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Kulicke & Soffa Collaborates with LeYu Precision to Deliver Production-Proven Automated Material Handling Systems
SINGAPORE, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) ("Kulicke & Soffa", "K&S" or the "Company") today announced a
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[{"type":"text","content":"SINGAPORE, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:KLIC) (\"Kulicke & Soffa\", \"K&S\" or the \"Company\") today announced a collaboration with LeYu Precision Co., Ltd. (\"LeYu\") in Taiwan, to provide highly automated ball bonder production line solutions utilizing rail guided vehicle (RGV) material handling systems supporting the broad semiconductor market. Automated material handling systems utilize computerized devices and robots which ensure efficient transportation of magazines or carriers between storage buffers and production equipment on the manufacturing floor.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe collaboration has successfully implemented over 140 RGV production lines to date across multiple customer locations. Production efficiency enhancements are enabled through reducing operator interaction and eliminating standby time. In addition to the productivity gains, this automated approach accelerates the customer's path to full production. These integrated solutions support customers building new facilities as well as for retrofits of existing facilities.\n\"We believe that through this collaboration, leveraging LeYu's rich industrial experience in RGV robotic systems, together with K&S's ball bonding solutions, we are well positioned to deliver highly efficient material handling systems which better enable customers to implement Industry 4.0. This will simultaneously improve both quality and productivity.\" said Chan Pin Chong, Kulicke and Soffa's Executive Vice President and GM, Products and Solutions.\nCustomers are positioned to benefit and rapidly implement a highly automated ball bonder production line that is controlled by an efficient material control scheduler (MCS) and that interfaces directly with the customer's existing manufacturing execution system (MES).\nThe automated material handling system along with K&S's wire bonding solution will debut at SEMICON Taiwan trade show in Taipei, from September 14 through 16, 2022, Booth #L0616 (Level 4).\nAbout Kulicke & SoffaKulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC) is a leading provider of semiconductor, LED and electronic assembly solutions serving the global automotive, consumer, communications, computing and industrial markets. Founded in 1951, K&S prides itself on establishing foundations for technological advancement - creating pioneering intercon...