ITTA offers a Cognex catalogue focused on industrial machine vision. The In-Sight Vision Suite – Spreadsheet Standard course covers Cognex In-Sight sensor configuration, the Spreadsheet logic, vision tool parameterisation (code reading, OCR, dimensional control, presence/absence) and integration on production lines. Target audience: automation engineers, vision integrators, quality engineers and industrial maintenance profiles. Sessions delivered in Geneva, Lausanne and interactive virtual classroom.
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Cognex In-Sight Vision Suite Spreadsheet training in Geneva. 2 days, hands-on In-Sight labs, certified instructor. Register with ITTA.
Industrial machine vision equips a production line with smart sensors able to inspect, measure, identify and guide in real time. Cognex is a historical supplier of this market, with In-Sight sensors, VisionPro and Cognex Designer software, and the DataMan code reader ecosystem. In 2026, machine vision has become a pillar of quality, process control and traceability in watchmaking, pharma, food, electronics and the precision industries present in French-speaking Switzerland and the Lake Geneva arc.
Typical use cases: verify the presence of a component on a product, control dimensions (length, diameter, deviation), read a 1D or 2D code (Data Matrix, QR), recognise a character (OCR), guide a robot by the position of a part, detect a surface defect, verify assembly before packaging. Cognex offers an original spreadsheet logic letting you configure these checks without classic programming, by assembling vision functions into cells.
ITTA offers a course dedicated to hands-on Cognex In-Sight Vision Suite in Spreadsheet mode:
This course covers In-Sight sensor configuration and connection, image acquisition and lighting setup, using the Spreadsheet grid to assemble vision tools, main checks (presence, measurement, code reading, OCR), communication with a PLC via industrial protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus TCP), and production deployment. It is designed for technical profiles configuring or maintaining an existing In-Sight application, or starting a first vision project.
In-Sight offers two environments: EasyBuilder, guided step-by-step configuration for simple applications, and Spreadsheet, a spreadsheet environment for complex projects. Spreadsheet is more powerful and flexible: it lets you combine dozens of tools, manage conditions, compute derived results, structure complex outputs. Our course targets Spreadsheet, matching most structured industrial projects in French-speaking Switzerland.
The Spreadsheet format recalls Excel through its cell-based logic, but each cell hosts a vision tool (e.g. ExtractDistance, FindPatterns, ReadIDMax, OCRMax) returning a result usable by other cells. This structure lets you progressively build the inspection logic without paradigm change.
Our Cognex audience is very technical. You meet automation engineers integrating an In-Sight sensor in an existing cell, vision integrators in engineering offices delivering turnkey projects, maintenance technicians inheriting a Cognex installation and ensuring its continuity, quality engineers piloting automated inline controls, process engineers seeking to industrialise an expensive or subjective manual control. Beginners in vision but experienced in automation (TIA Portal, Studio 5000, Codesys) find the move to Spreadsheet quick.
Classic machine vision (deterministic rules, precise measurements, code reading) covered by Cognex In-Sight now coexists with AI approaches (deep learning) on visual defects hard to model in rules. Cognex offers ViDi and then Cognex Deep Learning for this, integrated in VisionPro and progressively in In-Sight. For profiles broadening to AI, the data science and applied AI sub-domain regroups general AI training, and the ITTA Artificial Intelligence publisher covers AI fundamentals. For Python profiles experimenting with computer vision in open source (OpenCV, PyTorch Vision), the Open Source publisher offers the necessary blocks.
This articulation is useful in practice: Cognex In-Sight remains very suited to deterministic checks (measurement, reading, presence), and deep learning takes over on variable, aesthetic or rule-resistant defects. Hybrid architectures (Cognex In-Sight for 80% of checks + deep learning for the rest) are becoming common.
Several developments shape the Cognex market and machine vision in 2026. The In-Sight 2800 and 3800 range now natively embeds deep learning modules, simplifying the deployment of classifiers on complex visual defects without an external station. Cognex 3D sensors (In-Sight 3D-L4000 range) gain ground on relief dimension controls and bin picking robot guidance. Integration with Siemens, Rockwell, Beckhoff and Schneider PLCs has become smoother, with dedicated function blocks. On software, VisionPro and Cognex Designer evolve towards a more project-oriented logic.
On the competitive side, Keyence (Japan) remains a direct competitor strongly present in Switzerland, followed by Omron, Basler and Sick. The Cognex choice often arises from history, open software ecosystem (Spreadsheet, VisionPro) and the installed base.
Our Cognex In-Sight Vision Suite sessions are scheduled in Geneva, Lausanne and in interactive virtual classroom with a live trainer. The course is very practice-oriented on the In-Sight environment. The material modalities are communicated in advance by our education team. For integrator or industrial teams wanting grouped upskilling on their own sensors and their own cell, we organise in-house sessions calibrated on your installation and use cases. This modality is particularly valued by watchmaking, pharma and food companies in French-speaking Switzerland.
Do I need automation knowledge before the Cognex course?
An automation culture helps a lot (input/output, PLC communication, scanning, triggering). Quality or process profiles less skilled in automation can still follow, provided they accept to discover some industrial protocol during the session.
Spreadsheet or EasyBuilder to start?
For a very simple one-off project, EasyBuilder may suffice. For any structured or evolving project, Spreadsheet is clearly preferable. Our course targets Spreadsheet for this reason.
Does Cognex In-Sight really do integrated deep learning?
Yes, recent generations (In-Sight 2800, In-Sight 3800) embed native deep learning for classification and defect detection. This covers cases that rule-based tools handle poorly (aesthetic, variable defects). Our course addresses the existence of these capabilities.
How does it communicate with my Siemens or Rockwell PLC?
In-Sight natively communicates over Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus TCP and generic TCP/IP. Configuration on both sensor and PLC side is covered in class, with concrete function blocks and mapping examples.
ITTA offers a coherent catalogue from deterministic industrial vision (Cognex In-Sight) to the AI and data science dimension. This continuity is valuable for teams who want to avoid siloing classic vision and AI. Our vision trainers are integrators active on real industrial projects in Switzerland, providing concrete examples in watchmaking, pharma, food and precision mechanics. Sessions available in Geneva, Lausanne and interactive virtual classroom.
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