EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS – Assembléon has started a research project to develop a new generation of sustainable pick-and-place solutions for the electronics assembly industry.
The new generation aims to minimize the environmental impact of the machine during the design phase.
Assembléon’s activity is part of an overall development project called SUPREME (SUstainable PRoduction EquipMEnt).
Other partners in this project are firms and institutions from the high-tech Dutch Brainport Region, including the Technical University of Eindhoven, research institute TNO, Xycarb Ceramics, Tegema Group and Fiberworx.
SenterNovem, the sustainability office of the Dutch ministry of economical affairs, and the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research have provided a substantial subsidy for the project.
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