CIS Americas, Inc., a leading supplier of industrial-grade machine vision cameras, has announced its first GigE Vision(TM) products -- offering a combination of low-cost, flexibility and performance previously unavailable in any CIS camera.
The two new cameras -- the color VCC-F60FV19GE and monochrome VCC-G60FV11GE -- both sport 5-megapixel CCD sensors. With the GigE Vision standard, the cameras can deliver up to 15 frames per second at full resolution.
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CIS Americas, Inc., a leading supplier of industrial-grade cameras, has launched the first in its breakthrough iVISION series of security products: the VCC-V90S Smart Security Camera.
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CIS Americas Adds Saber 1 As a Fifth Distributor


Seattle, Wash. – January 1st, 2008 - Today, CIS Americas added Saber 1 Technologies as it's fifth distributor in the North American market. Saber 1, based in Chelmsford, MA specializes in a wide range of products and services in the vision industry. They are also the primary supplier of Active Silicon frame grabber products in the United States.

CIS Americas Announces Four North American Distributors for Machine Vision Cameras


Seattle, Wash. – January 25th, 2007 – CIS Americas, Inc., a leading supplier of industrial-grade machine vision cameras, today announced alliances with four select distributors serving the North American market for machine vision products

CIS Americas’ distribution partners offer immediate availability of CIS’s versatile lineup of quality high-speed, high-density industrial cameras for machine vision applications. The four distributors selected by CIS Americas are Aegis Electronic Group http://aegiselect.com/; Daitron, Inc. www.daitron.com; Motion Analysis Inc. www.motionanalysisinc.com; and Phase 1 Technology Corp. www.phase1tech.com.

“CIS Americas has hit the ground running with these four highly-regarded distributors for the North American machine vision market,” said Jeremy Hubbell, general manager, CIS Americas, Inc. “The machine vision market remains strong in traditional areas but is also seeing rapid expansion into non-traditional areas. CIS Americas offers our latest products to serve these markets—most available for immediate shipment from our distributors.”

Leading distributors praise CIS products
CIS Americas’ distributors are highly regarded in the machine vision industry and offer comprehensive pre- and post-sales support. All offer expert integration services to assist customers in the installation of CIS cameras for machine vision applications. Some of the distributors offered insight about becoming a distributor for CIS Americas:

• Liz Carnes, president and CEO, Aegis Electronic Group: “CIS has built a solid reputation in Japan, Europe and Asia, and we at Aegis are committed to helping CIS Americas achieve the same high-profile status in North America. As a full systems integrator as well as a hardware provider, we have complete confidence in recommending CIS Americas machine vision cameras to our best customers.”
• Bill Laraway, Daitron, Inc.: “We at Daitron extend a warm welcome to CIS Americas and offer congratulations on the opening of their new office in Seattle. CIS Americas’ high-performance, small-footprint machine vision cameras are an ideal addition to our lineup of machine vision products, which include frame grabbers, lighting systems, custom cabling and much more.”
• Rusty Ponce de Leon, Phase 1 Technology Corp.: “As the industry's premier distributor of machine vision cameras for industrial applications and specialized imaging systems, we're pleased to offer CIS Americas’ cameras to our vision portfolio of products. We wish CIS Americas the best of luck in their new office in the United States.”   

Extensive lineup of Machine Vision cameras
CIS offers a broad lineup of Machine Vision cameras to match diverse machine vision requirements. These range from the cost-effective VCC-G20 series analog cameras to the new VCC-F32 color digital camera with 5M CCD image sensor and an ultrahigh-speed 72MHz pixel clock. All CIS cameras are configured in exceptionally high-density packaging, delivering high-speed and high-performance operation in an extremely small footprint.

CIS cameras are developed with an unwavering devotion to quality. Every CIS camera is tested individually to ensure reliable and accurate performance in demanding 24/7 machine vision environments such as semiconductor manufacturing plants, assembly lines, and industrial robotics systems.

About CIS Corp CIS was founded in 1978 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. CIS has been recognized as a leading manufacturer and a packaging leader in the industrial camera field for 27 years. While historically focused in the Japanese market, CIS has been a key contributor to the manufacture of private-label cameras and technology for many global top-tier camera suppliers. They have received certification for ISO 9001 and 14001, and have been authorized as a Sony Corporation “Green Partner.” More information can be found on the company’s website at www.cis-americas.com.

Media Contact:
Kimberley Stowe-Hoffman
Stowe Consulting
(408) 839-8750
kim@kimstowe.com

Company Contact:
Jeremy Hubbell
General Manager
CIS Americas, Inc.
press@cis-americas.com

On October 17th, 2006, CIS Corporation of Japan officially launched CIS Americas, Inc. CIS Americas is the result of our desire to not only bring top-quality Machine Vision products to the North American market, but also provide a domestic entity to provide sales, marketing, and support services to our customers and distributors. Read More...