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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-07-003012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070327
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070327
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070327

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COGNEX CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000851205
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT, DISPLAY, AND CONTROL [3823]
		IRS NUMBER:				042713778
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-17869
		FILM NUMBER:		07720781

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE VISION DR
		CITY:			NATICK
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01760
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5086503000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE VISION DRIVE
		CITY:			NATICK
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01760
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 27, 2007


                               COGNEX CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Massachusetts                     0-17869               04-2713778
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(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)


                                One Vision Drive
                        Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2059
          (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)


                                 (508) 650-3000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

|_|  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
     CFR 230.425)

|_|  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
     240.14a-12)

|_|  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

|_|  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 27, 2007, Cognex Corporation issued a news release to report that James
F. Hoffmaster, the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, resigned
effective immediately.

A copy of the release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (d)  Exhibits:

Exhibit No.    Description
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99.1           News release, dated March 27, 2007, by Cognex Corporation

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                           COGNEX CORPORATION

Dated: March 27, 2007                      By: /s/ Richard A. Morin
                                           ------------------------
                                           Richard A. Morin
                                           Senior Vice President of Finance,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

          Cognex Corporation Announces Resignation of James Hoffmaster

        James F. Hoffmaster, who held the position of President and Chief
                   Operating Officer, has resigned from Cognex

     NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2007--Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ:
CGNX) announced today that James F. Hoffmaster, Cognex's President and Chief
Operating Officer, resigned today to pursue other interests. Dr. Robert J.
Shillman, Cognex's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, will immediately assume
Mr. Hoffmaster's day-to-day responsibilities until a successor is found.

     "Jim is a highly intelligent, personable and energetic professional,"
commented Dr. Robert J. Shillman, Cognex's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.
"During his six years at Cognex, he made a number of valuable contributions
including reorganizing the company into business units, putting in place product
design and manufacturing processes that improved the quality of our products,
and he successfully closed the DVT acquisition in 2005 and integrated its
operations into our company. We thank him for his accomplishments, and we wish
him all the best in his future endeavors."

     Mr. Hoffmaster joined Cognex in June 2001 as Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer, and he was promoted to President in August 2004.

     Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets machine
vision sensors and systems, or devices that can "see." Cognex vision sensors are
used in factories around the world to automate the manufacture of a wide range
of items and to assure their quality. Cognex is the world's leader in the
machine vision industry, having shipped more than 350,000 machine vision
systems, representing over $2 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's
founding in 1981. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Natick,
Massachusetts, Cognex also has regional offices and distributors located
throughout North America, Japan, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Visit Cognex
on-line at http://www.cognex.com/.


     CONTACT: Cognex Corporation
              Investor Relations Contact:
              Susan Conway, 508-650-3353
              Director of Investor Relations
              susan.conway@cognex.com
              or
              Media Relations Contact:
              Robin Pratt, 508-650-3384
              Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
              robin.pratt@cognex.com
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