München, übernimmt künftig bei der ISRA VISION SYSTEMS AG, Darmstadt, als Business-Managerin die Verantwortung für den weiteren Ausbau des OEM-Geschäfts. Mit standardisierten, kostengünstigen, sehr leistungsfähigen Komponenten und Komplettsystemen, die den Einsatz der Bildverarbeitung in unglaublichem Maße vereinfachen, bietet ISRA die Möglichkeit, unterschiedlichste Anwendungen in der Industrie – Automation mit elektronischen Augen auszurüsten und zu rationalisieren.

„Robotic Vision Systems, Inc.’s HawkEye 15E Named ‚Product of the Year‘ by Advanced Packaging Magazine\r\n\r\nCANTON, Mass., July 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ —

„Lawsuit Claims Infringement of Machine Vision Patent\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nNATICK, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 16, 2002–Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX – News), the world’s leading supplier