Invensys Establishes Center of Excellence around Lighting Inspection Accelerator Solutions Solutions Increase Productivity and Improve Quality in Lighting Industry

MONTREAL, July 22, 2003 -- The Invensys Vision and Robotics group today announced the establishment of a Center of Excellence focusing on Lighting Inspection Accelerator Solutions.

A Center of Excellence is a key area that the Vision and Robotics group has identified, where their solutions increase the efficiency of customers’ business operations and improves product quality. Centers of Excellence include Lighting Inspection, Web Inspection, Profiling and Deburring, and Heavy Metal Fabrication Robotics.

“Lighting Inspection Solutions can increase productivity and improve quality because they perform one-hundred-percent inspection at production line speeds, detecting, classifying and logging all defects,” said Charles Magnan, director of the Invensys Vision and Robotics group. “These solutions significantly reduce defects and provide production personnel with the real-time metrics and historical records they need to solve production and process problems. These systems become a key component in our customers’ continuous process improvements and lean manufacturing programs.”

The Lighting Inspection Center of Excellence was established to leverage the group’s strong domain knowledge in the nuances of lighting component inspection and a very significant portfolio of reusable lighting inspection accelerator solutions.

Accelerator solutions are proven, pre-engineered, reusable solutions that are easily tailored for each manufacturer’s unique requirements. Because the solutions are pre-engineered, they can be fabricated, delivered and commissioned quickly. The accelerator solutions also use standard off-the-self vision and computer technology, not proprietary technology. Thus, customers can enjoy lower cost of ownership as well as easy maintenance and upgrades.

The Vision and Robotics group offers proven Lighting Inspection Solutions in the following areas:

Incandescent base lamp inspection;
Fluorescent base lamp inspection;
Fluorescent bulb inspection;
Fluorescent mount inspection;
Fluorescent U-Tube inspection;
Halogen lamp inspection;
Halogen lamp aluminization inspection;
Halogen lamp focusing weld cell inspection;
Halogen lamp reflective paint inspection;
Quartz arc chamber inspection; and
Robotic bulb packaging.
“Over the past ten years, the Invensys Vision and Robotics group has delivered vision-based inspection solutions that perform one-hundred-percent inspection of components for lighting manufacturers,” said Magnan. “Our solutions inspect more than five billion lighting components every year.”

For more information on Invensys Lighting Inspection accelerator solutions, please visit the Invensys Vision and Robotics website at www.IMSaccelerator.com/services/robotics, e-mail ims.v&r@invensys.com, or contact Shawn Baker at (517) 627-6349 or shawn.baker@invensys.com.

About Invensys

Invensys is a global leader in production technology. The group helps customers improve productivity, performance and profitability using innovative services and technologies and a deep understanding of their industries and applications.

Invensys Production Management works closely with customers to increase performance of production assets, maximize return on investment in production and data management technologies and remove cost and cash from the supply chain. The division includes APV, Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, IMServ, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware. These businesses address process and batch industries -- including oil and gas, chemicals, power and utilities, food and beverage, and personal health care -- and the discrete and hybrid manufacturing sectors.

Invensys Rail Systems is a global leader in the design, manufacture, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of safety related rail signaling and control systems as well as a complete range of rail signaling and communications products. The business includes Westinghouse Rail Systems Limited (WRSL), Dimetronic Signals, Safetran Systems, Burco Services, Westinghouse Signals Australia and Foxboro Transportation. WRSL was recently awarded two contracts valued at more than £850m (US$1.3 billion) for the renewal of signaling on the London Underground.

Invensys also currently serves other market sectors through its Development Division. The businesses in this division are: Appliance Controls, APV Baker, Climate Controls, Hansen Transmissions, Lambda, Metering Systems and Powerware. Invensys is actively seeking to develop these businesses through equity partners or new owners.

Invensys operates in more than 60 countries, with its headquarters in London. For more information, visit www.invensys.com.

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