Novatec, the development company for electronic assembly process solutions based in France, has appointed Christopher Associates as its partner to distribute VacuNest tooling solutions in the U.S. and Mexico.

VacuNest offers a reusable custom tooling support within printer, dispensing and pick and place platform machines. The patented tooling is ESD safe, maintenance-free and works independently of the machines operating system.

Set up takes seconds--conforming to any underside board/component profile to provide a rigid uniform support that will not damage component terminations or component bodies.

Martin Gershenson, Director of Business Development for Christopher Associates commented, "VacuNest tooling complements well our current product range of process solutions as our technicians strive to support customers to improve their process yield and reduce ppm defect levels. Tooling is a process critical item and the VacuNest solution offers customers an immediate return on investment."

About Novatec EAP

Novatec EAP is a research company that develops new technologies for the electronic assembly industry. Founded in 1995, Novatec has patented and licensed numerous renowned inventions, including the ProFlow and RheoPump enclosed print heads, VacuNest shape memory tooling, Varidot/PumpPrint adhesive imaging and direct sphere transfer process for ball grid array manufacturing. For more information, contact Peter Marshall.