Adept Technology adds Olympus Controls as distributor

Pleasanton, California – Adept Technology Inc. officials announced that they have added a new distributor, Olympus Controls Inc. A full-service automation provider, Olympus Controls will market and support Adept's portfolio of mobile robots in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Texas and Oklahoma.

"We are pleased to welcome Olympus Controls as our newest distributor in the U.S.," said Rob Cain, president and CEO of Adept. "Olympus Controls is an ideal partner for our business as their vision is to be recognized as the best machine automation company in North America.

Given their ability to provide high-value automation solutions within these markets, we believe that Olympus Controls will be a successful partner to sell our mobile products."

Olympus Controls President Scott Hendrickson said, "There is a manufacturing renaissance happening in North America and robots and automation technology are the point of the spear. There is a tremendous buzz about 'factories of the future' and one of the most valuable services we provide our clients is searching for the next disruptive technology that they can confidently deploy into their factories today.

Our team felt that the growth potential for mobile robots will be strong in the next five years and we wanted to align ourselves with the market leader in this new space. When we did our due diligence, Adept Technology was the clear leader in the autonomous mobile robot category both from a technical and commercial perspective. We are also very excited that Adept has both their R&D and manufacturing here in North America."

Source: Adept Technology Inc.