Good news—Cognex announces the Cognex Edge Intelligence (EI) software platform

The good news is that Cognex Corporation's recently announced Cognex Edge Intelligence (EI) software platform provides code reading performance monitoring and equipment management capabilities to help customers prevent downtime and improve productivity in manufacturing and logistics operations.

"Cognex machine vision tools and code reading systems analyze a wealth of insights in manufacturing and logistics facilities," said Carl Gerst, executive vice president of products and platforms at Cognex. "

Within minutes of installation, Cognex's EI software began securely collecting critical equipment data and displaying the results on a visual dashboard. Customers can use these data to analyze performance trends, monitor configuration changes, and capture images of unreadable and failed validation for further analysis.

The platform can monitor multiple devices and multiple production lines within a single facility, and can simultaneously deploy configuration and firmware updates to a large number of connected devices. The platform also offers an audit trail that tracks and reports on any changes made to equipment settings and connectivity features, ensuring easy integration with other Industry 4.0 solutions.

Cognex EI software is specifically designed to help customers improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and increase throughput and throughput in a wide range of industries, including logistics, food and beverage, consumer goods, packaging, automotive, medical devices, and electronics.