ANN ARBOR ? Coherix was honored by Ford Motor Company with its prestigious Henry Ford Technology Award at its annual gala.
Coherix was honored for its development of ShaPix 3D High Definition
Holography for measurement addressing a strong Powertrain need by Ford. This
recognition is Ford’s highest technical achievement award. Coherix and Ford
implementation team members were acknowledged for their efforts in the
manufacturing category.
“Coherix is extremely honored to be recognized with this highest level Henry
Ford Technology Achievement Award,” noted Dwight Carlson, chairman and CEO
of Coherix.
“The development of Coherix’s patented ShaPix Holographic technology has
truly been an extremely close collaboration.”
This exceptional achievement recognizes a capability to develop containment
and process control solutions for Powertrain Manufacturing. Coherix ShaPix
products provide high definition topographic information for complete
surfaces, with sub-micron resolution and very fast cycle time.
“The first installation of ShaPix occurred in 1997,” Carlson said. “We are
very proud and appreciative of Ford’s investment to assist Coherix in
commercializing the power and effectiveness of holography in a cost
effective manner. I also would like to recognize University of Michigan
Professor Emmett Leith for inventing the first hologram.”
Coherix is a leader in three-dimensional machine vision technology that
enables machines to see, also known as machine vision. The company provides
high-definition measurement and detection to assist customers in
semiconductor, health care and transportation industries. Coherix products
are in operation around the world at companies such as Intel, ST Micro,
General Dynamics, Marvell, TI, Bosch, BorgWarner, Ford Motor Company, Honda,
MAG, Chrysler, General Motors, Micron, Infineon, Samsung and TRW.
More information is available at Coherix.Com
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