Automated Assembly Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA and Fuji Machine Manufacturing Company, Nagoya, Japan, Announce the FIRST Roll-2-Roll SMT Placement Machine Delivered in the USA and was displayed at IPC APEX EXPO 2018
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA & NAGOYA, JAPAN --- AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY CORPORATION and FUJI MACHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD., today announced the purchase and delivery of the first Roll-2-Roll SMT Placement Machine (Model: NXT-HW) in the United States. Automated Assembly and Fuji engineering teams collaborated on the design and Automated engineers completed the process by modifying the controls. Operating the NEW NXT-HW wafer placement machine offers Automated the ability to place bare die in a true Roll-2-Roll production line for our U.S. production facility in Minneapolis, MN. The agreement specified that Automated Assembly takes possession of the equipment after the IPC APEX EXPO.
The NEW NXT-HW is a highly productive, multi-functional modular placing machine. Built for speed, it features a faster XY robot along with wafer and tape feeders, as well as a new H24 head that achieves 35,000 chips per hour. The NXT supports the smallest parts being used in mass production with extreme placing accuracy. The Fuji NXT-HW provides Automated Assembly with a fully automated Roll-2-Roll SMT line for use with our new Wire-Write® technology eliminating the need for an etched circuit producing the “GREENEST” RFID Tag on the market.
Automated Assembly is a leading supplier of RFID Tags with approximately 60% of World market for toll-way tags producing over 100m tags Worldwide. Automated tags are a low-cost, easy-to-use and a simple-peel and stick tag that can be used for destructible and non-destructible applications. Automated has also helped design RFID products for the Medical Industry delivering tags for validation, authentication and security.
“Automated Assembly is happy to collaborate with Fuji and take delivery of the first Roll-2-Roll machine that replaces the need for human involvement during the production process,” said Scott Lindblad, President and CEO of Automated Assembly Corp. "The collaboration with Fuji compliments our strategy of a fully automated shop floor enabling us to deliver a competitive product while improving the accuracy and quality of each circuit produced."
About Automated Assembly Corp.
Automated Assembly is a result of many years of refining the manufacturing process with the ultimate-goal of producing a totally “GREEN” product. The company was founded in 1992 by Scott Lindblad, CEO and World Patent holder of Flexible Circuitry. Automated Assembly is make automation the cornerstone of our Company’s Flexible Circuitry Manufacturing Process.
Automated Assembly has multiple patents and proprietary processes for manufacturing on flexible circuitry. Our team of experienced engineers have worked to refine these processes working toward the goal of quality and efficiency using fully automated Roll-2-Roll production lines. We believe continual investment in automation is the key to zero defect assembly and continuous cost reduction. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. For more information, go to www.autoassembly.com.
About FUJI Machine Manufacturing, LTD
Over 35 years ago, Fuji Machine Manufacturing (FMMC) started producing electronic assembly equipment. Through the years, we have remained committed to creating, developing, and manufacturing the surface mount (SMT) industry's most innovative assembly solutions. Fuji America operates under the supervision of Fuji Machine Manufacturing. Headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, Fuji America provides sales and support to our North American customers. For more information, visit www.fujiamerica.com.
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