Adept Technology Announces New Family of Fiber Optic Assembly and Alignment Tools.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(Business Wire)--Sept. 18, 2000 Adept NanoLine Family of High-Speed Positioning Stages Enables Development of Alignment & Assembly Solutions for the Fiber Optic Industry Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADTK), America's largest manufacturer of industrial robots and a factory automation leader, today announced the Adept NanoLine family of high-speed positioning tools specifically designed for fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber assembly applications. These versatile tools include both motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. and piezo "Piezo", derived from the Greek piezein, which means to squeeze or press, is a prefix used in:
"Until now the fiber optic industry has had to build fiber optic alignment and assembly tools from generic off-the-shelf parts, compromising speed and performance", says Joe Campbell, vice president of marketing for Adept Technology. "Our NanoLine stages are designed to specifically meet the needs of the fiber optics community for size, speed, travel, resolution and robustness. With Adept NanoLine's combination of motorized and piezo stages under a single controller you can not only achieve speeds far exceeding what is available with today's current offerings but are designed to be customized with specific application options such as heated component chucks for epoxy epoxy Any of a class of thermosetting polymers, polyethers built up from monomers with an ether group that takes the form of a three-membered epoxide ring. The familiar two-part epoxy adhesives consist of a resin with epoxide rings at the ends of its molecules and a curing bonding, vacuum & magnetic fittings for parts loading, and compatibility with robotic handlers." Adept Technology, Inc., founded in 1983, is America's largest manufacturer of industrial robots. Adept designs and manufactures intelligent automation hardware and software products for manufacturers in the telecommunications, semiconductor, fiber optics, electronics, pharmaceutical, appliances, food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. , and automotive components industries. The company provides a broad, flexible line of software intensive, computer-driven automation products for assembly, material handling and packaging applications. Adept Technology product and service information is available at its worldwide web site http://www.adept.com. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including but not limited to, the potential delays associated with the development and introduction of new products or software releases; the potential fluctuations in the company's quarterly and annual results of operations; the cyclicality of capital spending capital spending Spending for long-term assets such as factories, equipment, machinery, and buildings that permits the production of more goods and services in future years. of the company's customers; the company's dependence on the continued growth of the intelligent automation market; the risks associated with sole or single sources of supply and lengthy procurement lead times The interval in months between the initiation of procurement action and receipt into the supply system of the production model (excludes prototypes) purchased as the result of such actions. It is composed of two elements, production lead time and administrative lead time. ; the company's highly competitive industry; and rapid technological change within the company's industry. For a discussion of risk factors relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the company's business, see the company's Form 10Q for the quarter ended October 2, 1999 and January 1, 2000 and April 1, 2000, as well as the company's annual report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999, including the discussion in Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial of Financial Condition and Results of Operations filed as an exhibit thereto, filed on September 28, 1999. Adept and the Adept logo are registered trademarks of Adept Technology, Inc. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. |
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