NEWS DESK
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DISKCON’s
Bosch and Middlesex
want to collaborate
opening speech
Bosch Rexroth and Middlesex Industries
by Molecular Imprints
are planning joint sales activities for
cleanroom conveyors based on Middlesex
technology. Mutual supply with conveyor
The company, a provider of square inch,” stated Hofemann. “This modules and components is intended as
nanopatterning systems and solutions, aggressive technology roadmap well as systems integration for projects in
announced that Paul Hofemann, the necessitates the introduction of patterned industries like semiconductors, hard disk
company’s vice president of marketing media and new lithography strategies. drives, medical devices and photovoltaics.
and business development for hard disk Molecular Imprints has been working
drive (HDD) and emerging markets, will closely with leading HDD manufacturers Furthermore, both parties intend to co-
be the opening speaker for the special and co-suppliers to develop the next operate on future development and
lithography conference sessions next week generation nanopatterning solutions the manufacturing of the next generation
at the DISKCON USA conference. industry requires. Today there is automated material handling systems
Hofemann’s presentation, titled “The hard considerable progress to report, and a (AMHS), to provide complete source
disk drive industry: driving areal density map to the HDD industry’s lithography support of the semiconductor industry for
and lithography,” will explore new future is materialising.” 300mm prime and 450mm wafer fabs.
lithography strategies for overcoming the
challenging cost and resolution Driven by the need to substantially In August 2008 George Horn, President
requirements facing the HDD industry. enhance storage capacities and decrease and CEO of Middlesex Industries SA and
cost, HDD companies are increasingly Dr.-Ing. Jurg Walther, Executive Vice
“In order to fulfil the needs of future turning to Molecular Imprints’ high President Linear Motion and Assembly
consumer and industrial electronic resolution, low cost of ownership Technologies, Bosch Rexroth AG, signed a
systems, the HDD industry must push nanopatterning systems for their discrete corresponding memorandum of
memory densities for next generation track recording and bit patterned media understanding. Subject to approval by the
drives to well beyond one Terabyte per development and pilot production efforts. antitrust authorities both parties will
conclude binding agreements within the
next months.
TRUMPF wants to buy SPI LASERS
With this agreement Middlesex and
Rexroth will become one of the major
suppliers of conveyor and hybrid AMHS
TRUMPF and SPI LASERS are pleased believe that both SPI LASERS and technologies to the semiconductor
to announce that TRUMPF intends to TRUMPF will benefit from this proposed industry. The agreement will also provide
make an offer to buy the entire share transaction. While the overall market for Middlesex the market opportunity to
capital of SPI LASERS. The combination industrial lasers is expected to grow introduce its leading edge conveyor
of SPI LASERS’ products, fibre laser further in the future, particular growth is technology to a larger market currently
technology, engineering and expected in the lower power range, an serviced by Rexroth.
manufacturing along with TRUMPF’s area in which SPI LASERS’ products
technology and resources will enable have already established a strong market
TRUMPF to establish a position in the presence.”
Freescale’s presence
growing fibre laser sector. And with the
addition of the fibre laser product line, “A broad product portfolio of SPI
in China continued
TRUMPF will offer a full range of laser LASERS in the fibre laser segment would
solutions for customer needs. complement TRUMPF’s existing product
Freescale Semiconductor staged the fi-
and technology platforms and create a
nal of its third annual Freescale Cup
TRUMPF expects that SPI LASERS will stronger combined industrial laser
University Smart Car Racing Contest at
be a centre of fibre laser excellence offering”.
Northeastern University in Sheyang,
within the TRUMPF group. SPI LASERS
China. This year there were more than
will operate as a merchant laser business Dr David Parker, Chief Executive Officer 600. The final race narrowed the field
unit within the division laser technology of SPI LASERS added “We are delighted to a prestigious 104 competing teams
and electronics division of TRUMPF and by this announcement. Whilst we are
from throughout China. The contest
will continue to produce its growing proud of our achievements to date there is
was the culmination of months of de-
portfolio of OEM and stand alone fibre no doubt that with the support of the
sign and assembly of smart model cars
laser solutions. The business will operate TRUMPF organisation we can take the
built with Freescale’s S12 microcon-
from the existing facilities in business to a higher level and be a major
Southampton UK. player in this exciting sector. We see
troller (MCU) technology. The contest
many opportunities to leverage our world
required designers to integrate road
Commenting on the announcement, Peter class technology position into new
sensors, design motor control systems,
Leibinger, vice chairman of the managing products and markets and look forward to
programme corresponding software and
board and head of the laser technology working within the TRUMPF group to
assemble the model car within two cat-
and electronics division, said: “I firmly achieve this” egories, camera and optical electronics.
October 2008
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