Vision QUEST

摘要

Are today's component placement machine platforms sufficient for tomorrow's technology? That was the question several leading placement OEMs addressed during a first-of-its-kind roundtable in late October. Under the auspices of SMTA and moderated by CIRCUITS Assembly, the 90-minute roundtable brought together high-level representatives from Assembleon, Essemtec and Universal Instruments, with Juki joining later to complete the picture. It was a sales-free zone: No audience was present. Instead, the competitors were asked to set aside the gloves for a few hours and talk technology and markets.