ASM Press News
November 24, 2015,
ASM Assembly Systems looks back on a successful Productronica 2015
Many orders, lots of interest in the Smart #1 SMT Factory,
and an innovation award for the SIPLACE TX
The team of technology leader ASM Assembly Systems can look back on an
extraordinarily successful Productronica 2015. In the impressive booth, which was
largest yet covering 650 square meters, visitors had to fight for space to view “live”
the progress the company has made on the path to the Smart #1 SMT Factory. Equally
popular were the workshops and product presentations ASM Assembly System’s
offered during the technology inhouse show at its Munich headquarters. Highlights at
both locations included the SIPLACE BulkFeeder for tape-free component feeding, the
new DEK NeoHorizon printers in interaction with the ASM ProcessExpert as the first
self-learning inline expert system for SMT production, and integrated SIPLACE
solutions for material logistics. The new ultra-compact SIPLACE TX high-volume
placement modules received Global SMT & Packaging’s innovation award in the
“High-Volume Placement” category. Also popular was a study which ASM developers
presented in cooperation with robotics manufacturer KUKA. It demonstrated how
intelligent, self-propelled robots can help line operators refill components or pick up
component reels from the automatic SIPLACE Material Tower storage system.
“The Productronica has always been a successful forum for us, but this year it broke all kinds
of records for us. Our sales team received many project inquiries, with most of them being
very concrete and specific. Our visitors repeatedly confirmed to us that our activities in the
Smart #1 SMT Factory segment provide the right answers to the challenges facing
electronics manufacturers today and tomorrow,” said Gabriela Reckewerth, ASM’s Director
of Global Marketing. She added: “Particularly popular was the fact that we showed tangible
solutions for all four innovation drivers in the Smart #1 SMT Factory: highly flexible printing
and placement platforms, the SIPLACE BulkFeeder for automation, the self-learning ASM
ProcessExpert system as a technological milestone in process integration, and our
integrated material logistics solutions on the basis of the SIPLACE Material Manager. The
tailwind generated by this year’s Productronica will help us to further solidify our position as
the leading equipment supplier and partner of the electronics manufacturing industry.”
Innovation award for SIPLACE TX placement modules
In addition to attracting lots of interest among visitors, the new SIPLACE TX high-volume
placement modules were honored with Global SMT & Packaging’s Innovation Award in the
‘High-Volume Placement’ category. Judges and spectators alike were impressed by the
extremely compact modules, which set new industry records in speed, accuracy and
floorspace performance (they are only 1 meter wide and take up only 2.3 square meters).
New product category:
The self-learning ASM ProcessExpert
The ASM ProcessExpert is the world’s first self-learning inline expert system for electronics
production. The interaction between the integrated and extremely precise 5D SPI system in
the ASM ProcessLens, the ASM ProcessEngine real-time software and their knowledge
databases enables SMT lines for the first time to control themselves completely
automatically. In live demonstrations, ASM Assembly Systems showed how the ASM
ProcessExpert can perform a valid DFM HealthCheck based on virtual prints and Gerber
data – long before the first board enters the line. During the production run, the system
controls the networked DEK printers and monitors the paste printing quality.
No tapes, no splicing
With the SIPLACE BulkFeeder, ASM demonstrated a tool for the tapeless feeding of 01005,
0201 and 0401 components. Using vibration, the system makes the components available on
a pickup glass. The integrated camera identifies them, and the ultra-fast SIPLACE heads
pick them up at full speed. Each cartridge for this innovative feeder holds up to 1.5 million
components. The SIPLACE BulkFeeder relieves lines operators from the time-wasting and
error-prone splicing process and the many steps involved in handling and disposing of tapes
and tape fragments. At the same time, it increases the placement accuracy in high-density
applications like the smartphone production, because – unlike traditional tape-based pickup
processes – the camera-supported pickup process ensures perfect component centering.
ASM SMT Solutions Global Press Office
Susanne Oswald
Rupert-Mayer-Strasse 44, D-81379 Munich, Germany
Tel: +49 89 20800-26439; Fax: +49 89 20800-24260
E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com
Robotics study in cooperation with KUKA
Experts believe that collaboration between robots and human operators (“collaborative
robotics”) is one of the largest efficiency boosters in the Smart #1 SMT Factory – and one of
the toughest challenges for developers. Accordingly, a robotics study developed jointly by
ASM and KUKA generated lots of interest during the show. Visitors could observe a selfpropelled robot that supports humans during setup and resupply operations. The KUKA robot
received its commands for providing component reels to the line when and where needed
from the SIPLACE Material Manager software.
For more information about new ASM products, show videos and animations, visit
www.asm-smt-solutions.com/productronica2015.
ASM booth during Productronica 2015: Visitors were shown “live”
what progress the company has made on the path to the Smart #1 SMT Factory.
ASM during Productronica 2015: The new ultra-compact SIPLACE TX
high-volume placement modules received Global SMT & Packaging’s
innovation award in the “High-Volume Placement” category.
ASM SMT Solutions Global Press Office
Susanne Oswald
Rupert-Mayer-Strasse 44, D-81379 Munich, Germany
Tel: +49 89 20800-26439; Fax: +49 89 20800-24260
E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com
Ray Bruce, Senior VP ASM CRM, und Fuyan Yang, ASM Product Marketing Manager,
receive the Global SMT & Packaging Innovation Award for the new SIPLACE TX.
ASM Inhouse-Technology-Show at Productronica 2015: Also very popular were
the workshops and product presentations ASM Assembly System’s
offered at its Munich headquarters.
ASM Inhouse-Technology-Show at Productronica 2015: a robotics study developed
jointly by ASM and KUKA generated lots of interest.
ASM SMT Solutions Global Press Office
Susanne Oswald
Rupert-Mayer-Strasse 44, D-81379 Munich, Germany
Tel: +49 89 20800-26439; Fax: +49 89 20800-24260
E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com
“Our visitors repeatedly confirmed to us that our activities in the
Smart #1 SMT Factory segment provide the right answers to the challenges
facing electronics manufacturers today and tomorrow,”
said Gabriela Reckewerth, ASM’s Director of Global Marketing.
The SMT Solutions segment of ASM Pacific Technology
Since the acquisition of printing specialist DEK and its integration into ASM Pacific Technology
(ASMPT) on July 2, 2014, ASM Assembly Systems has been operating as ASMPT's SMT Solutions
segment consisting of the Printing Solutions Division (DEK) and the Placement Solutions Division
(SIPLACE).
SMT Solutions develops and sells best-in-class DEK printers for the SMT, semiconductor and solar
markets as well as best-in-class SIPLACE SMT placement solutions. Both divisions use the ASMPT
organization to let their customers enjoy significant competitive benefits. ASMPT's SMT Solutions
segment shares and expands its expertise with electronics manufacturers and partners all over the
world. Its goal is to improve its customers' workflows and use new technologies to advance process
integration in the industry.
For more information visit www.asm-smt-solutions.com.
ASM Pacific Technology Limited
ASM Pacific Technology (ASMPT) has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 1989.
The ASMPT Group develops systems and solutions for semiconductor production and packaging as
well as surface mount technology applications. The company has plants in China (incl. Hong Kong),
Singapore, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
ASMPT is currently one of the constituent stocks on the Hang Seng HK MidCap Index under the Hang
Seng Composite Index, the Hang Seng Information Technology Industry Index, the Hang Seng Hong
Kong 35 index and the Hang Seng Global Composite Index.
For more information about ASMPT, visit www.asmpacific.com
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E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com
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Susanne Oswald
E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com
Tel: +49 89 20800-26439
ASM SMT Solutions Global Press Office
Susanne Oswald
Rupert-Mayer-Strasse 44, D-81379 Munich, Germany
Tel: +49 89 20800-26439; Fax: +49 89 20800-24260
E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com