Cognex has launched In-Sight Track and Trace, an add-on software package for the company's In-Sight vision systems for pharmaceutical and medical product traceability.
Insight Track and Trace delivers a ready-to-deploy data capture and verification solution designed to help pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers achieve unit-level product traceability.
The package combines Cognex code reading and verification software with a pre-configured job file and a HMI that reduces set-up time and makes it easy to exchange data with third-party systems as needed for a full serialisation solution.
'Track and trace solutions are becoming a high priority throughout the healthcare industry as a means of preventing counterfeit products from entering the supply chain, and for keeping authentic products from being diverted to unauthorised distribution channels and uses,' said Bhaskar Banerjee, business unit manager for vision systems at Cognex.
In-Sight Track and Trace is GS1 and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) CFR Part 11-ready, and can be used with multiple networked In-Sight vision systems to: read 2D and 1D barcodes, verify correct ID code contents; grade Data Matrix codes during production to detect changes in print quality; verify the accuracy of printed text; and detect label misalignment and skew.
Technical controls needed for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 validation are also provided, including secure user authentication and automatic audit trail generation.
Cognex said In-Sight Track and Trace is easy to configure and operate using a simple touch-screen interface.
Developers can integrate the Track and Trace interface into a PC-based HMI or custom application using the included Cognex HMI Display Control for .Net.
For a ready-to-deploy solution, In-Sight Track and Trace can also be controlled using the Cognex Visionview 700 Operator Interface panel or Visionview PC software.
