The new Tower-XL from Essemtec offers 70 percent more space for 13 reels than a conventional Tower, and is only 12 cm (4.7) wider.

Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of production systems for electronics, experienced the highest visitor count ever at the recent SMT Nuremberg exhibition. Adrian Schärli spoke with Essemtec's Marketing and Sales Manager Florian Schildein about this success and the new image of Essemtec.

At the upcoming Electronics & Automation exhibition, taking place from May 25-27 in Utrecht, Netherlands, Essemtec will highlight the Paraquda SMD pick-and-place, the first system using ePlace operation software. Also highlighted will be the new Cobra feeder.

Essemtec will introduce the Cobra SMD pick-and-place at the upcoming Cien Exhibition in Paris, from May 24-26. Cobra is the latest product from Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of production machines for electronics. It combines very high flexibility with the fast placement speed of an 8-axes placer.

Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of production systems for electronics, will debut a new type of exchangeable vacuum table at the upcoming SMT Nuremberg exhibition. It allows foils and double-sided PCBs to be processed on the same machine, and installation is simple with only a few steps. Essemtec also will present a new inline system during the exhibition.

Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of production systems for electronics, will premier the Cobra Feeder, a new type of SMT component feeder, at the upcoming SMT Exhibition that is taking place May 3-5 in Nuremberg, Germany. The double-8-mm feeder can increase the placement rate of Cobra and Paraquda pick-and-place machines by up to 25%.

LED products differ from standard electronics in that the assembled substrate typically is the final product. Manufacturing such devices requires highly flexible and adaptable precision machines. Essemtec supplies such machines as complete turnkey solutions together with know-how, education and support from one source.

Essemtec, a leading manufacturer of surface mount technology production equipment, announces that it has been awarded a 2011 NPI Award in the category of Component Placement – Multi-function for its Cobra. The award was presented to the company on a Tuesday, April 12, 2011 ceremony that took place at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas during IPC APEX 2011.

Combining an automatic SMD pick-and-place for series production with a semiautomatic placer for prototyping proves beneficial. A universal data interface developed by Essemtec ensures an easy, secure transition from prototyping into production and avoids confusion about data versions. By Adrian Schärli, Azular GmbH, for Essemtec AG

Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of production systems for electronics, strengthened its market presence in Eastern Europe by founding a new subsidiary in Warsaw, Poland in February 2011. Managing Director is Miroslaw Borkowski.

Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of production systems for electronics, has become a member of Facebook, the world’s largest social network, with more than 400 million users. The platform provides actual information and event schedules. It also features the ability to share knowledge with others.

Essemtec, a leading manufacturer of surface mount technology production equipment, announces that its Paraquda SMD pick-and-place system meets the requirements of electronics manufacturers. Demand for the system continues to increase monthly, with key decision factors cited as the good price/performance ratio and ePlace, the new fully graphical user interface.

Essemtec Brazil announces that it will introduce the new Paraquda SMT pick-and-place system to the South American market in Booth N28 at the upcoming FIEE-ElectronicAmericas exhibition, scheduled to take place March 28-April 1, 2011 at the Anhembi Exhibitis Pavilion in São Paulo.

Essemtec announces that it will feature a range of new equipment in Booth #773 at the upcoming IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place April 12-14, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Essemtec AG announces that its Tower Automatic Storage System simplifies logistics and increases the flexibility of production for Variosystems, an international electronics manufacturing subcontractor. Variosystems manages thousands of components for its customers’ assembly jobs. Until recently, the component storage has required significant effort. Now, with Essemtec’s Tucano, component reels and trays can be stored locally in produ...

In November 2010, Essemtec Switzerland founded its new central office for the Asian market in Singapore. Essemtec Asia will operate as a regional hub that coordinates customer requests with the local business partners throughout Asia.

Essemtec will build a production line for LED tubular lamps that will replace the common fluorescent lamps. Essemtec's innovation, a 180x50cm printing system will enable the full automatic, inline production of such lamps.

Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of surface mount technology production equipment, announces its strengthened presence in France. Effective January 3, 2011, Essemtec France sarl. replaced Prodelectronic, the company’s current representative. George Bouvier is the Business Manager of Essemtec's latest daughter company.

Essemtec announces that its PANTERA-XV SMD Placement Machine features an ideal price/performance ratio for SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). The PANTERA-XV is designed for prototype and mid-size series manufacturing. The machine offers ideal combinations of speed, accuracy and wide application range.

Essemtec AG, a leading manufacturer of surface mount technology production equipment, announced that the new product video on its Tucano is now available for viewing at www.essemtec.com. The video sequence provides a close-up preview of the small footprint stencil printer in action. Additionally, the video demonstrates the systems’ automatic rail width adjustment and easy-to-use software with one-click fiducial training.