11/15/11 Assembléon introduces new IFLEX Pick & Place platform
Assembléon today announced the introfuction of its new IFLEX Pick & Place platform. iFlex is a complete new intelligent and flexible SMT solution for electronics manufacturers. It is especially designed to increase their productivity in high product mix environments by more than 30%. iFlex produces the highest board quality since it uses Assembléon’s unique single-pick/single-place technology, giving the industry’s highest First Pass Yield production levels with defect levels of less than 10 DPM.
08/23/11 Assembléon introduces solution for SiP, MCM and Die Bonding
At this year’s Semicon Taiwan, Assembléon will make its official appearance in the semiconductor industry with a dedicated solution. In cooperation with local representative Sigmatek, the pick & place solution provider launches the A-Series Hybrid, a new solution within its A-Series lineup targeting manufacturers in the semiconductor back end industry. The A-Series Hybrid introduces Assembléon’s proven parallel placement technology to applications like System-in-Package (SiP), Multi Chip Module (MCM) manufacturing and flip chip bonding. Parallel placement goes hand in hand with Assembléon’s exclusive Programmable Placement Force Control...
05/30/11 Two international industry awards for Assembléon’s Twin Placement Robot
Assembléon’s Twin Placement Robot, the latest addition to its A-Series pick & place equipment, has received multiple innovation awards at this year’s Nepcon China in Shanghai. The Twin Placement Robot (TPR) received EM Asia’s Innovation award 2011 in the high volume assembly category. In the same category it also received the award for best exhibited technology from the SMT Association China.
The TPR is a pick & place solution for both chips and IC’s and
can be mounted on any Assembléon AX-501 and AX-301. Not
only at speed up to 111,000 components per hour, but also
at high accuracy down to 10 micron...
04/29/11 Assembléon announces change of CEO
Assembléon announces that Tonn van de Laar has followed up Andre Papoular as CEO of Assembléon. This change of leadership follows the recent completion of the agreement between Royal Philips Electronics, founder of Assembléon, and H2 Equity Partners for the transaction of 80% of the Assembléon shares to H2. The remaining 20% will remain within Philips...
03/17/11 Assempol to represent Assembléon in Poland
As of March 2011, Assempol Ltd. has been assigned by Assembléon as its official representative in Poland. Assempol Ltd. is an authorized distributor of Surface Mount Technology (SMT) products like screen printers, pick & place, inspection and soldering solutions for the Polish electronics manufacturing industry...
12/02/10 Philips intends to sell Assembléon
Royal Philips Electronics announced today that it intends to sell a majority stake in its subsidiary Assembléon to H2 Equity Partners, an independent private equity firm. H2 Equity Partners will take an 80% stake in the company and Philips will retain 20% once the transaction, which is subject to the advice of the works council and customary regulatory filings, is completed...
11/18/10 Assembléon joins sustainable electronics manufacturing group
Royal Philips Electronics subsidiary Assembléon’s CEO André Papoular has accepted the seat representing pick & place in the newly formed Sustainable Electronics Manufacturing (SEM) Working Group. The Working Group is a think tank for leading players in industrial manufacturing, and aims to improve the competitiveness of this industry by reducing its environmental impact...
09/14/10 Assembléon's Twin Placement Robot improves and simplifies IC placements
After the Standard Placement Robot (SPR) and Compact Placement Robot (CPR), Assembléon has just released it's newest addition to further improve "right-first-time" placement of components. Where the SPR and CPR robots excel in placing chips at very high speed and very high accuracy, the new Twin Placement Robot (TPR) now allows IC's and modules to be placed at the same speed and accuracy qualities on Assembléon's AX-301 and AX-501...
05/11/10 European introduction of the most compact pick & place platform at SMT Nuremberg
Assembléon will show several recent developments to its pick & place range at this year's SMT Nuremberg (June 8-10, Booth 7.549). Packing a PCB assembly line with 80 kcph (components per hour) and up to 220 feeders into only 4 square meters, the company’s award winning MC-24 and MC-24X combination will help the European SMT industry
to produce a variety of PCBs at very high speeds...
