COGNEX VISION SYSTEM NAMED BEST NEW PRODUCT

Checkpoint System Honored For Innovation And Ease Of Use at I2M Show

NEEDHAM, MA, April 5, 1994 The new Checkpoint machine vision system from
Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:CGNX) recently won top honors at the industrial
trade show in which it made its first appearance.

After reviewing the new product offerings of factory automation suppliers
at the 1994 12M (International Integrated Manufacturing) Show held in
Chicago on March 14-16, judges voted Checkpoint to be "Best New Product"
for the annual event. In making the award, they cited the new system's
ease of use and advanced machine vision software tools.

Checkpoint combines Cognex's proven vision technology with a new and unique
graphical user interface that enables engineers with little programming or
machine vision experience to solve complex automated inspection tasks. The
result of over 50 man years of research and development, the system is
expected to broaden the use of machine vision in manufacturing plants
worldwide by delivering a new class of performance and flexibility in an
easy-to-use and affordable package.

Cognex Corporation is a public company (NASDAQ:CGNX) and is the world's
leading supplier of machine vision systems. The company has over 16,000
machine vision systems installed in factories around the world.
Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, Cognex has support facilities in
California, Japan, France, Germany, and the U.K. and employs 190 people
worldwide.

Cognex
15 Crawford St, Needham, MA 02194
617-449-6030,  fax 617-449-4013

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