BILLERICA, MA – November 09, 2005 - ORBOTECH, INC., the North American subsidiary of Orbotech Ltd., today announced that Merix Corporation has purchased InPlan™ automated engineering software for use in its bare printed circuit board production operation.
Commenting on the order, Mr. Steve Robinson, Vice President of Operations at Merix said: “Following careful evaluation of available options, we selected InPlan to significantly streamline our process planning activities. This supports our strategy for continuous operation-wide improvement which includes a significant reduction in cycle time and material costs, increased quality through embedded consistency, and more production flexibility to meet customer requirements.”
Mr. Barry Cohen, President and CEO at Orbotech, Inc., commented, “We are very pleased to have earned Merix’s continued confidence in our technology and support as the best solution for meeting their quality, cost and time-to-market goals. We are confident that InPlan will provide valuable results by automating the time-consuming and error-prone tasks associated with traditional process planning.”
About InPlan
InPlan, developed by Frontline PCB Solutions™, an Orbotech Valor company, is an integrated rules-driven engineering and process planning system that automatically utilizes rules and specification information to speed up cycle time and reduce costs, supporting a 'plan anywhere, build anyplace' environment.
About Merix Corporation
Merix is a leading manufacturer of technologically advanced, multilayer, rigid printed circuit boards for use in sophisticated electronic equipment. Merix provides high-performance materials, quick-turn prototype, pre-production and volume board production to its customers. Principal end markets in the electronics industry served by Merix include data communications and wireless telecommunications, high-end computing, test and measurement, and automotive. Additional corporate information is available on the internet at www.merix.com.
About Orbotech Ltd.
Orbotech is a world leader in providing yield-enhancing, production support solutions for specialized applications in the supply chain of the electronics industry, principally for printed circuit boards (PCBs) and flat panel displays (FPDs). The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets and services automated optical inspection (AOI) systems for bare and assembled PCBs and for FPDs, and imaging solutions for PCB production. The Company’s innovative AOI, imaging and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies enable customers to achieve the increased yields and throughput essential to remaining at the forefront of electronics production. Through its subsidiary, Orbograph Ltd., the Company also develops and markets automatic check reading software to banks and other financial institutions. Of Orbotech’s employees, more than one quarter are scientists and engineers, who integrate their multi-disciplinary knowledge, talents and skills to develop and provide sophisticated solutions and technologies designed to meet customers’ long-term needs. Orbotech maintains its headquarters and its primary research, development and manufacturing facilities in Israel, and more than 30 offices worldwide. The Company’s extensive network of marketing, sales and customer support teams throughout North America, Europe, the Pacific Rim, China and Japan deliver its knowledge and expertise directly to customers the world over. For more information visit www.orbotech.com.
Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected, including industry trends, the timing and strength of product and service offerings, changes in business or pricing strategies, changes in the prevailing political and regulatory framework in which the relevant parties operate or in economic or technological trends or conditions, including currency fluctuations, inflation and consumer confidence, on a global, regional or national basis and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information in this press release.
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