Cognex Corp. will host a series of free seminars designed to show how its vision sensors perform automated inspection tasks in the automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and electronics industries, officials announced recently.

The seminars, Understanding and Applying Machine Vision Sensors, will last a half-day and include demonstrations of the new industrial-grade In-Sight 5000 series vision sensors and ID readers. The tutorial covers how vision sensors work in manufacturing applications to accurately gage, guide, identify and inspect products to reduce scrap costs, inventory problems and achieve a superior product quality.

Participants will receive free In-Sight Explorer trial software, providing hands-on experience in developing vision applications. The CD also includes application examples, preliminary design considerations, a multi-media tutorial on building vision applications, lighting and optics videos, and a utility package to help determine the field of view and resolution requirements of vision applications.

The seminars begin in August and run through December, and will tour major cities in the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico.

For more information, visit www.cognex.com/seminar.

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