Cognex Corp (NASDAQ: CGNX) is an industrial machine vision company that designs and sells hardware and software systems used to automate the manufacturing and distribution of discrete items. Revenue comes from transactional sales of machine vision products, blending physical hardware with software that captures and analyzes visual information. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in the United States, Cognex sells into nearly all major industries where discrete items are manufactured on an assembly line or moved through a distribution center or warehouse. Largest end markets by revenue are logistics, packaging, consumer electronics, and automotive, per the FY2025 10-K filed 2026-02-12. Products automate tasks such as locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring items, including mobile phones, automotive components, and consumer goods. The company describes itself as a global technology leader in industrial machine vision systems serving customers worldwide.
Machine vision systems that blend hardware and software to capture and analyze visual information, used for locating, identifying, inspecting, and measuring discrete items on assembly lines and in distribution centers and warehouses.
Transactional product sales of machine vision hardware and software systems to manufacturing and distribution customers across discrete-item industries. No subscription or recurring-revenue model is described in the filing excerpts.
Manufacturing and distribution companies across diverse industrial end markets. Largest end markets by revenue are logistics, packaging, consumer electronics, and automotive (per 10-K filed 2026-02-12). Use cases include automation of mobile phone production, automotive component inspection, and consumer goods handling.
Global. The filing states Cognex sells to customers worldwide, but no regional revenue breakdown is provided in the available excerpts.
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