COMET Expands Service Department


GARBSEN, GERMANY - COMET, the leading international manufacturer of high-resolution FEINFOCUS X-Ray inspection systems, announces the appointment of Jochen Dietel to service engineer. With more than eleven years of experience as a service manager in the field of micro- and nanofocus X-Ray inspection, Mr. Dietel is uniquely qualified for his new position with COMET. The appointment is indicative of COMET's commitment to provide superior customer service and applications support to its global customer base.

Most recently, Mr. Dietel served as the global service manager for Phoenix X-Ray Systems, where he was responsible for system installation, repair services, and maintenance and service documentation. Mr. Dietel began his career with COMET's FEINFOCUS business unit in 1994, and during his time with the company became intimately involved with COMET's service policies - including field maintenance, upgrades, and training - for the complete line of FEINFOCUS X-Ray inspection systems.

Mr. Dietel received a Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical Univer-sity Chemnitz, Germany in 1993. He is fluent in English as well as his native German. Mr. Dietel has traveled extensively throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas during his time as a service engineer, giving him the ability to communicate with customers of diverse cultural backgrounds.

"I'm happy to have Jochen back on board." said Paul Lukaniec, COMET Service Department Manager. "With his extensive experience in servicing FEINFOCUS systems and his personal dedication to customer satisfaction, I know he will be beneficial to the company and our customers."

COMET is a successful international technology company in the growth markets of security, inspection, electronics and communication. As an expert in the field of applied physics, COMET provides a complete and highly flexible portfolio of components, modules, systems and services from a single source.

COMET's Business Unit FEINFOCUS is the world's leading manufacturer of high-resolution automated X-Ray in-spection systems, with more than 2,500 installations worldwide in high-productivity environments such as Electron-ics, Semiconductor Packaging, Automotive, Aerospace, and Medical. The company also offers full in-house X-Ray inspection services, such as failure analysis and component defect detection, and is a multi-year recipient of the electronics industry's prestigious Service Excellence Award. As the pioneer of Microfocus, Nanofocus, and Multifocus X-Ray inspection technologies, Business Unit FEINFOCUS has demonstrated leadership in product innovation in X-Ray inspection, including True X-Ray Intensity (TXI) control, AIM oblique inspection technology, and PCT/ACT imaging. The company encourages its customers to participate in on-site customer training and system demonstration, and invites them to take full advantage of its applications development center in Stamford, CT USA.

COMET was founded in 1948 and is based in Flamatt near Berne, Switzerland. Production is carried out in Switzerland and Germany; the sales subsidiaries in the U.S. and China are complemented by a worldwide network of representatives.

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