August 30, 2007

Korvis Automation ranked #84 on Inc.com's Inc 5000 list.

#84 on Inc.com's Fastest Growing Private Companies in America list. View article on Inc.com

March 6, 2007

Korvis receives ISO 9001:2000 certification!

TÜV SÜD America announces that its Management Service division has granted ISO 9001:2000 Certification to Korvis Automation... Full Story View Certificate

June 16, 2006

Portland Business Journal names Korvis Automation as 2nd fastest growing private company in Oregon

Growth calculated on revenue, fiscal years 2004-2005. Korvis' strong growth is a result of earning and maintaining key long term system manufacturing contracts.

July 1, 2005

We're Moving!

Korvis Automation is pleased to announce that we’re moving across town to a larger facility. We’ve outgrown our current space. The new facility boasts 85,000 square feet of office & manufacturing space specifically designed for the systems business. “Our new plant enables Korvis to provide our customers with clean room assembly space, expanded manufacturing capabilities, and confidential, dedicated build areas” said Ben Wahlstrom, President of Korvis Automation Inc. “Additionally, the upgrade to manufacturing & assembly capability enable Korvis to build on our already successful systems replication business.” Korvis will be operating entirely out of the new space on July 5th, 2005.

May 15, 2005

Korvis announces full MRP implementation

In order to support the dynamic manufacturing schedules required by our customers, Korvis has implemented a fully integrated MRP system. The system is a subset of our overall information system and provides all the features associated with classic MRP functions. Rod Holmquist, Korvis Vice President, comments “one of the most exciting parts of the implementation is how the MRP function is fully compatible with our custom automation business. By applying experience and creativity to our implementation, we’ve been able to put one parts planning and management system in place that can support both of our core build processes.”

December 15, 2004

Continued Excellence in On-Time Deliveries

Korvis continues to meet delivery dates for complex systems. On-time deliveries, as measured from inception (March '02), are 100%. "The fact that we have not missed a single delivery date underlines our staff's dedication to our customers," said Ben Wahlstrom, President of Korvis.

September 20, 2004

Korvis Wins Leading-Edge Manufacturing Contract

Korvis announces the award of a large contract to manufacture systems for a leading edge technology based company. From the Corvallis headquarters, Korvis is to OEM a complex product line, shipping direct to customers in qty to exceed 3 units/week. Contract details include value-add engineering, aggressive cost reduction strategies, and next generation product design and development.

July 23, 2004

Korvis Adds Additional Manufacturing Capacity

Korvis adds two CNC milling machines to increase manufacturing capacity. The new Sharp CNC tools are fast and precise. The tools are cutting manufacturing times, allowing the shop to streamline production steps. Particularly, Korvis is closing the gap between an engineer's solid model and a completed part.

May 5, 2004

Korvis adds advanced high speed digital video equipment.

The latest addition to the high speed event analysis toolset includes a digital video system capable of imaging thousands of frames per second. "Typically, the Korvis/Customer partnership involves developing high speed manufacturing processes,"  says Korvis machine vision expert Mark Trevisiol, "the new digital video system allows us to gather information at rates far exceeding the human eye.  With the ability to analyze, frame by frame, an event that occurs in less than a millisecond, our engineers and technicians are able to push the envelope of high speed automation even further."  The flexible new hardware set is immediately available for use with all projects.  Data files can be shared digitally and archived as per customer requirements to further document process control.

March 1, 2004

Korvis expands into the Silicon Valley.

In an ever expanding intent to serve their customers, Korvis announces the opening of a new facility in the Greater Silicon Valley of California. Initially, the Bay Area site will focus on sales, business development, and customer service and support. "We see a Bay Area site as the next logical step in our growth" says Ben Wahlstrom, President of Korvis, "Many of our current and future customers reside in Silicon Valley and this facility will allow Korvis to provide them with the overall support they expect and deserve".

February 9, 2004

Korvis adds new Materials Manager.

Korvis is pleased to announce that Melanie Moe has joined the Korvis team as the Materials Manager. Melanie brings more than 10 years of experience in procurement & materials management, primarily in custom systems. She also possesses a strong background in supplier certification management as well as a strong history in managing inventory systems. One of Melanie's first major initiatives will be to guide the implementation of a powerful new MRP/Procurement System. This adaptable and expandable materials management software system will help further integrate accounting and materials procurement functions while maintaining the flexibility, value add, and rapid response techniques Korvis is known for.

December 12, 2003

Korvis announces the addition of a clean-room assembly facility.

The new facility will allow Korvis to assemble machines, on a project specific basis, inside a class 1000 clean room. The new clean room facility allows Korvis to assemble and test machines in house prior to ultimate installation into a customer’s clean manufacturing space.

October 8, 2003

Korvis Automation Inc. announces a strategic partnership with China Manufacturing Partners.

CMP provides an avenue by which Korvis customers can reach the substantial cost savings of offshore manufacturing. CMP is based both in the U.S. and Shanghai, providing superior support and services to meet the needs of today’s fast paced production requirements. “The collaboration between Korvis and CMP answers to the needs of our high volume customers” said Ben Wahlstrom, President of Korvis, “CMP allows Korvis to support multiple system builds in Asia and provide replication of Korvis-designed systems at an affordable rate”. For more information on CMP, call 775 745-6971.

April 24, 2003

CORVALLIS, Ore., /PRNewswire/ -- Korvis Automation, Inc. announced today that it has initiated a joint research and development collaboration with Myriad Genetics (Nasdaq: MYGN - News) to create an ultra small volume liquid handling instrument.

The Korvis instrument may be used for low volume dispensing in processes in which nanoliter quantities are desirable such as DNA sequencing. The development effort is intended to significantly decrease costs associated with such projects and to enable sample processing in applications where only limited amounts of sample can be obtained. The instrument will be available to Myriad and others, while Myriad will retain rights to the intellectual property developed around its intended applications.

Liquid handling instruments are used extensively in laboratories around the world to combine biological samples with reagents. A huge variety of processes including PCR, monoclonal antibody production, protein purification, and DNA sequencing are routinely carried out in reactions prepared by liquid handlers.

Korvis Automation Inc. is a high precision automation company dedicated to the unique needs and technology of the biotechnology industry. Korvis currently has active design and development partnerships with iScience Surgical, Manoa Medical, and KR Precision, and is working with research institutions such as the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle and Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon on several projects. More information is available at www.korvis.com.

Myriad Genetics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel healthcare products. The Company develops and markets proprietary predictive medicine and personalized medicine products and is developing and intends to market therapeutic compounds. Myriad's news and other information are available on the Company's Web site at www.myriad.com .

CONTACT: Jessica Switzer of Ruder Finn/Switzer, +1-415-541-0750, or switzerj@ruderfinnswitzer.com, for Korvis Automation Inc.