Apr 22, 2002 San Jose, CA
Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADTK), a leading manufacturer of flexible automation for the fiber optic, telecommunications and semiconductor industries, today announced that its vice president of business development, Charlie Duncheon, will deliver a presentation at the Strategies in Optical Manufacturing Conference in San Jose, CA in session 7, Automation Strategies for Optical Component Manufacturing, of the conference. Mr. Duncheon's presentation entitled, "How to Develop an Automation Strategy," will begin at 11:30 on Wednesday, April 24 and will discuss photonics manufacturing processes, specifically techniques to improve yield in epoxy bonding and laser welding applications, automatic and semi-automatic automation strategies and an economic analysis of typical automation investments.
"Improved yield through automation means success for contract manufacturers," explained Charlie Duncheon, vice president of business development for Adept Technology. "The companies that invest in an automation strategy will be better equipped to deal with manufacturing challenges and improve yield, thereby lowering costs."
The Strategies in Optical Manufacturing Conference will take place April 23rd - 24th at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose, CA. It is one of the only events in the world that focuses specifically on the strategic manufacturing issues facing commercial producers of optoelectric and photonics components and subsystems and is designed to give equipment suppliers an important perspective on the needs of the component makers, and the component and subsystem producers a key opportunity to present their needs to the suppliers. Session 7 of the conference, Automation Strategies for Optical Component Manufacturing, will take place April 24, 2002 and will discuss strategic issues on how and when it is best to automate. Further information on the Strategies in Optical Manufacturing Conference can be found at http://om.pennnet.com/events/om.
Adept Technology designs, manufactures and markets factory automation components and systems for the fiber optic, telecommunications, semiconductor, automotive, food and durable goods 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, 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. Founded in 1983, Adept is America's largest manufacturer of industrial robots. More information is available at http://www.adept.com.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could vary for a number of reasons, including but not limited to, the potential delays associated with the development and introduction of new products or software releases; rapid technological change within the company's industry and the potential that our new or existing products may contain defects, errors or performance problems.
For a discussion of additional risk factors relating to Adept's business, see Adept's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 and Adept's quarterly reports on Form 10-Qs for the quarters ended September 29, 2001 and December 29, 2001, including the discussion in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained therein.
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