Asetronics AG, which has its headquarters in the Swiss capital of Berne, has upgraded and expanded its SMT production capacities in cooperation with the SIPLACE team. On its new SMT line with SIPLACE D2 and SIPLACE D1 machines, the company manufactures not only modules for its traditional EMS business, but highly sophisticated LED modules with complex controllers for vehicle lighting systems or the touchless controllable surgical lights which Asetronics has developed in-house. Together with its new hardware, the company also invested in options from the SIPLACE software suite to make central manufacturing processes such as new product introductions, setups and offline setup stations faster, more reliable and more efficient. This enables the Swiss electronics manufacturer to meet the traceability requirements of its customers in the medical and automotive fields. Asetronics picked SIPLACE solutions because of the capabilities of the SIPLACE software, the high process reliability with respect to LEDs and super-small 0201 and 01005 components, and the competent support provided by Swiss SIPLACE sales representative Hilpert Electronics AG.  Swiss original design manufacturer Asetronics AG wants to manage its rapidly rising order volume with a production line consisting of a SIPLACE D2 and a SIPLACE D1. The company, which got its start in 2004 as a spin-off from telecom conglomerate Ascom, has established itself as one of Europe's leading producers of high-quality LED modules for the medical and automotive industries with special heat-conducting MF circuit boards and in-house developments.  LED placement with special requirements ?We believe that SIPLACE offers by far the best LED handling of all equipment manufacturers,?plusmn; says Asetronics CEO Andruml;| Maurer about his decision to purchase placement solutions from the Munich-based technology leader. SIPLACE supports the differentiation by LED lighting classes and offers a large spectrum of special nozzles for picking up and placing the highly sensitive LED components without scratching their surfaces.  01005 option for the SIPLACE D2 Asetronics also decided to upgrade its SIPLACE D2, which is certified for 0201 components by default, with an option for the latest generation of super-small 01005 components. This enables the company to manufacture even the latest, extremely miniaturized modules for medical technology applications in a cost-effective manner.  More efficiency is the objective In addition to upgrading its capacity with the SIPLACE D line, Asetronics also wanted to increase its production efficiency. It achieved this by improving its offline setup, setup verification and new product introduction (NPI) processes. Supported by SIPLACE software solutions such as SIPLACE Pro and SIPLACE Setup Center along with setup optimization options and SIPLACE splice sensors, these central SMT production processes are now much faster and more stable uml;C with the corresponding impact on the company's production quality and costs.  ?With its expertise in multifunction PCBs and its leading position in LED placement, Asetronics places special demands on its SMT manufacturing hardware and software. The newly installed SIPLACE D line and the SIPLACE software suite support these special placement processes efficiently and further improve our process reliability, which enables us to meet our customers?ˉ steadily rising requirements, says Erich Harlacher, sales manager at SIPLACE partner Hilpert Electronics.  With its SIPLACE machines and innovative manufacturing concepts, Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems GmbH  Co. KG (SEAS) is the world?ˉs leading manufacturer of surface mount technology (SMT) placement machines and solutions. From its early days in 1985 through 2010, the company has installed roughly 22,000 placement machines at more than 2,000 customers. Electronics manufacturers all over the world take advantage of the broad SIPLACE portfolio of products and services. SIPLACE placement machines are used in all industrial applications in fields such as telecommunications, automotive, consumer electronics and automation. For more information about SIPLACE, visit www.siplace.com. Asetronics AG is a medium-sized organisation with its headquarters in Bern (Switzerland) and is a leading company for Electronic Engineering  Manufacturing Services EEMS and LED-based lightsystems. For more information about Asetronics, visit www.asetronics.ch