CCS, INC. and Spectrum Illumination, Inc. Announce New Sales and Marketing Alliance

WALTHAM, MA  July 8, 2004 – CCS America, Inc., of Waltham, MA, and their parent company, CCS Inc. of Kyoto Japan announce an agreement for the CCS group to market and sell the Spectrum Illumination LLC (Muskegon, MI) products on a world-wide basis. 
Spectrum Illumination leads the industry in high output solid-state lighting innovation, including the custom engineered LDM driver. Products include 1 inch through 5 inch Spot Lights, Linear Lights up to 48 inches in length, Large Backlights, Ring Lights, Large Area Array Lights, Wash Down Lights and Specialty or OEM Lights as well as many common lights used in the vision industry. Founded in 1999, the company is privately held and is headquartered in Muskegon, MI.

‘‘This alliance is groundbreaking in the machine vision lighting industry.’‘ states James  O'Hanley, Vice President of CCS America.  ‘‘Rather than redesigning the wheel and competing, we have opted to join forces, combining the excellent product line of Spectrum Illumination with the Sales Channels and corporate structure of CCS, to provide better solutions to our customers world-wide.  This is truly a situation where all parties win.’‘
CCS America Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CCS Inc., a manufacturer of LED Illumination technology for image processing applications.  As a result of high quality products and advanced lighting technologies, CCS Inc. has captured the largest market share in Japan, and is the largest supplier of LED lighting for vision systems in the world.  CCS Inc. has more than 200 different types of standard products in stock, and more than 2000 different types of custom made LED lights available. 

Certified System Integrator Program

Set Yourself at the Forefront of the Global Vision Market

Vision system integrators certified by A3 are acknowledged globally throughout the industry as an elite group of accomplished, highly skilled and trusted professionals. You’ll be able to leverage your certification to enhance your competitiveness and expand your opportunities.

GET CERTIFIED

CCS America supplies LED Illumination technology for vision systems as well as consultation services to specify ideal product (standard or custom) for customer’s needs.  Products include; ring lights, coaxial, darkfield, backlight, linear, diffused, dome and strobe lights as well as various programmable power supplies. 

Spectrum Illumination LLC is the pioneer of high output LED's in the machine vision industry. The company designs, manufactures and markets an award-winning line of products that apply the benefits of high output LED's for use in machine vision applications. Its flagship line of LED Illumination, called Monster Lights®, leverage a patented constant current driver with high speed strobe to control high flux, high current LED's.

For further information, please contact James O’Hanley, Vice President, CCS America, Inc. at (781) 899-2494.