BILLERICA, MA (May 24, 2005) – ipd, (www.goipd.com), a DALSA Coreco
group, has named Adtech (Shenzhen City, China) as a distributor of its complete line of easy-to-use machine vision solutions for manufacturing end users and system integrators in southern China.

"Adtech is a proven leader in the Southern China market," said Steve Zhu, Director of Business Development for Asia. "The company’s extensive knowledge and experience in developing automation control solutions in a variety of industries will contribute to the ongoing success of ipd’s machine vision product line."

"Adtech is very pleased to represent ipd, and we look forward to building a strong relationship" said David Zeng, General Manager of Adtech. "ipd’s expertise and leadership in machine vision and image processing, will definitely benefit Adtech to better serve the Chinese market. With Adtech’s expertise in motion control and our strong market presence in Southern China, the business cooperation between Adtech and ipd will be very successful."

ipd’s product line includes:
• 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 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 Adtech
Founded in 1988, Adtech (Shenzhen) CNC Technology Co. Ltd. is one of the leaders in China in the design, development and marketing of motion control and machine vision systems. Its products range from PC-based motion control cards, motion controllers, stepping motors/drivers, digital controlling systems and machine vision systems that are applied in industries such as electronics, laser & optics, factory automation, textile, food and beverage, printing, pharmaceutical, packaging and robotic 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. Located in Billerica, MA, ipd manufactures pre-packaged solutions that combine proven technologies with easy-to-use interfaces for end users and systems integrators worldwide. ipd offers three product lines that simplify machine vision tasks: user-friendly vision appliances, the Sherlock inspection software environment and the NetSight II family of pre-integrated machine vision systems. ipd is a DALSA Coreco group (St. Laurent, Canada), a leader in the design and development of hardware and software for high-performance computer vision applications.

ipd Media Contacts:

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