Roding, Germany / Duiven, Netherland - November 02, 2009
Mühlbauer Group and Boschman form alliance to provide complete solutions for the contactless IC module production in the smart card industry
Mühlbauer High Tech International, a leading provider of smart card and ID turnkey solutions enters into an alliance with long-term business partner Boschman, a leading provider of semiconductor moulding equipment. The partnership enables the companies to expand their presence by providing complete manufacturing solutions and services in the rapidly growing contactless IC module business in the smart card industry and related emerging markets.
Today, over four billion smart card units are manufactured annually. Driven by the banking sector (e.g. payment cards), governments (e-passports, e-ID cards) and telecommunications (e.g. SIM cards for mobile phone), the smart card industry is projected to grow annually at double digits. To keep up with this demand, smart card module manufactures require the latest assembly technology and a partner who can offer the highest levels of output, optimal production yields, and efficient support.
Mühlbauer and Boschman long time cooperation has now transitioned to a formal alliance, focusing on turn key solutions for the contactless IC module assembly market. Customers will be able to take advantage of the output and reliability of Boschman´s mould technology with Mühlbauers worldwide standardised testing technology, embedded in Mühlbauers system integration expertise and proven turn key solutions. Additionally, customers will have access to an enhanced service network and one point of contact for all support needs. Together, customers will benefit from leading edge technology, faster response times, and one stop shopping, resulting in the lowest cost of ownership.
Thomas Betz, member of the management board at Mühlbauer Group, defines the cooperation accordingly: “Our customers are in the focus of our thoughts and actions. Our goal is, to provide a one stop shop with leading edge technology for our clients in all related areas of Smart ID. The cooperation with Boschman is the world wide unique opportunity for our customers to get the most modern and innovative solution for all process steps in the contactless IC module manufacturing. The product know-how for this process and service around the globe, provided by Mühlbauer Group and Boschman is also unbeatable and an additional benefit for our clients.”
Frank Boschman, CEO Boschman, comments: “This strategic alliance with market leader Mühlbauer is constructed to better serve our customers worldwide. Contactless IC modules is a key market segment for our company and we will keep developing new solutions. Our latest Packstar R2R molding system, released early this year, is a result of our continuous investment to offer better, faster and lower cost of ownership solutions. We will keep doing this to serve our clients with state of the art technology and service.”
Mühlbauer Group is the only one stop shop for complete manufacturing chain of smart cards or ID products world wide. In the IC module manufacturing turnkey solutions are installed around the globe. With an installed equipment base of more than 300 systems in the area of encapsulation and test handling, Mühlbauer Group has the biggest market share world wide. To cover the latest requirements for contactless and pre-personalized products, the latest model CMT 6560 was launched to the market beginning of 2008.
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Mühlbauer Group
Wolfgang Wanner
Head of Marketing Communications
Josef-Mühlbauer-Platz 1
93426 Roding, Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 9461 952 – 1618
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