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Varioptic Signs License Deal with Cognex
Varioptic (Lyon, France), the liquid lens company, announces a new partnership and licensing agreement with Cognex Corp. (NASDAQ: CGNX), the world leader in vision-based inspection, guidance and identification systems. Under the terms of the agreement, Cognex will use Varioptic's liquid lens solutions to add auto-focus capability to its line of ID code readers.
Cognex recently announced the expansion of its DataMan 200 line of fixed-mount, image-based ID readers with three new models that offer an integrated liquid lens.
Varioptic's liquid lens products are designed to match the requirements of low footprint systems for 1/4" and 1/3" formats. They are ideal for the latest camera applications such as video continuous auto focus, which requires fast response time, low power consumption and high reliability. With no moving parts, the liquid lens is very robust and the perfect solution for harsh industrial environments.
Liquid lenses have been in production with Creative Sensor Inc. (Wuxi, China) since January 2007 and also more recently, in mass production, with Japanese partner Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII).
"Cognex is pleased to have established this close working relationship with Varioptic," said Carl Gerst, Business Unit Manager for Cognex ID Products. "We believe that liquid lens technology can bring numerous performance advantages to our DataMan family of ID readers, and potentially to other areas of our product line as well."
