According to Rutterschmidt, Datacon expects sales growth to continue, projecting an increase of at least 30% for the current fiscal. Because of three main production facilities in Central Europe, the company can deliver to customers without long lead times, resulting in a positive effect on order placement. Furthermore, it also expects above-average growth in Asia-Pacific where the company has installed pilot lines with major semiconductor manufacturers and subcontractors. These manufacturers are now investing heavily in equipment for high-volume flipped-chip devices production. Currently, the company has a worldwide staff of about 460 (of whom circa 100 are in R&D), and expects for the business year 2004 total sales of approximately 80m US$ (70m euro).
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