ASM Pacific Technology Opens Second Building And New Innovation Centre

Singapore, Tuesday 17 January 2017 – ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. (ASMPT) today announced the official opening of the company’s second building and its state-of-the-art Innovation Centre. The new facility will consolidate the Group’s Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Solutions business segment and the Back-end Equipment business segment under one roof. Officiating at the opening ceremony was Minister of State for National Development and Trade & Industry Dr Koh Poh Koon.

Said ASMPT’s CEO Mr Lee Wai Kwong, “By locating our businesses within close proximity, it allows us to integrate our facilities and put us in a better position to focus on creating synergies for different business units. Also, having the R&D teams of different business units clustered near to each other creates invaluable opportunities for fruitful collaborative exchanges. The sharing of technology know-hows will definitely spark off new ideas that will help us in the development of next-generation machines that deliver better performance at lower cost.”

Currently these two business units are occupying two-third of the space while the remaining one-third space is reserved for future expansion. Besides supporting customers in the development of Industry 4.0 capable solutions to digitalise workflow, ASMPT is in the process of transforming their production plants to smart factories through the use of robots and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) to optimise some of its manufacturing processes.

Named Tech-Park Building 2 (TPB2), the Green Mark “Gold” status building is six-storey high and is designed with eco-friendly features that consume low energy and reduce carbon emission.

During the opening ceremony, ASMPT also launched its first Innovation Centre in Asia. The centre serves to showcase the latest suite of Back-end semiconductor equipment and SMT solutions that support customers in their development of advanced technologies packaging, Industry 4.0 projects and smart factories. Well-equipped with live demonstration stations, it is designed to allow customers to conduct onsite testing.

Additionally, the Innovation Centre also functions to bridge collaboration between ASM and its industry partners through research and development. There will also be in-house seminars, workshops and forums held at the Innovation Centre to share the latest technology knowledge and market trends.