Partnership between price monitoring giants unlocks the door to powerful pricing data, analytics and monitoring.

A food processor fills an average of 800 cans per minute with a wide range of products such as vegetables, fruit and soup. An important challenge for the company is ensuring that the code printed on the bottom of each can matches the product in the can. A mismatch runs the risk of creating an unhappy customer or, even worse, an allergic reaction. In the past, there were concerns that operators might accidentally set up the printer to generate the wrong code or that the printer used to apply the code on the can might fail to produce a readable code. These concerns have been overcome with the installation of a machine vision system that reads the code on the bottom of the can in just 60 milliseconds, enough time to reject cans with incorrect or unreadable codes. The vision system uses pattern matching to orient the code regardless of its radial position then uses optical character recognition to read the code and match it against the product currently being produced on the line.

Cognex Corporation has introduced new lighting and optics features for its DataMan® 300 series of industrial barcode readers. Since its launch, DataMan 300 has quickly become the preferred barcode reader due to its outstanding read rate performance and ease of use. The demand is now set to continue with the introduction of the most flexible optics and lighting features available on any image-based fixed-mount barcode reader.

Cognex Corporation, the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, has introduced the In-Sight® 7010C, an entry-level color vision system that can distinguish parts by color. The system features 24-bit color resolution that accurately identifies 16 million color variations—more than the human eye can detect.

Cognex Corporation, the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems and software, today announced the Cognex Industrial Camera series, a new line of GigE Vision digital industrial cameras designed for easy integration with VisionPro and CVL vision software.

Matrox Imaging, a trusted supplier of machine vision components to OEMs, machine builders and integrators in manufacturing industries, in conjunction with Canadian representative, Integrys Ltd., will feature hardware and software for traceability, inspection and guidance at ATX Canada (Toronto, May 14-16).

Tabasco® brand products have been made by McIlhenny Company on Avery Island, LA, since 1868. The company is extremely quality-minded about everything from aging its product for up to three years to making sure every label is correct, straight and in the right position on the bottle.

Cognex Corporation, the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, has announced the release of the new DS1000 3D laser profiling system. The system calibrates real-world units of measurement for inspections too difficult to perform with traditional two-dimensional machine vision.

Matrox Imaging is offering classroom training on Matrox Design Assistant 3.0 software for Matrox Iris GT smart cameras, May 6-8, 2013, at its Montreal, Canada headquarters. The 2 ½-day instructor-led course provides in-depth training on developing applications using Design Assistant, an intuitive, versatile and extendable integrated development environment (IDE) for the Iris GT smart camera.

Cognex® Corporation, the world's leading supplier of machine vision systems, announced the release of the VisionView® 900 industrial operator panel for both In-Sight® vision systems and Ethernet-ready DataMan® barcode readers. The larger nine-inch display allows operators to quickly identify issues on the manufacturing line so they can respond promptly; improving quality and reducing downtime.