Buchanan Automation, Inc., Named New Distributor of ipd’s User-Friendly Machine Vision Systems

BILLERICA, MA (March 22, 2005) – ipd, (www.goipd.com), the intelligent products division of Coreco Imaging, Inc., has named Buchanan Automation, Inc. (www.buchanan-a.com), as a Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Northern California distributor of its complete line of easy-to-use machine vision solutions for manufacturing end users and system integrators.

"Buchanan Automation is an established, full-service provider of Automation Control systems in the Pacific Northwest. They have the resources, desire and proven ability to exceed customer expectations across a range of industries," said Steve Geraghty, Director of ipd. "I am very pleased to partner with Buchanan Automation and confident that they will quickly grow ipd’s presence within the Northwestern States they serve."

"After investigating several vision system manufacturers, Buchanan Automation chose to collaborate with ipd because of the unique niche ipd occupies in the marketplace. Since we support facilities where sophisticated, networked vision systems have been in use for some time, as well as customers who are just starting to optimize machine performance with vision, we needed a partner who had cost-effective solutions for both ends of the spectrum," said Blake DeFrance, Electrical Product Manager, Buchanan Automation. "We are excited to add ipd to our complete range of pneumatic and electrical automation solutions for our customers."

Buchanan Automation offers a complete line of automation and control systems as well as value-added services and support.

ipd’s product line features:
• Vision Appliances™- user-friendly solutions designed for manufacturing tasks that end users can install and run within minutes. The VA10 single camera solution is developed for applications such as gauging, detecting labels, or product assembly and verification. The VA40 multi-camera solution is designed for high-speed applications that require processing on up to 3 independent image views simultaneously.
• NetSight II™- a family of pre-integrated vision systems that incorporate ipd’s Sherlock software and all of the necessary hardware for industrial quality assurance and inspection applications, saving end users time and money;
• Sherlock™- a comprehensive Windows® -based, "point-and-click" software environment that simplifies the development and deployment of machine vision solutions.

About Buchanan Automation, Inc.
Since 1963, Buchanan Automation Inc. has been the Pacific Northwest's leader in innovative, value added solutions for automation and control systems.

Buchanan Automation is dynamically involved in complex interfacing of electronic and pneumatic controls as well as vacuum systems.

Their superb engineering department utilizes AutoCAD and AutoDesk Inventor solid modeling software to design and synthesize components to better suit any application.

About ipd
ipd's mission is simple: to provide robust, intelligent and easy-to-use machine vision solutions to improve quality throughout the manufacturing process. Headquartered in Billerica, MA, ipd manufactures pre-packaged solutions that combine proven technologies with practical interfaces for end users and systems integrators worldwide. ipd offers three product lines that simplify machine vision tasks: application-specific Vision Appliances, the proven Sherlock software environment and the NetSight family of general-purpose machine vision systems and cameras. ipd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Coreco Imaging (St. Laurent, Canada), a leader in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of hardware and software for high-performance computer vision applications.

ipd Media Contacts:

Christina Lewis Gagliano
Tel: (781) 620-1411
Email: christinagagliano@comcast.net

Maureen Clancy
Tel: (978) 670-2035
Email: mclancy@goipd.com