PLEASANTON, Calif., March 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adept Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADEP), a leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions, announced that it will be showcasing solutions for high-speed packaging and material handling applications this week in Hall 4, Booth C7/D8 at the CFIA Rennes 2012 show in Rennes, France at the Parc des Expositions de Rennes. The three-day show is one of the biggest agribusiness events in the food processing industry and focuses on the entire supply chain from the beginning raw ingredients stage to the product's final packing and packaging.
Adept Technology will be exhibiting an intelligent packaging automation cell packing baked confections at high speeds. The cell is designed for high-speed primary packaging applications requiring high throughputs, flexibility, and adherence to sanitary guidelines. The packaging cell is integrated with the world's fastest USDA-accepted robot, the Adept Quattro™ s650HS parallel robot.
Adept's booth will also showcase a material handling cell featuring an Adept Cobra™ s600 SCARA robot handling packed chewing gum. Adept Cobra s-series SCARA robots come with a reach ranging from 350 to 800 mm and are controlled using the industry's most powerful controller, the ultra-compact Adept SmartController™ CX motion controller.
The CFIA Rennes show brings together quality visitors from all functions of the plant. With over 200 businesses and 1,300 exhibitors represented at the forefront of innovation, the CFIA is now the best ambassador of French know-how in agribusiness. In 2011 it gathered 12,258 visitors during 3 days in an atmosphere of Business and Friendliness. These values make of CFIA the major event in its field.
About Adept Technology, Inc.
Adept is a global, leading provider of intelligent robots and autonomous mobile solutions and services that enable customers to achieve precision, speed, quality and productivity in their assembly, handling, packaging, testing, and logistical processes. With a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance motion controllers, application development software, vision-guidance technology and high-reliability robot mechanisms with autonomous capabilities, Adept provides specialized, cost-effective robotics systems and services to high-growth markets including Packaging, Medical, Disk Drive/Electronics, and Solar; as well as to traditional industrial markets including machine tool automation and automotive components. More information is available at http://www.adept.com.
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