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MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008
RPS Automation Announces Strong Customer
Growth
Manufacturer of selective soldering equipment expands
with new & repeat customers; company sees strong
momentum for new entry-level Rhythm System
Las Vegas, NV, March 31, 2008— RPS Automation
LLC, a global supplier of selective solder equipment to
the circuit board manufacturing and assembly industry,
today announced strong customer growth with new and
repeat customers across all product segments,
particularly the recently introduced Rhythm Selective
Soldering System™.
Despite recent North American economic weakness, RPS
announced many new and repeat customers for the RPS
family of selective soldering systems. Recent customer
installations include: Saturn Electronics & Engineering,
Creation Technologies, EI Microcircuits, P3C, Circle
Prime Manufacturing, Lectronix and Saline Lectronics.
“RPS selective soldering helped us reallocate full-time
employees and eliminated the time, headache and expense
of wave processing,” said Mario Sciberras, President and
CEO, Saline Lectronics. “The reliability and precision
of the Opus System and the responsiveness of RPS made it
easy to justify a second system.”
Many new customers are representative of the expanding
global interest in RPS products. Recent global customer
wins came in Mexico, Canada, France, China and the
Middle East.
The entry-level Rhythm Selective Soldering System also
greatly contributed to the surge in customer orders. The
Rhythm System is a small foot-point system founded upon
the advanced soldering capabilities of RPS’s larger
Opus™ and Harmony Systems™. Reasonably priced but
exceptionally precise and repeatable, the Rhythm System
has been well received for both high-mix and high-volume
applications.
In Mexico, Miguel Sangabriel, Manufacturing Engineering
Manager, Saturn Electronics de Monterrey SA de CV,
stated, “We selected the Rhythm System over several
European systems. RPS showed the expertise and the
commitment to meet our high throughput, high flexibility
requirements. The Rhythm System is a great addition to
our production environment.”
“Last summer’s restructuring and addition of capital,
management and investor support is really starting to
pay dividends,” stated Reed Gaither, CEO of RPS
Automation. “The engineering and manufacturing teams
have tremendous resources at their disposal to develop
and manufacture systems that are both innovative and
extremely durable. Our success comes from satisfied
customers; when you build a good product and you provide
excellent service, your customers become your best sales
agents.”
About RPS Automation LLC
RPS Automation LLC is an American manufacturing company
that designs and builds a complete line of automated
selective soldering and solder test equipment for
electronic assembly and circuit board manufacturing. RPS
is the only U.S. manufacturer that builds a full range
of automated selective soldering equipment. RPS is also
the only U.S. manufacturer to offer extensive custom
configuration capabilities, utilizing a deep engineering
team and full manufacturing capabilities.
The company has been in the soldering automation market
for 20 years and has over 450 installations and 250
global customers. All systems are built in Spokane
Valley, Washington U.S.A. and are designed for 24x7
operations in industrial-grade environments. RPS is
known for high quality soldering, low maintenance,
durability and superior customer service.
More information on RPS Automation can be found at
www.rpsautomation.com
To speak to an RPS executive, please contact:
Mick Barber
RPS Automation LLC
509.891.1680 x231
mbarber@rpsautomation.com |
