AEi Expands Manufacturing
Demand for AEi Optoelectronics Automation Systems Drives Growth
Wilmington, MA - April 11, 2007 Automation Engineering Incorporated (AEi), a global supplier of high precision automation systems, has completed an expansion of staff and overall engineering and manufacturing capacity at its facilities located in Wilmington, Massachusetts. AEi moved its headquarters and manufacturing operations to Wilmington in July of 2006 as part of its ongoing commitment to meet the flexible automation needs of its customers.
According to AEi COO Justin Roe, "We are quite pleased with the demand in North America and around the globe for our new PMAT© (Photonics Module Align, Assembly, and Test) flexible automation platform for precision photonics and optoelectronics applications. These highly configurable and adaptable standard platforms are being very well received in the marketplace. They provide our customers a solution to meet their needs in new product development through to full scale production that is very scalable to help them quickly get new products to market with higher performance capabilities and at lower manufacturing cost."
Configurable for Current and Future Applications
AEi's PMAT platform offers a superior alternative to the choice between limited featured standard products and custom stations available from other sources as well as end-user built custom stations, providing the following important benefits:
oWide range of available option modules to optimally meet specific customer needs, including machine vision for automated material load/unload, precision active optical alignment for single and multi-channel devices, automated adhesive dispense and cure, and laser welding with precision force feedback compensation.
oReconfigurable and interchangeable fixturing, electrical, and optical interfaces to support quick changeover to different applications and product/packaging designs
oFlexAuto(TM) reconfigurable software sequencing, alignment, and testing functionality with no custom programming in C, C++, Labview, Delphi, or Visual Basic
oComprehensive support documentation and training materials available to streamline implementation
oLower cost of system deployment and support
oLong-term warranty and service support from AEi
Pricing & Availability
AEi is delivering PMAT stations now for customers in North America and Europe.. For more information, or a quote to provide PMAT stations to meet your specific needs, contact AEi sales and customer support at (978) 658-1000, or sales@aeiboston.com.
About Automation Engineering, Inc.
Automation Engineering Inc. (AEi) is a leading supplier of high-precision automation systems across the optoelectronics, medical devices, consumer products, aerospace/ defense, and other world-wide markets. AEi provides comprehensive design for manufacturing, process development, and pre-production build services in addition to complete turn-key automated manufacturing stations and lines. For more information, visit AEi's website, www.aeiboston.com.
