Stefan Naser, Business Manager Electronics Equipment describing the success story of innovation leading to this landmark
Mr. Moitzi from AT&S receives his present in front of the 600th plater, joined by a group of Atotech people who are involved in the project

The 600th Plater

This golden plater clamp was handed over to Mr. Moitzi, Chief Technical Officer of AT&S

Since the sale of our 1st Plater in 1986, we now celebrate in May 2011 the delivery of Atotech's 600th Plater to our customer AT&S. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to our worldwide customer's base. Atotech's success is based on customer satisfaction and technological innovation and leadership.

The 600th Plater sold to AT&S is one of a Cu18 IP2 line. The line is equipped with the Universal Transport System UTS-xs and constitutes one of the 41 UTS-xs Atotech Platers installed at AT&S for thin material transport which is designed for BMV Filling, as well as for conformal plating.

* "Formed in 1987, AT&S today ranks among the largest manufacturers of printed circuit boards in Europe and India and has a significant presence in China. AT&S is extremely well positioned in the market for high-tech HDI Microvia printed circuit boards, which are chiefly used in mobile devices. The company is also highly successful in the automotive, industrial, and medical sectors.

AT&S is globally prominent with its three production locations in Austria (Leoben, Fehring, and Klagenfurt) and factories in India (Nanjangud), China (Shanghai) and Korea (Ansan near Seoul). Furthermore AT&S maintains a sales, service and design centre in Nörvenich, Germany as well as a sales network that spans four continents. The Group employs more than 5,500 people worldwide."

Through a long history of innovation and successful applications at numerous customer manufacturing plants, Atotech's plating technology is considered at the market as the state of the art system for the entire range of production needs.

The Milestone represented by the 600th Plater delivery is one of many achievements illustrating high standards of engineering and technology, continuously improving quality systems and cooperative networking between our company and the industry on a global level.

New plating technology innovations such as Ultra Flex, Extra Wide, Reel to Reel, Pattern Plating, Through Hole Filling & the recent developed TTS® Plater among others, are Atotech's path to the future in a fast-evolving industry. The systematic and active positioning and marketing of this technology into the market is the key to expand our systems portfolio and sustain our growth plans.

We wish to thank all the dedicated colleagues whose effort made this important milestone possible.

*(AT&S Info Source: AT&S website)