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Orbotech, Inc., the North American subsidiary of Orbotech Ltd., today announced that Unicircuit, Inc. has purchased a Paragon™ 8000 laser direct imaging (LDI) system and a Discovery™ 8000 automated optical inspection (AOI) system with integrated VeriSmart™ verification and repair station for use in its bare printed circuit board manufacturing facility in Littleton, Colorado, USA.
Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Kerry Bode, President and CEO of Unicircuit, explained: 'Improvements in system level performance continues to be a major focus within the markets we serve, therefore technology insertion is a daily activity between Unicircuit and its customers. Our slogan of `Imagine it'We create it' is constantly challenged to meet the technological advances for future systems platforms. Proper resource deployment such as Orbotech's latest AOI and LDI solutions provides us the critical advantages we need to enhance our position as a leading edge manufacturer of PWB with production capabilities in this fast-paced environment. With a specialization in high reliability and time sensitive production, we embrace challenges/change and have an unrelenting commitment to excellence.'
Mr. Barry Cohen, President of Orbotech, Inc., said: 'Unicircuit is steadfast in its dedication to delivering defect free products, on time. Given the high level of complexity and end product requirements that their products need to meet, we appreciate very much their confidence in our new generation products as enabling tools that are essential for their success.'
About Paragon LDI Systems
The Paragon series with Large Scan Optics (LSO) Technology™ delivers outstanding quality, accuracy and ease-of-use - all at unmatched LDI throughput of up to 160 prints per hour. A real solution for today's very demanding registration challenges, Paragon's superior front-to-back registration capability dramatically improves yields on all products including advanced high-density interconnect, high layer count, rigid-flex and packaging products, including intricate designs with fine features. Paragon provides maximum flexibility to handle a wide range of jobs on the same system. It is also able to image on any type of UV-sensitive media, including dry and liquid resists. Over 200 Orbotech LDI systems are now installed worldwide.
About Discovery AOI Systems
Featuring a breakthrough approach to AOI combined with a totally new user experience, Discovery AOI series is currently the best selling AOI system in the PCB manufacturing industry. Designed with SIP Technology™, Discovery delivers simple, highly intelligent and more powerful AOI performance that gives users unparalleled AOI results in the critical areas of operational efficiency, total AOI throughput and labor cost reduction. With the system's innovative Push-to-Scan® operation, even the most complicated AOI tasks are made easy. With built-in Visual Intelligence™, for the first time in AOI, it is no longer necessary to compromise between detection and false calls or to waste time reviewing non-critical defects. This next generation system combines high speed, minimized false calls and maximum up-time for a major impact on manufacturers' bottom line results. With various models now available, the Discovery series is an ideal solution for all production applications including high-volume at over 200 sides per hour at 100 µm and advanced HDI & BGA production with inspection capabilities down to 25 µm line/space.
About Unicircuit, Inc.
Unicircuit, Inc. is considered by its customers, as well as its competition, to be a world-class manufacturer of complex printed circuit boards for mission critical, high reliability, and time sensitive products. It currently serves the Military/DOD, Automated Test Equipment (ATE), Communications, Instrumentation, and Academia markets, and has over one hundred active accounts. For more information, visit http://www.unicircuit.com./
About Orbotech Ltd.
Orbotech (NASDAQ: ORBK) is a world leader in providing yield-enhancing, production support solutions for specialized applications in the supply chain of the electronics industry, principally for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and flat panel displays (FPDs). The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets and services automated optical inspection (AOI) systems for bare and assembled PCBs and for FPDs, and imaging solutions for PCB production. The Company's innovative AOI, imaging and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies enable customers to achieve the increased yields and throughput essential to remaining at the forefront of electronics production. Through its subsidiary, Orbograph Ltd., the Company also develops and markets automatic check reading software to banks and other financial institutions. Of Orbotech's employees, more than one quarter are scientists and engineers, who integrate their multi-disciplinary knowledge, talents and skills to develop and provide sophisticated solutions and technologies designed to meet customers' long-term needs. Orbotech maintains its headquarters and its primary research, development and manufacturing facilities in Israel, and more than 30 offices worldwide. The Company's extensive network of marketing, sales and customer support teams throughout North America, Europe, the Pacific Rim, China and Japan deliver its knowledge and expertise directly to customers the world over. For more information visit http://www.orbotech.com./
Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected, including industry trends, the timing and strength of product and service offerings, changes in business or pricing strategies, changes in the prevailing political and regulatory framework in which the relevant parties operate or in economic or technological trends or conditions, including currency fluctuations, inflation and consumer confidence, on a global, regional or national basis and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this press release.
Contact:
Michelle Harnish
Marketing Communications Manager
Orbotech Inc.
(978) 901-5120
mailto:michelle@orbotech.com?Subject=Web site mail
http://www.orbotech.com/ |
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