Cognex, Lockheed promote ID products
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 8/1/2005
Cognex has reported that it will work with Lockheed Martin to promote products that will help Department of Defense contractors meet new government requirements for unique identification of parts. The company says that the DoD Unique Identification (UID) Compliancy Initiative requires that every piece of equipment purchased by the DoD with a value greater than $5000, or that requires serialization, be marked with a unique 2-D matrix code.
Cognex manufactures ID readers designed to verify 2-D Data Matrix codes on a variety of surfaces. Lockheed Martin supplies I-Guides, a software application that manages UID-related data, creates a process audit trail, and ensures that the supplier's process meets DoD policy requirements. Used together, the two company's products can help contractors meet the DoD identification requirements.
"This agreement enables Cognex and Lockheed Martin to approach customers with a simple-to-adopt solution for meeting Department of Defense compliancy requirements," said Justin Testa, senior VP of ID Products for Cognex. "As a result, customers can get state-of-the-art technology, and avoid the cost of reinventing the process internally."
"UID compliancy requirements represent a big change for Defense Department suppliers, and this agreement can make those changes easier for suppliers and accelerate the success of the Defense Department's UID program," said Richard Erickson, program manager for I-Guides at Lockheed Martin Maritime System & Sensors' Tactical Systems line of business. www.cognex.com.
