Surface
Mount Technology (SMT) is a technology which deals with mounting and
soldering of surface mount devices (SMD) on the surface of a printed
circuit boards (PCB). This technology differs a lot from traditional
thru-hole soldering technology. SMT comparatively uses different
soldering equipment and principals and offers more electrical
conductivity and reliability as compared to thru-hole soldering
technology. The global SMT equipment market is strengthened by the
growth of global electronics market especially in Asia Pacific
region.
SMT
equipment market is driven by the growing trend of miniaturization,
higher production speed and continuous introduction of new products.
Increasing demand from mobile phone, 3G telecom network, LCD / LED
television sets, LED and CFL lighting and other consumer electronics
products market is also expected increase demand for SMT equipment.
Demand for more efficient and light weight electronic devices in the
field of medical and automotive is expected to fuel the demand for
SMT equipment market over the coming years. Repairing of the products
manufactured by SMT technology are difficult and very high skilled
persons and tools are required for the repairing tasks. Along with
it, SMT is unsuitable for high-power and high-voltage electronic
parts, for example power circuitry. Tightening soldering quality
requirements and package complexity are increasing the need for
inspection process to ensure complete process and product control,
and reduce rework and repair costs. Use of AOI (Automatic Optical
Inspection) and X-ray inspection equipment is expected to increase in
the coming years, resulting into improved quality of packaging of
surface mounted devices. Defense electronics applications are a
significant opportunity for SMT equipment market players. Software
use in surface mount technology process is gaining significant demand
and is resulting into improved process efficiency.
SMT
equipment manufacturing industry is intensely competitive and mature.
Margins in this industry are low with high entry barriers. High
investment in research is needed as the technology turnaround time is
low thus the players need to invest in product innovation regularly.
SMT equipment market is segmented on the basis of product and
geography. On the basis of product segment the SMT equipment market
is segmented into screen print equipment (automatic, semiautomatic
and manual), soldering equipment (wave oven and reflow oven),
inspection equipment (laser, X-ray and optical), placement equipment
(low speed, high speed and medium speed), cleaning equipment and
rework and repair equipment (semiautomatic and manual). Asia Pacific
is expected to be the fastest growing market for SMT equipment during
the coming years due to the rapidly rising semiconductor and
electronics manufacturing activity in the region.
ASM
Assembly Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Viscom AG, Orbotech Ltd, Electro
Scientific Industries Inc., Teradyne Inc., Panasonic Corporation,
YXLON International FeinFocus GmbH., Electro Scientific Industries
Inc., Universal Instruments Corp., X-Tek Group Inc., Omron
Corporation, Saki Corporation, Speedline Technologies GmbH, Glenbrook
Technologies Inc., CyberOptics Corporation, Heller Industries Inc.,
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp., Assembléon Netherlands BV,
Juki Automation Systems Inc., Teradyne Inc., Koh Young Technology
Inc., Nordson Corporation, PPT Vision Inc., and Fuji Machine
Manufacturing Co. are some of the key players in SMT market.
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