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by Supplier: Akatech
AKAtech designs, develops, and markets industrial vision systems that "go beyond images". Headquartered in Ecublens, near Lausanne, Switzerland, AKAtech specializes in leading-edge machine-vision sensors and cameras, high-quality lightings and advanced hardware and software to deliver best-engineered solutions for quality control, identification and control manufacturing processes.Founded in the late 80's, AKAtech began first to serve the international postal administrations and OEM of sorting machines by providing them high-end vision systems for postage detection and recognition. The company's know-how in the field of high-speed image, data processing and CMOS image sensor integration allowed then to rapidly expand its activities to other markets and industries, such as pharmaceutical, packaging and manufacturing industries. In July 2003, AKAtech consolidated its position as a major player on the machine vision market by acquiring the camera division of Fastcom Technology, with which the company had previously collaborated in the development of new CMOS cameras. Now a day, AKAtech has reached a successful track record, and has become an established supplier to leading international companies. And the future looks fine, with innovative signal processing concepts and new products to meet the daily and future needs of AKAtech's customers. The current product range of AKAtech is composed of two groups. The application-specific solution are supplied to OEM and End-users and are designed to provide user-friendly and cost-effective smart vision solutions for task-specific applications, such as high-speed products sorting, codes identification, Data Matrix and 2D Codes reading, postage patterns detection and recognition and assembly verification. The group of machine-vision components include intelligent CMOS cameras, embedded software, lightings and other related accessories that are supplied to OEM and System integrators, who integrate them in their high performance machine vision applications. The Engineering Services group offer development and integration services to both OEM and End-users and develop customized turn-key solutions based either on the AKAtech's intelligent CMOS cameras or on third party hardware when required by the application specifications. AKAtech employs today a staff of about 15 highly-qualified people, whose main competences include embedded electronics design, FPGA integration, embedded and PC-based software development, illumination units and mechanical design. AKAtech sells its machine vision products and solutions around the world through excellent local suppliers and distributors, while large volume products manufacturing is made in strong collaboration with major leading-edge partners.
 | | AKAtech announces the next opening of AKAtech GmbH, its new European subsidiary in Germany. | 15 July 2004 - Akatech
AKAtech SA, a privately held company, specialized in industrial intelligent vision systems, today announced it will officially open AKAtech GmbH, a new subisidary in Germany. AKAtech GmbH is expected to be operational in mid-september 2004. | | | | SP Engineering and AKAtech SA sign an agreement for the distribution of AKAmatrix in Italy | 20 June 2004 - Akatech
AKAtech SA announces today it has signed a new agreement with the italian company SP-Engineering for the distribution of the AKAtech's products in Italy. It is effective from June 20. | | | | AKAtech SA launches a new version of AKAmatrix, its industrial Data Matrix Code reader | 06 May 2004 - Akatech
AKAtech SA, today introduced AKAmatrix DF, a new version of its intelligent Data Matrix code reader, equippeed with a new head and a dark-field illumination, specifically designed for reading ECC-200 Data Matrix codes marked by dot-peening and micropercussion. The new reader, called AKAmatrix DF, has been designed based upon the requirements of several majors OEM of marking equipments and allows improved performances and reliability in reading damaged and non-uniform codes, or marks that are applied on challenging parts and surfaces, such as metal, glass, plastic and ceramic. with variable surface features, round surfaces and non-uniform roughness. | | | | AKAtech SA announces a new distribution agreement for Germany and Austria with SVS-Vistek GmbH | 26 March 2004 - Akatech
AKAtech SA announces today it has signed a distribution agreement for Germany and Austria with SVS Vistek, commencing March 26. SVS Vistek will distribute the AKAmatrix series of industrial Data Matrix code reader from AKAtech. 'We are extremely pleased at the opportunity to work with SVS Vistek', commented Dr. Eric Hauf, Senior VP of AKAtech. 'The excellent competences of SVS Vistek combined with their outstanding sales and technical support ability will allow AKAtech to further consolidate its presence in Germany, one of the most dynamic european countries for the fast growing segment of Industrial Identification (ID). With SVS Vistek, we are convinced to add significant value to the customer relationships we already enjoy in Germany as well as to rapidly bring new opportunities to the table'. | | | | AKAtech SA launches AKAstrat, its new high-performance multiple-fed mail pieces detector | 18 March 2004 - Akatech
AKAtech SA, today introduced AKAstrat, an easy-to-use, robust and low cost PC-free detector of multiple-fed post mail items. Dedicated to Post administration (retrofitting) and equipement manufacturers, AKAstrat is the solution that helps them enhancing the performance of their processing by preventing miss-sorted mail pieces, while keeping the initial costs and maintenance as low as possible. | | | | AKAtech appoints INFAIMON as new distributor for Spain and Portugal | 22 September 2003 - Akatech
AKAtech SA announces today it has signed a new distribution agreement for Spain and Portugal with the company INFAIMON. 'We are proud to have INFAIMON joining our distributor network', said Dr. Eric Hauf, Senior VP of AKAtech. 'INFAIMON is for us clearly the number one distributor for Spain and Portugal, especially for our range of intelligent CMOS cameras. | | | | AKAtech SA launches AKAmatrix, high-performance reader of 2D Data Matrix codes | 27 August 2003 - Akatech
AKAtech SA, today introduced AKAmatrix, the world's fastest intelligent 2D-Code reader, designed specifically to address the rapidly growing market of Automatic Identification with 2D Data Matrix codes. Based on AKAtech well-established family of CMOS intelligent cameras – the iMVS series –, AKAmatrix is a powerful stand-alone 2D-Code reader that integrates illumination, image acquisition, processing, decoding and communication into a single and compact unit. Achieving up to 125 code readings per second for a Data Matrix of 14 x 14 elements, at a travel speed of 12 meters/second, and accompanied with a very flexible ADS-Software 'Application Development Suite', AKAmatrix marks a breakthrough when compared to conventional readers. | | | | New Distribution agreement signed with Optima Corporation for Japan | 26 August 2003 - Akatech
AKAtech SA announces today it has signed a new agreement with Optima Corporation for the distribution of the AKAtech's products in Japan. It is effective from August 26. Optima Corporation will essentially promote the CMOS camera range and the new Data Matrix reader of AKAtech. 'AKAtech is very pleased at the opportunity to work with Optima Corporation, and to continue the excellent business relationship that Fastcom Technology, that we acquired in July 2003, put in place some years ago' said Dr. Eric Hauf, Senior VP of AKAtech. 'With Optima Corporation we are convinced to set-up valuable and reciprocal benefits in conducting our common business'. | | | | AKAtech announces a new distribution agreement for UK and Ireland with Photon Lines Ltd | 08 August 2003 - Akatech
AKAtech SA announced today it has signed a distribution agreement for UK and Ireland with Photon Lines Ltd, commencing August 8. 'We are extremely pleased at the opportunity to work with Photon Lines Ltd,' said Dr. Eric Hauf, Senior VP of AKAtech. 'We strongly believe that Photon Lines Ltd will be very soon as successful as its mother company in France, Photon lines SAS. It is of major importance for AKAtech to be able to enlarge the relationship already in placed in France, and to commonly develop new business opportunities also in UK'. Photon Lines Ltd will distribute the intelligent CMOS camera from AKAtech, as well as its new Data Matrix reader AKAmatrix, one of the world's fastest 2D code readers. | | | | AKAtech SA appoints Photon Lines SAS as its new distributor for France | 06 August 2003 - Akatech
AKAtech SA announces today it has selected PhotonLines SAS as its new distributor for France, starting from August 6. With this choice, AKAtech has slected a partner with a strategy clearly oriented towards system integrators and with a structure specialized in machine-vision applications and high-speed imaging. Dr. Hauf, AKAtech's Senior VP commented: 'the excellent competences of Photon Lines combined with their growing territory coverage will allow AKAtech to reinforce its presence on one of the most important market in Europe. | | | | AKAtech completes the acquisition of the Process Automation business unit of Fastcom Technology SA | 24 July 2003 - Akatech
AKAtech SA, a privately held company, specialized in industrial intelligent vision applications, today announced it has acquired the Fastcom's Process Automation business unit, recognized for its well-established family of CMOS intelligent cameras. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition is effective from the 1st of July 2003. | | | | Arcom announce Linux/Java Technology Development Kit for OEM embedded PC applications | 02 February 2002 - Akatech
The Development Kit includes the SBC-GX1 300MHz Geode based embedded PC pre-loaded with a compact implementation of GNU/Linux combined with IBM's high performance J9 Virtual Machine. The GNU/Linux operating system has been architectured by Arcom (AEL 2.02) and optimized for use on Arcom hardware platforms. The IBM JVM and your Java based application will load and execute directly from the on board 16MByte Flash memory using the high reliability compressed Flash filing system (JFFS2). | |
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