ASM Alternative Energy Brand Debuts at SNEC 2015; Integrates Leading Metallization Innovator DEK Solar and PV Solutions from ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.

ASM Pacific Technology’s (ASMPT) acquisition of printing specialist DEK in mid-2014 expanded the company’s footprint in the surface-mount assembly market -- where it already had a strong presence with the SIPLACE brand of placement technologies -- and also brought together the DEK Solar and ASMPT photovoltaic (PV) technology portfolios.   At next month’s SNEC PV Power Expo in Shanghai, China, ASMPT will unveil a new force in the alternative energy space – ASM Alternative Energy (ASM AE).   ASM AE unites DEK Solar and ASMPT’s solar group under one roof and leverages the global power and resource of ASMPT, the world’s leading supplier of equipment for the electronics manufacturing industry.

“DEK Solar’s leadership in cell metallization technology and ASMPT’s strengths in PV wafer inspection and module assembly are now Together #1 as ASM Alternative Energy,” explains Brian Lau, Vice President of ASM AE.  “While both organizations are powerhouses in solar innovation, the scope of applications work extends far outside of photovoltaics and also incorporates fuel cell solutions and next-generation battery technologies, among others.  Being integrated as ASM Alternative Energy more appropriately reflects the breadth of our technology capabilities and customers’ product range, and aligns the ASMPT group of companies under one formidable ASM brand.”

SOURCE: Global Solar Technology (link); ASM AE (link)