Scientific Technologies' Laser Light Safety Scanner Receives A Product of the Year Award from Plant Engineering Magazine; New pr
January 12 2006 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Scientific Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq:STIZ), a leading North
American provider of automation safeguarding products and services,
recently received a Product of the Year award for its innovative
OptoShield OS3100 Laser Light Safety Scanner -- an advanced area
guarding scanner which employs laser light to monitor entry into a
user-configurable safety detection zone and send a stop signal to a
guarded machine. The award honors the top new products as voted on
by the readers of PLANT ENGINEERING magazine. "We are honored to be
recognized by the readers of PLANT ENGINEERING magazine for
introducing one of the best new industrial products of 2005,"
commented Joseph J. Lazzara, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Scientific Technologies, Inc ("STI"). "The OptoShield is an
excellent choice for safeguarding hazardous work cells, transfer
lines, robot stations, internal press guarding, irregular shaped or
changing areas and automated guided vehicles." According to a
January, 2005 report issued by Venture Development Corporation on
the estimated $250 million North American market for machine
safeguarding equipment, laser scanners represent the second highest
expected product growth segment, by percentage, in the safeguarding
equipment market from 2004 to 2007. According to VDC, on a global
basis, laser scanners are expected to be an estimated $90 million
product segment by 2007. Designed and manufactured in the United
States by STI, the OptoShield OS3100 is now available for customer
deliveries. The scanner can be used to protect personnel from
stationary hazardous machinery, such as work cells, robot stations
and internal press guarding or moving equipment, such as automated
guided vehicles and transfer carts. With a detection radius of 15
meters, the OptoShield can also be use in security applications for
the detection of intruders into a user-defined security zone.
Intuitive configuration software facilitates easy navigation and
user set-up, allowing the OptoShield to be user configured in a
large number of area guarding arrangements. The OptoShield
introduces significant advancements over similar types of sensors
with advanced diagnostic communications and superior interface
options. OptoShield provides diagnostic features not typically
available in safety scanners. These features include a two-digit
numeric display, four standard LED status indicators and patented
Intrusion Indicators that identify where the safety zone is
encroached without the need for difficult diagnostic searches and
an external computer display. About Scientific Technologies Inc.
Scientific Technologies, Inc. (STI) is a North American leading
provider of automation safeguarding products and services through
its Safety Products Group. STI's Optical Sensor Division (OSD)
provides safety products that are used to protect workers around
machinery, automated equipment and industrial robots. Our products
serve a wide variety of applications and markets, including
semiconductor, automotive, electronics manufacturing, packaging and
consumer markets. STI's Machine Services Division (MSD) provides
safety services such as: safeguarding equipment installations,
machine safety assessments, and the design and fabrication of
custom guarding solutions. MSD specializes in machinery services
including the repair, relocation, installation and service of
fabricating machinery. MSD serves customers in a variety of
industries, including metal fabrication, aerospace, electronics,
building materials, automotive and food processing. Our web site is
located at www.sti.com STI's Automation Products Group serves the
factory automation, semiconductor, transportation, oil and gas,
consumer and food processing industries with a diversified offering
of sensing technologies. Products include level, flow, pressure
sensing, positioning transducers, vehicle separation, profiling and
ultrasonic sensors and controls. Further information is available
at the Group's web sites: www.automationsensors.com, and
www.stiscanners.com. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements
in this press release, including statements regarding the estimated
size of the machine safeguarding equipment market, expected growth
of the market for laser scanner products, and anticipated uses and
applications of STI's laser scanner products are forward-looking
statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks
and uncertainties, which could cause STI's results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements, include: economic
and political conditions in domestic and international markets;
declining market demand for laser scanners or industrial safety and
security products generally; introduction of or increased demand
for alternative products; potential errors, defects, design flaws
or other problems with STI's laser scanner products; volatility in
supply and demand for STI's products which would adversely affect
sales and market prices; changes in regulations relating to
industrial safety and security products and the other risks
detailed from time to time in STI's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings and reports, including STI's annual report filed
on Form 10-K and quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. STI
disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any
forward-looking statement. For more information contact: Scientific
Technologies Inc., 6550 Dumbarton Circle, Fremont, CA 94555;
800-479-3658; 510-608-3400; fax: 510-744-1442; Fax Back System:
916-431-6544; E-mail: sales@sti.com; Web site: www.sti.com.
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