Hughes HiTech Named New Distributor of ipd’s User-Friendly Machine Vision Systems

BILLERICA, MA (May 25, 2004) – ipd (www.goipd.com), the intelligent products division of Coreco Imaging, Inc., has named Hughes HiTech (www.hughesind.com), as a New York and Pennsylvania distributor of its complete line of easy-to-use machine vision solutions for manufacturing end users and system integrators.

"During more than 40 years in business, Hughes HiTech has successfully kept pace with the rapidly changing nature of the automation industry, providing its customers with reliable, flexible and affordable solutions," said Steve Geraghty, Director of ipd. "With the company’s new machine vision offering, we are confident that Hughes HiTech will continue to anticipate and meet the needs of its customers in this ever-evolving market."

"Machine vision has become a key component in many factory automation systems today, so we set very high standards when searching for a machine vision partner," said Gary Rogers, President of Hughes HiTech. "During the selection process, we evaluated the products and support capabilities of several suppliers. We quickly determined that ipd is a cut above the rest when it comes to providing plug-and-play systems that can be integrated easily into a customer's manufacturing process. Most importantly, we found the staff at ipd to be enthusiastic and committed to providing the best support possible to both their distributors and end customers. Our team is very excited to be
representing ipd, and we look forward to working together on future customer
application requirements."

Hughes HiTech offers a complete line of electronic and mechanical machine and factory controls as well as value-added services and support.

ipd’s product line features:

• Vision Appliances™- user-friendly solutions designed for manufacturing
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: user-friendly 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 Hughes HiTech
Hughes HiTech is committed to helping its customers achieve operational
excellence through the effective deployment of fluid power, motion control and
sensing technologies.

ipd Media Contacts:

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

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