February 21, 2012
Joseph S. Bubel, President, Hesse & Knipps, Inc.
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Joseph S. Bubel, President, Hesse & Knipps, Inc.
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At Hesse & Knipps, Inc., the
Americas subsidiary of Germany-based Hesse & Knipps Semiconductor Equipment
(www.hesse-knipps.com) -- we
experienced significant growth in 2011, with a 50% increase in revenue over
FY2010.
Our forecast remains strong for this year, with growth expected for
heavy wire bonding technology in the power electronics market. We also project
continued dominance in the thin wire bonding market with continued growth into
the RF and microwave market segment.
Technology wise, HCR(TM) (high current
ribbon) capability on our heavy wire bonders, which supports power electronics
applications, has been very well received by equipment users, and PiQC(TM) - our
patented "Process Integrated Quality Control" technology continues to be the
only system available that measures five critical parameters for every wire
bond in real time.
Where competing wire bonding systems are likely to continue
production and damage parts, our proprietary system protects our customers' investment in high value components by stopping production whenever bond
quality is in question. Our thin wire/wedge bonding technology is also
generating a lot of excitement in the area of miniaturization for memory
devices.
We added to our support staff in
2011 and also recently partnered with our rep organization Chalman Technologies
to open a West Coast Demo and Applications Laboratory in Anaheim, CA. The new
demo lab enables our western region customers to more conveniently test and
troubleshoot their applications on our Bondjet BJ 820 High Speed Fully
Automatic Fine Wire Wedge Bonder and enables prospective customers to validate
the capabilities and qualify our wedge bonders prior to making an equipment
purchase.
The Demo and Applications Lab is staffed with Hesse & Knipps
applications engineers who work directly with our customers. We also have an
established East Coast Demo and Applications Lab in Sterling, MA.
In summary, we look forward to
another great year in 2012 with increased business and inroads into new and
existing markets.
Joseph S. Bubel, President
Hesse & Knipps, Inc.
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