Feb 04, 2003 In announcing the award, Frost & Sullivan stated, 'The company is a division of Siemens. The company is a provider of complete global solutions to the industry and has increased its market share significantly through technology leadership and product innovation. The increased market share is due to the acceptance of the modular manufacturing concept in the electronics industry. Modular manufacturing has caught on so strongly that several SMT equipment vendors are modifying their product portfolios, truly making Siplace a technology leader.'
Within the SMT industry there is a heightened demand for machines of medium production speed, which can process the increasing variety of component types and, as modular units that fit together with other units, form a single high-speed manufacturing line. Due to compatibility across the entire platform, the machines and even entire production lines are easily configurable and adaptable to all kinds of production demands. Interchangeable feeders, placement heads and spare parts allow for quick change of production capacities within lines and entire plants.
According to Frost & Sullivan, 'Siemens Dematic has continued to demonstrate leadership in developing cutting-edge placement equipment that addresses evolving technologies. This is likely to enable the company to remain in a leadership position in the coming years.'
Peter V�lkl, Managing Director Global Sales & Marketing of Siemens Dematic, commented, 'We are delighted that, after receiving the award in 2000, we were honored again this year by Frost & Sullivan. This validates our objective of offering complete modular placement systems in various performance categories with the highest degree of perfection. As forerunners, we will continue on this path in the future. Our customers have come to appreciate our outstanding technology competence.'
The Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Award for Technology Leadership is bestowed upon an enterprise that has excelled through outstanding technological leadership. The recipient of this award is selected by a team of analysts that looks closely at all emerging technologies and examines ongoing research and development projects within an industry segment.
Interviews with all the market participants as well as extensive investigations and technology research programs are part of this process. The technologies and research programs are then compared with basic customer demands. Also taken into account are elements such as product introduction feasibility, likelihood of customer acceptance and acceptance rates as well as estimated time to market. After a comparison of competitors, a relative ranking is established.
More than 11,000 Siplace machines are currently installed worldwide. Service and support centers in the U.S., China, South East Asia and Europe offer customers quick response and service. More information about Siplace is available at: http://www.siplace.com .
Technology leadership in SMT placement:
Siemens Dematic Electronics Assembly Systems has been honored with the coveted Frost & Sullivan Technology Leadership Award.
Siemens Dematic AG, based in Nuremberg, Germany, is the world's leading supplier of logistics and factory automation equipment. As a systems integrator, Siemens Dematic supplies an entire range of products and services, from individual products and systems to complete turnkey facilities as a general contractor. Siemens Dematic AG consists of three divisions: Electronics Assembly Systems, Material Handling Automation and Postal Automation. The company, with approximately 11,000 employees worldwide, has a sales volume of around 3 billion. For more information about Siemens Dematic go to http://www.siemens-dematic.com .
For more information, contact:
Susanne Oswald, Siemens Dematic AG, Electronics Assembly Systems, siplace.info@mchrm.siemens.de
Internet: http://www.siplace.com
