Product category: Electronics Manufacturing Services
News Release from: DEK
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 2 July 2002
Acumen acquisition boosts
DEK's custom capacities
DEK has strategically expanded its stencil and custom-tooling capabilities by acquiring Acumen Technology
DEK has strategically expanded its stencil and custom-tooling capabilities by acquiring Acumen Technology, which operates stencil and fixture manufacturing facilities throughout the USA, Mexico, Singapore and Malaysia. The new business will be known as Acumen Technology, A Business of DEK. Leaders of both DEK and Acumen Technology have said that customers will benefit from the extended infrastructure and in-depth support the new business will bring to the market.
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John Hartner, Managing Director of DEK, explained that the synergy between DEK's Process Support Products and Acumen Technology, in terms of capabilities, customers and business philosophy bodes well for the future of the new business.
"DEK and Acumen Technology have achieved success as innovators and enthusiastic supporters of customers' needs.
Now, we are even better positioned to serve electronic manufacturers in all parts of the world".
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He added that the international user community will benefit from the combination.
"This move responds to our customer needs to reduce their vendors and to speedily deploy global processes by serving them through our network of design and manufacturing facilities on three continents", he said.
Quyen Huyah, President of Acumen Technology, said, "We have grown strongly throughout our 13 year history, by continually striving to deliver speed, quality and technology beyond our customers' expectations.
Now, with DEK's involvement and additional investment we can move ahead to fulfil our mission to be the stencils leader in the Americas and Asia".
Acumen Technology is a major supplier of stencils for printed circuit board assembly in the Americas and Asia.
Acumen's growth has been steady with the acquisition of new technologies and expansion into new markets.
The company's philosophy has always been to provide the best possible service with the highest quality.
Acumen is committed to investing the extra effort needed to help solve customer problems and maintain schedules.
DEK specialises in screen-printing technology and total process support for regional and multinational electronic manufacturers throughout North America, Europe and Asia.
Its Process Support Products division focuses on delivering high quality stencils, tooling, cleaning technologies, process consumables, spare parts and machine performance upgrades.
Having unified these process essentials into a single portfolio, the division is now growing its contribution to worldwide sales revenues.
The acquisition of Acumen Technology augments the organic growth that the division is achieving.
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