Assembleon and Cookson announce alliance.

Assembleon (Alpharetta, GA) and Cookson Electronics' Speedline Technologies (Franklin, MA) have joined forces to provide surface-mount technology manufacturers with equipment and integrated line solutions. The companies are announcing a strategic alliance that combines the resources of both organizations--merging Assembleon's strengths in pick-and-place systems and processes and Speedline's strengths in equipment, systems and processes.

Customers will be able to implement customized lines that will optimize their process, while increasing yield and throughput, creating positive financial impact throughout the board assembly process. To this end, the alliance will provide customers with a wide range of services, extending from line and process design, materials evaluation and total line installation, up to single-point-of-contact ramp-up support, training, applications support and return-on-asset (ROA) assessments.

To address customer applications and service challenges, the alliance will leverage resident R&D and process knowledge. In addition, the alliance will offer any resource required from within the technical capabilities of Royal Philips Electronics and the Cookson Electronics Group.