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Cognex to Host DPM Identification Seminars

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Natick, MA, March 2, 2006-Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ - CGNX), the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, vision sensors and industrial ID readers, today announced that the company will host a series of free DPM ID seminars. The Understanding Direct Part Mark Identification half-day events cover the most important factors to consider when implementing DPM ID for part traceability in the automotive, aerospace, healthcare, electronics and defense industries.

Anyone with a DPM application in the assembly and parts supply chain will appreciate this highly informative seminar. Participants will learn how to implement a reliable DPM traceability program that includes marking, reading, verification and process control. The program contains valuable information to help manufacturers achieve DPM ID requirements and traceability goals.

Attendees will walk away with a thorough understanding of:

The benefits of DPM traceability

Various marking methods

The difference between reading and verification

Code "readability" for dot peen, laser, electrochemical etch or other types of marks on manufactured items

Department of Defense UID implementation

Participants are encouraged to bring sample parts and try out the new DataManTM 7500 handheld ID reader that reads all printed and DPM codes regardless of marking method, part material, shape or surface texture. The seminars start this month and run through June in major U.S. and Canadian cities.

About Cognex
Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machine vision systems, or computers that can "see." Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 300,000 machine vision systems, representing over $1.9 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Cognex's Modular Vision Systems Division, headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, specializes in machine vision systems that are used for automating the manufacture of a wide range of discrete items and for assuring their quality. Cognex's Surface Inspection Systems Division, headquartered in Alameda, California, specializes in machine vision systems that are used for inspecting the surfaces of products manufactured in a continuous fashion, such as metals, papers, and plastics.

In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional offices and distributors located throughout North America, Japan, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Phone Inquiry: 800-677-2646
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