BrainTech Contracts to Epson on Ink Jet Assembly
Vancouver, B.C. — BrainTech Inc. announced a contract to build and install a print
quality inspection (PQI) system to improve and standardize the ink jet printer assembly process for
Epson Portland Inc. Epson has the option to purchase an additional 11 units to automate its print
quality inspection system.
Epson Portland Inc., based in Oregon, was established in 1985 and manufactures ink jet and
dot matrix printers for North and South America. EPI has a workforce of 1,800 in Washington
County and is the only manufacturing facility in the United States for the Seiko Epson Corporation of Japan.
"The contract with Epson is an important opportunity for us to demonstrate the usefulness
of our technology in a real work environment. We're confident that the PQI system will prove to be
a vital asset by helping Epson maintain its high standard for customer satisfaction," comments
Owen Jones, president of BrainTech Inc. "The PQI is a good example of the type of vision-based
solution that we can build quickly and inexpensively with our Odysee™ development system.
This allows us to expand into other market segments that require vision technology to stay
competitive."
Founded in 1994, BrainTech Inc. specializes in the design, development and
commercialization of advanced pattern recognition technologies and products. BrainTech is dedicated to building
highly effective, low-cost adaptive pattern matching recognition systems based on its patented technologies.
For further information, please visit the BrainTech web site at http://www.bnti.com.
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activities, dependence on existing management, financial activities, domestic and global economic conditions, changes in federal or state income tax laws, and market competition factors.
This article originally appeared in the April 1998 issue of Recharger.