Bustronic Invests in Future Amid Industry Slowdown.Business Editors FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002 Bustronic Corporation, an industry leading designer and manufacturer of high performance backplanes, is expanding its high-volume capabilities with several new capital investments. While much of the industry has drastically reduced spending, Bustronic is making large-scale investments in new technology. These investments include a complete SMT (1) (Surface Mount Technology) See surface mount. (2) (Station ManagemenT) An FDDI network management protocol that provides direct management. Only one node requires the software. SMT - Station Management assembly line, a multi-solvent backplane cleaning machine, and a top-of-the-line MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) The average time a component works without failure. It is the number of failures divided by the hours under observation. MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures (Mean Time Between Failure) software package. Due to the company's growth and circumspect cir·cum·spect adj. Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent. [Middle English, from Latin circumspectus, past participle of circumspicere, to take heed : management during the technology boom (including parent company ELMA ELMA Elastomania (game) ELMA El Malpais National Monument (US National Park Service) ELMA Embedded Loop Mode Antenna Electronic), Bustronic has ample resources to expand. The company has purchased a new SMT line nearly 30' in length and will include a re-flow soldering system and a pick-and-place SMT assembly machine. It helps to expand the company's manufacturing capabilities. (More details to come when the line is officially announced and on-line in Q1-Q2 2002.) Another investment is the AATC AATC Asian American Theater Company AATC Advanced Automatic Train Control AATC Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center AATC Automatic Air Traffic Control AATC Americans Against Traffic Calming AATC Air-to-Air Thermal Cycling multi-solvent cleaner, designed to wash, rinse and dry backplanes and PCBs. This machine will allow the company to speed up its cleaning process and remove solder residue from backplanes in larger volumes. Finally, the Relex MTBF Software utilizes a Reliability Prediction Engine that estimates MTBF parameters. The software helps pinpoint problem areas, analyze design changes, and enhance overall reliability of the backplane. "We are confident that our industry has a bright future, with Bustronic well-positioned to excel," commented Fred Hirsch, General Manager of Bustronic. "With our quality products, next-generation innovations, and strong foothold in the industry, we are seeing tremendous interest in our capabilities. To meet our growth, we are investing in our future by continuously expanding and improving our processes, products, and services." To learn more about Bustronic's capabilities, visit www.bustronic.com. In the coming months, the company will have a virtual tour on its Web site, including a section on the new automated equipment. About Bustronic: Founded in 1989, Bustronic specializes in the design and manufacture of high-performance backplanes. Bustronic has a complete line of industry-standard backplanes, including CompactPCI, VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. , VME64x, VME320, H.110 CTEL, and VXI (VME EXtensions for Instrumentation) A peripheral bus specialized for data acquisition and real time control systems. Introduced in 1987, VXI uses all Eurocard form factors and adds trigger lines, a local bus and other functions suited for measurement applications. . Bustronic's custom design service combines creative engineering, highly sophisticated computer simulation and modern design techniques to offer customized backplanes that meet the most specialized system requirements. A member of the ELMA Electronic group, Bustronic is located in Fremont, California. Bustronic is a member of PICMG An industry consortium that develops specifications for backplanes and interconnects for electronic equipment in the industrial and telecom fields. It was founded in 1994 as the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group, hence the acronym. (TM) and VITA and can be found on the World Wide Web at www.Bustronic.com. |
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