Buchanan Automation named new distributor of ipd systems

MARCH 22--ipd (Billerica, MA;www.goipd.com), the intelligent products division of Coreco Imaging Inc., has named Buchanan Automation Inc. (Mukilteo, WA; www.buchanan-a.com), as a Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Northern California distributor of its complete line of easy-to-use machine-vision solutions for manufacturing end users and system integrators. "Buchanan Automation is an established, full-service provider of automation-control systems in the Pacific Northwest. They have the resources, desire, and proven ability to exceed customer expectations across a range of industries," said Steve Geraghty, director of ipd. "I am very pleased to partner with Buchanan Automation, and I am confident that they will quickly grow ipd's presence within the Northwestern States they serve."

Buchanan Automation offers a complete line of automation and control systems as well as value-added services and support. Since 1963, Buchanan Automation has been a leader in innovative, value-added solutions for automation and control systems.

ipd manufactures prepackaged solutions that combine proven technologies with practical interfaces for end users and systems integrators worldwide. ipd offers three product lines that simplify machine vision tasks: user-friendly vision appliances, the Sherlock software environment, and the NetSight II family of pre-integrated machine-vision systems. ipd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Coreco Imaging (St. Laurent, Canada), a leader in the design and development of hardware and software for high-performance computer vision applications.