ORBOTECH Announces Successful Field Testing of Its New Direct Imaging System; Wurth Electronik GmbH & Co KG Purchases DP-100 System.YAVNE, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1999-- ORBOTECH LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability . (NASDAQ/NM SYMBOL: ORBK) today announced successful completion of field testing and the purchase of its new DP-100(TM) direct imaging system for printed circuit board ("PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ") production by Wurth Electronik GmbH & Co. KG in Niedernhall, Germany. Commenting on the purchase, Mr. Jorg Murawski, Managing Director of Wurth, said, "The DP-100(TM) works. We can now produce different kinds of fine-line jobs we couldn't produce before. We have had positive experience producing fine line orders with line widths of 80 microns and 60 microns. This machine simplifies the imaging process enormously. Production has become much faster and more cost effective. The yield has certainly improved here at Wurth. In percentage terms, our reject rate, in many cases, has decreased by as much as 50%. It's an important step forward. But the real revolution is that this system works for mass production. I have great faith in this technology, and the statistical data and the cost of operation have convinced me that I was right." Mr. Chanoch Biran, President of Orbotech SA, added, "Wurth has been one of the PCB industry's visionaries in the adoption of Direct Imaging. Their commitment and involvement has played an instrumental role in the successful development and production testing of our new DP-100(TM). We are very pleased that the system is delivering the significant benefits, in terms of throughput, yield improvement and cost-effectiveness, that Wurth has expected from this enabling new technology." WURTH ELEKTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG is part of the worldwide Wurth Group. Wurth Elektronik was founded as a separate unit in 1976 and now has three production sites for Printed Circuit Boards: Niedernhall, Rot-am-See and Pforzheim. Altogether Wurth Elektronik has 550 employees dedicated to PCB fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. , electro-mechanical and electronic assembly. The Rot-am-See facility specialises in small lot size and high technology circuit boards. Niedernhall, where the DP-100(TM) System is located focuses on high technology at medium volumes and Pforzheim in longer series production. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected, including the timely development and acceptance of new products, delays in factory testing and acceptance, industry trends, technology or pricing competition 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. ORBOTECH LTD. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ORBK) is the world leader in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of automated optical inspection Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) is an automated visual inspection of PCB(or LCD,transistor manufacture) where a camera autonomously scans the device under test for both catastrophic failure (eg. missing component) and quality defects (eg. ("AOI AOI Area Of Interest AOI Automated Optical Inspection AOI Art of Illusion (3D modeling software) AOI Associated Oregon Industries AOI Angle Of Incidence AOI Age of Innocence (David Hamilton book, also a band) ") systems for use in the manufacture of PCBs and flat panel displays A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time ("FPD (1) (Flat Panel Display) See LCD, plasma display, EL display, FED and flat panel display. (2) (Field Programmable Device) An umbrella term for all chips that can be programmed by the customer including SPLDs, CPLDs and FPGAs. See PLD. "s) and is a leader in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of imaging solutions for PCB production and of AOI systems for use in the electronics assembly industry. In addition, the Company markets computer aided manufacturing ("CAM") solutions for PCB production and is continuing to develop its proprietary AOI technologies for use in other applications both within and outside the electronics industry. |
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