”We looked at the assembly landscape and clearly understood the leadership position of Tecnomatix Unicam,” said John Casey, president of Teradyne’s Assembly Test Division. ”The acquisition allows both companies to continue to focus on core strengths as well as protect our mutual customers’ investment in hardware and software”. ”CIMBridge is an excellent addition to the Tecnomatix eMPower MPM solutions suite,” said Israel Levy, CEO of Unicam. ”With more than 1000 mutual customers, the CIMBridge acquisition is a natural progression for the Teradyne-Tecnomatix alliance, allowing both companies to focus on core strengths”. The companies will begin implementing a transition plan that will enable Unicam to assume full responsibility for the CIMBridge support channels. The terms of the transaction, of course, were not disclosed.
