DC Velocity - January 2011

; ; January;2010; ; Cognex;Corporation;would;like;to;take;this;opportunity;to;wish;the;readers;of;DC;Velocity;and;their;families; a;happy;and;prosperous;New;Year.;; ; 2011;brings;new;and;exciting;developments;at;Cognex;with;the;introduction;of;DataMan®;500.;The;system; combines;our;proprietary;imaging;with;over; 30;years;of;ID;software;technology;to;create;a;product;that;can; outperform;laser;scanners;and;is;easy;to;use.;;We;believe;DataMan;500;will;transform;the;market;for; barcode;reading.;; ; The;DataMan;500;is;the;first;barcode;reader;based;on;patented;vision;chip;technology;from;Cognex.;This; technology;allows;DataMan;500;to;reliably;read;ID;barcodes;on;packages;moving;at;speeds;up;to;500;feet; per;minute;( 2. 5;meters;per;second);without;a;complicated;setup;procedure.;Just;mount;it;and;begin; reading!;; ; DataMan;500;is;used;for;code;reading,;tracking,;and;sorting;in;a;variety;of;industries;and;is;the;first;; image;based;reader;to;be;able;to;successfully;accomplish;logistics;applications;that;were;traditionally; dominated;by;laser;scanners.;It’s;ideal;for;many;retail;and;parcel;distribution,;postal;and;logistics; applications.; ; Using;Cognex;IDMax®;superior;code;reading;software,;DataMan;500;achieves;higher;read;rates;by;reading; the;1D;barcodes;that;laser;readers;cannot;read,;including;damaged,;distorted,;blurred,;scratched,;low; height,;and;low;contrast;codes.;;It;processes;images;at;up;to; 1,000;frames;per;second;and;can;read;codes;in; any;orientation,;2D;codes;such;as;Data;Matrix;and;QR,;and;multiple;codes;in;the;same;image.; ; Nothing;like;this;has;ever;been;seen;before;in;an;image;based;barcode;reader;or;in;the;logistics;market.; ; I;encourage;you;to;call;us;at;+ 1;508;650;3000;or;visit;our;site;at; www.cognex.com;to;learn;more.;; ; ; ; Sincerely,;; ;