Genrad broadens relationship with major motorbike manufacturer in Germany; $250K order received for advanced manufacturing solutions.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 1997-- ADS Division Deploys Its Vehicle Control and Test System (VCATS VCATS Visually Coupled Acquisition and Targeting System ) To A Third Vehicle Manufacturer At the Robertson, Stephens Technology `97 Conference held in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden today, GenRad, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :GEN) announced that its Advanced Diagnostic Solutions (ADS) division has been awarded a contract to install its Vehicle Configuration and Test System (VCATS) at a major motorbike manufacturer's production line facility in Germany. The project, valued at approximately $250,000, is due to be installed by July 1997. In helping to support the launch of a new motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. , the VCATS system will automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. the electrical configuration and testing processes, providing the customer with high throughput and assured quality. James F. Lyons, GenRad's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented on the announcement, "We are pleased to expand our relationship with this major motorbike manufacturer to include manufacturing solutions. Providing assembly test solutions represents a significant market opportunity, and GenRad's ADS division is ready and ablellent foundation from which to extend our customer base throughout the European continent." CONTACT: GenRad, Inc. Donna L. LaVoie 508/287-7432 Phone e-mail: dxl@genrad.com |
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