SIPLACE Press News June 5th , 2015 New all-round placement platform MJB becomes sales and service distributor for E by SIPLACE in France MJB Sarl will be the exclusive sales and service distributor in France for the new E by SIPLACE placement platform. ASM Assembly Systems finalized agreement with Marne-la-Vallée based distributor for electronics manufacturing equipment, MJB, on the occasion of the new E by SIPLACE official rollout at this year’s SMT Hybrid Packaging (May 5-7) trade show in Nuremberg, Germany. Before the European sales release of E by SIPLACE, ASM Assembly Systems offered new and preowned high-end systems via its direct sales and service team in France. With the new E by SIPLACE placement platform as well as its new sales and service concept the technology leader is determined to expand into the market for all-round midspeed applications. For the first time in France, MJB will present the E by SIPLACE in their facility of Bussy-Saint-Martin, on June 9th, during the last day of their ‘2015 Process Tour’. “We are proud to have been selected as the sales partner for the E by SIPLACE in France. The new platform is an extremely attractive placement solution that offers the latest technologies and features for small and medium-sized electronics manufacturers. Our team has the advanced skills and experiences in sales and services which electronics assembly producers in the all-round segment need to be successful. And since we have also been a long-term sales partner for DEK Printing Solutions, we are highly qualified to put together and support printing and placement solutions for our customers that best fit their needs,” said MJB Managing Director Thierry Blanche. “With the new E by SIPLACE we intend to attract new customers in the all-round midspeed segment to our platforms – not just with a technologically outstanding solution, but with the distribution and service concepts that customers in this segment are looking for. We are confident to have found in MJB a competent and service-oriented www.asm-smt-solutions.com Page 1 of 4 partner that will help us make the E by SIPLACE a big success,” added Sven Buchholz, who heads the E by SIPLACE team at ASM. The first all-round mid-speed placement platform from ASM sets new standards in this machine category with its high-end vision system, wireless E-feeders and highprecision linear drives. Even the standard model already comes with placement force sensors, which enables it to handle complex circuit boards and place the latest generation of ultra-fine-pitch 01005 components quickly and accurately. And with the newly developed SIPLACE CP12PP combi-head, users can run the single-gantry machine as a standalone line, making it the ideal solution for short runs and prototype production. Another plus is the powerful yet user-friendly software. For more information about E by SIPLACE, visit www.e-by-siplace.com For more information about ASM Assembly Systems, visit www.asm-smt-solutions.com For more information about MJB, visit www.mjb.fr With the new E by SIPLACE placement platform as well as its new sales and service concept the technology leader is determined to expand into the market for all-round mid-speed applications. www.asm-smt-solutions.com ASM SMT Solutions Global Press Office Susanne Oswald Rupert-Mayer-Strasse 44, D-81350 Munich, Germany Tel.: +49 89 20800-26439; Fax: -24260 E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com Internet: www.siplace.com Page 2 of 4 E by SIPLACE: An extremely attractive placement solution that offers the latest technologies and features for small and medium-sized electronics manufacturers. 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 about SIPLACE, visit www.siplace.com. For more information about DEK, visit www.dek.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. Please direct reader inquiries to: Global ASM Press Office www.dek.com www.siplace.com www.asm-smt-solutions.com ASM SMT Solutions Global Press Office Susanne Oswald Rupert-Mayer-Strasse 44, D-81350 Munich, Germany Tel.: +49 89 20800-26439; Fax: -24260 E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com Internet: www.siplace.com Page 3 of 4 ASM Assembly Systems, Susanne Oswald E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com Tel.: +49 89 20800-26439 www.asm-smt-solutions.com ASM SMT Solutions Global Press Office Susanne Oswald Rupert-Mayer-Strasse 44, D-81350 Munich, Germany Tel.: +49 89 20800-26439; Fax: -24260 E-mail: susanne.oswald@asmpt.com Internet: www.siplace.com Page 4 of 4