SUSS Starts Exclusive Remanufacturing Business

SUSS MicroTec REMAN will ensure that the equipment offered to themarket conforms to the quality, accuracy and uniformity standards thatSUSS is renowned for. Furthermore they will be responsible for sellingspare parts and the after-sale support of the systems sold.

"SUSS stands for high quality both in its new equipment and in itscustomer support. Our products are however also in high demand bythose who due to budget constraints cannot purchase equipment firsthand. Generally they have had to buy from dealers without warranty orany kind of service. With SUSS REMAN these customers have the chanceto purchase systems from a source that they can rely on to get thesupport they need." says Dr. Stefan Schneidewind, CEO of SUSSMicroTec.

Toni Wolejnik heads up the new REMAN team and brings with him over14 years of experience in the used-equipment market, many of theseclosely tied to SUSS. "The demand for quality remanufactured SUSSequipment is very great indeed and as such I am confident that theservice we provide will make SUSS MicroTec REMAN a highly successfulsubsidiary of the SUSS Group."

About SUSS MicroTec

SUSS MicroTec is a leading supplier of production, process andtest technology for the semiconductor industry. SUSS maintains itsleadership position with over 7,000 systems installed worldwide. SUSSproducts include coating developing systems, 1X full-field lithography(1XFFL) systems, substrate bonders, flip-chip bonders, probe systemsand now equipment for C4NP production. Headquartered in Munich,Germany, SUSS has 5 international manufacturing sites and providessupport from sales and service centers in North America, Europe, Asiaand Japan.

For more information about SUSS MicroTec, please visitwww.suss.com.

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