FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Where the Science of Quality Assurance is still an Art!

RKB Multicolor Web Spray Marking Technology

is Selected by Major Paper Maker

Syracuse, NY, June 6, 2003 - R.K.B. OPTO-ELECTRONICS, INC., a world leading supplier of machine vision and web inspection solutions, announced today that a leading North American manufacturer of specialty papers has invested in the RKB’s Model 1280® Multicolor Spray Marking System.

Our multicolor spray marking solution is intended to be employed in industrial web manufacturing processes for marking the edge of moving webs of material, which are reeled up subsequent to the application of the mark. The mark itself is made by spraying suitable marking fluids on to the sheet edge such that when reeled up, the marks are visible as concentric, colored rings on the end of the reel. The spray marker may be employed with various types of automatic web inspection systems, or process control equipment to place marks at the sheet edge whenever a defect fault is identified in the web or when a process unit has failed to perform its application to a web. The multicolor markers provide a red, blue, green, black or orange spray for different signals. These enables the colors to be used to indicate defect fault location in the cross machine direction, defect fault classification and type or which process unit such as a coater or treater may have failed.

Founded to meet the needs of multinational paper, film, foil, steel, non-wovens and other allied manufacturers for web inspection related equipment, R.K.B. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets the most diverse line of machine vision web inspection solutions in the world. R.K.B was the first commercial on-line web inspection supplier in the world. With more than fifty years experience in web inspection development, techniques and solutions, R.K.B has significantly extended the benefits of automatic optical web inspection. Early R.K.B systems were based on patented ultraviolet, photomultiplier and infrared, phototransistor technology. In the 1970’s, R.K.B developed and patented the first camera-based system called the Vidicon 7000. Using the most advanced technology available, RKB’s streak detection systems can monitor and detect streaks and scratches down to sizes that no other company can achieve no matter what process speed you’re manufacturing at. Our patented streak detection technology truly is the latest breakthrough in the art of defect fault detection. This advanced scanner truly represents a quantum leap forward in the technology!

Over the years, our tradition of excellence in web inspection related design, manufacturing, service, and support has been experienced by hundreds of customers in a wide variety of industries throughout the United States and international market. With over 2000 web inspection solutions implemented worldwide, discover how our tradition of excellence can benefit your company by choosing R.K.B for your next web inspection project. R.K.B, headquartered in Syracuse, New York, specializes in web inspection solutions that are used for inspecting the surfaces of products manufactured in a continuous fashion, such as papers, film, metals and plastics. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Syracuse, New York, R.K.B has affiliate partners in Europe, South America, United States and has positioned itself in Asia with direct headquarters located in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Visit R.K.B on-line at http://www.rkbopto.com.

Contact Information:
R.K.B. OPTO-ELECTRONICS, INC.
Sales Department
Tel #: (315) 455-6636
Fax #: (315) 455-8216
sales@rkbopto.com