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Universal Steps Up Investment in China
February 22, 2005 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Universal Instruments has strengthened its research and development in China to provide support for its customers in the region by opening its expanded Suzhou Technology Excellence Center (TEC).
Comprised of a technology gallery, research laboratory and display/demonstration room for its latest product portfolio, the facility further enhances Universal's process support for customers in the fields of technology research and training, prototyping, yield improvement, and failure analysis. It also reaffirms Universal's continuing commitment to China and the corporation's determination to offer support to its customers. Presently, the China market accounts for almost half of Universal's global business. Later this year, more than half of Universal's platform products are expected to be locally manufactured in Shekou, Southern China.
To usher in 2005, Universal held an open house January 24-28 at its new Suzhou TEC for customers and the media. Ian deSouza, president of Universal, together with senior executives and technical specialists were present to meet the representatives of more than 80 companies, journalists from 19 regional and national industry publications, as well as local general press.
Throughout the Suzhou TEC open week, Universal's technical experts demonstrated the company's equipment, including the GSM Genesis platform, AdVantis platform, Lightning placement head and Quadris placement machine to new and existing customers. The experts responded to customer questions about manufacturing and applications while senior executives discussed equipment development and applications, research and development programs, and the latest industry trends, as well as Universal's 2005 manufacturing and investment plans for China with customers and the media. For all parties, the Suzhou rendezvous presented an ideal opportunity to observe Universal's technologies.
Universal first established its technology excellence center in Suzhou in 2002 to provide process support for customers, and technical training for local engineers to establish and foster a base of indigenous expertise. With its facilities, advanced manufacturing equipment and operational assembly lines, the Suzhou TEC works in tandem with business partners and progressive customers across China and Asia. The objective is to develop application solutions for process-related issues in their production lines in a real-life manufacturing environment. Since its inception, the center has offered services for yield improvement, prototyping, failure analysis and process workshops for customers. A process lab team, led by Dr. Kon Lin, has also conducted numerous seminars in lead-free and 0201 processes.