Adept Technology Announces the Release of HexSight 3.0; Machine Vision Software Locates Objects in Most Adverse Lighting and Image Conditions.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)--April 2, 2001 Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADTK), a leading manufacturer of flexible automation for the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , fiber optic and semiconductor industries, today announced the release of HexSight(R) Version 3.0, with improved performance, programming and support tools. HexSight is a high-performance machine vision software product ideal for robot guidance and parts inspection. It offers fast and accurate object location in complex images and adverse lighting environments. HexSight 3.0 will reduce engineering and programming costs, and allow customers to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. even the most demanding guidance applications. "We believe HexSight 3.0 will slash programming and set up times by up to 50%," said Joe Campbell, vice president of marketing for Adept Technology. "And we've increased our application success rates, including the most difficult complex and cluttered clut·ter n. 1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble: sorted through the clutter in the attic. 2. A confused noise; a clatter. v. images, by 18%." HexSight 3.0 features fast and robust, true geometric object location since it uses parts' geometry to locate them in the field of view, and can resolve challenging applications that involve overlapping or partially touching parts by using contour-based object location. HexSight 3.0 has enhanced multi-model capabilities that allows simultaneous processing of multiple part types in the same image. It has been optimized for ease-of-use and includes automatic model teaching algorithm and multi-threaded execution capabilities. These features result in accurate object location and a flexible programming environment that is based on an open PC standard. Adept Technology designs, manufactures and markets factory automation components and systems for the fiber optic, telecommunications, semiconductor, automotive, food and durable goods durable goods Goods, such as appliances and automobiles, that have a useful life over a number of periods. Firms that produce durable goods are often subject to wide fluctuations in sales and profits. Also called consumer durables. industries throughout the world. Adept's robots, controllers, and software products are used for small parts assembly, material handling and ultra precision process applications. Our intelligent automation product lines include industrial robots An industrial robot is officially defined by ISO[1] as an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes. , configurable linear modules, flexible feeders, semiconductor process components, nanopositioners, machine controllers for robot mechanisms and other flexible automation equipment, machine vision, systems and software, application software, and simulation software Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. . Adept also provides consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to aid its customers in process design and in designing their products for automation. Founded in 1983, Adept is America's largest manufacturer of industrial robots. More information is available at www.adept.com. Note to Editors: The Adept logo and HexSight are registered trademarks of Adept Technology, Inc. Adept is a trademark of Adept Technology. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. |
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