MicroScan vs Cognex

Does anyone have experience with both of these? I would like to know which is better at general edge finding and pattern matching.

I'm looking at the 2000 series from Cognex.


Thanks!

I have been using a is2000 for the past year for a edge recognition application to check the accuracy of a cnc material feeder.
After every feed it is verifying the edge widths in 5 locations. Press runs up to 80spm, and I'm using 10 edge finders and 5 calculators. evaluation time is around 50ms as I recall.

For being a low end camera I think its pretty damn good. My colleagues across the pond are doing it using a 7000, but because this application is a 2 wide pattern, I was able to use one model and have it rotate 180deg.

Cognex stuff is pretty easy to use.

I've used both - I found the Cognex easier to set up and use.

Cognex touts their pattern recognition algorithm PatMax as one of the best in the industry.

as far as cognex goes +1

for part recognition, they are very good, BUT ! dirt and trash on the high resolution small parts (1/2" diameter) is a problem.

james