Samsung C&T Automation, Inc., a leader in high speed, high precision SMT Machines, will exhibit in booth #3400 at the upcoming IPC APEX Expo, scheduled to take place February 14–16 in San Diego, CA. The company was acquired by Hanwha Techwin effective January 1, 2017.´This exciting change is a milestone on the path to success in North America. What does this mean for the company? Under the name Hanwha Techwin, they will now offer factory direct supply, service and support, with more staff, more expertise, and more dedication than ever, delivering world-class solutions at every level of the process.
Hanwha Techwin plans to open a Center of Excellence (COE) in spring 2017 that will allow expansion into a state-of-the-art 16,000 sq ft facility in Cypress, Calif. The COE will showcase four fully operational SMT lines featuring high value (SM), high efficiency (DECAN), high performance (DECAN+SM), and 1.5m LED big board solutions. It will also showcase machine/line/factory management software, which will be networked to all machine lines to emulate a factory production environment for testing, validation, training, and demonstrations. Extensive training and applications engineering/development capabilities will be key to the success and growth of the Center of Excellence.
On display at IPC APEX will be the SM485 multi-functional platform with progressive build and electrical test verification capabilities for best in class versatility in prototyping, NPI, and volume production environments. SM Plus series offers the highest value placement technology configurations with dual gantry / dual conveyor chip mounters, high performance flexible mounters, advanced flexible mounters, and multi-functional mounters.
The Decan S2 boasts single and dual lane conveyor modularity for high efficiency production, and dual-gantry chip, flex, and multifunction mounters.
Finally, the LED Big Board Solutions with 1.2m & 1.5m PCB capability with single and dual lane assembly line solutions are available complete with printing, placement, reflow and board handling equipment.