The company will reinforce its position by using capable technologies, larger internationalization and by further acquisitions. In achieving these targets, a facility in Malaysia has intensified Asian activities. In addition, with the acquisition of 60% of a German specialist for solar-cell production lines, the group can get into a top position here. The group will now be divided into three core segments: systems for assembly and microassembly technology, systems for electronic production and systems for solar and vacuum coating technology. Its strategic objective is to become technical market leader in Europe, and to expand the group’s position in North America and Asia. ”Handling and robotics equipment and image processing are complementary technologies and an integral part of our solutions”, the CEO summarizes. Currently, the staff is about 600. The customers are mainly from telecom, automotive, medical and electronics industries. (gbw)
