ABB to Install Complete TrueView(TM) Systems for Transmission Assembly at a Global Automaker's Powertrain Plant
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Braintech, Inc. (OTC:BRHI) (BULLETIN BOARD: BRHI) , a leading provider of vision guided robotic, ("VGR") software solutions, announced today that it has received a purchase order from ABB (NYSE:ABB), for two eVisionFactory(TM) ("eVF") built solutions. eVF, Braintech's software platform, is part of ABB's TrueView(TM) Vision Guided Robotic System offering.
The order is for two solutions that utilize Braintech's patented SC3D(TM) guidance technology to pick torque converter parts out of imprecise dunnage and place them into an assembly station for processing.
Commenting, Braintech CEO Owen Jones said, "This order represents a number of 'firsts' including: the first use of Trueview by this ABB customer in a powertrain application and the first TrueView systems being shipped using ABB's new IRC5 controller. As with so many of our other first orders, upon successful installation, we anticipate additional application opportunities and repeat orders for TrueView. These orders represent a continued expansion of our growing user and installed base." About Braintech
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About ABB
ABB's Robotic, Automotive and Manufacturing group is a leading supplier of robots, robotic systems and automation systems to the automotive, manufacturing and consumer industries. With more than 130,000 robots installed worldwide and more than 5,000 employees, ABB is a global leader in flexible factory automation.
This group is part of ABB Ltd. ( http://www.abb.com/ ) who is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 102,000 people. The company's U.S. operations employ about 9,000 in manufacturing and other facilities in 40 states.
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CONTACT: Jennifer Summers of Braintech Inc., 604-988-6440, ext. 202, or Web site: http://www.abb.com/ Web site: http://www.braintech.com/
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