Cognex Appoints President and COO

NATICK, Mass., Feb. 24 — Machine vision company Cognex has promoted Matthew Moschner to president and COO, effective immediately. Formerly senior vice president, Moschner will continue to report to CEO Robert Willett, who had also served as president of the company prior to Moschner’s appointment.

In this role, Moschner will oversee global engineering, products, sales, and operations. Moschner joined Cognex in 2017 and has held key roles across product and engineering teams. In 2022, he was promoted to vice president of ID Products & Platform Engineering to help grow the company’s barcode reading portfolio and to lead the company’s strategic technology and product planning process.

Moschner managed Cognex's integration of Moritex, which was the largest acquisition in the company’s history.

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Published: February 2025

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machine vision: Machine vision, also known as computer vision or computer sight, refers to the technology that enables machines, typically computers, to interpret and understand visual information from the world, much like the human visual system. It involves the development and application of algorithms and systems that allow machines to acquire, process, analyze, and make decisions based on visual data. Key aspects of machine vision include: Image acquisition: Machine vision systems use various...