Xi’ an S/A Video-telecom Tech Named Distributor of ipd’s
User-Friendly Machine Vision Systems in China

BILLERICA, MA (March 23, 2004) - ipd (www.goipd.com), the intelligent products division of Coreco Imaging, Inc., has named Xi’ an S/A Video-telecom Tech, Inc. (Xi’ an, China) as a distributor of its complete line of easy-to-use machine vision solutions for manufacturing end users and system integrators in mainland China.

“Over the past six years, Xi’ an S/A Video-telecom Tech has proven itself in the Chinese market by the high caliber of the data acquisition and image processing solutions its engineers have developed for customers in a variety of industries,” said Ralph Tesson, International Sales Manager for ipd. “This company’s success-and, by extension, ipd’s future success in China- is based not only on its very dedicated, professional and talented employees but also on the company’s clear vision and well-defined strategies for achieving its goals.”

“Since quality control has played such an important role in strengthening the manufacturing industry in China during the past decade, the use of machine vision in China is growing exponentially,” said Richard Zhu, General Manager of Xi’ an S/A Video-telecom Tech. “With their outstanding performance and ease of use, ipd’s machine vision solutions will help manufacturers make higher quality products at a lower cost, so we believe that ipd has a large potential market in China.”

ipd’s product line includes:
• Vision Appliances™ - user-friendly solutions designed for specific tasks, such as gauging, detecting labels or product assembly and verification, that end users can install and run within minutes;

• NetSight II™ - a pre-integrated vision system 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 Windows®-based, “point-and-click” software environment that simplifies the development and deployment of machine vision solutions. Sherlock is offered in two versions to meet each users’ application needs and price points: Sherlock Essential, an entry-level, low-cost package that includes the most commonly used machine vision features, and Sherlock Professional, the industry-proven, fully-featured version of the software.

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 II pre-integrated machine vision system. ipd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Coreco Imaging (St. Laurent, Canada), a leader in the design and development of hardware and software for high-performance computer vision applications.

About Xi’an S/A Video-telecom Tech, Inc.
Founded in 1998, Xi’an S/A Video-telecom Tech. Inc., designs and implements high-speed, high-resolution data acquisition and image processing technology applications for a variety of industries, including military, aerospace, medical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor and electronics. The company was awarded top channel partner honors from the Tektronix Gage Division in 2002. Based on its success in China, Xi’an S/A Video-telecom Tech now has offices in Xi’ an, Shenzhen and Shanghai, and is constructing another office in Beijing that is scheduled to open this year.

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