Name: Create Group Address: 9377 W. Grand City: Franklin State: Ill.

Employees: 290,000 Year Established: 1992 President: Masahara Matsushita Product: Packaging Assembly

Create Group

The Create group of Panasonic Factory Automation Company markets, services, and supports electronic packaging assembly equipment manufactured by Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd.

Its equipment is the recognized market leader in Japan and the Asia/ Pacific region - the world's largest consumer of such equipment. Create packaging assembly machines are used in the production of a majority of Panasonic consumer products. Its business philosophy requires that it stay on the leading edge of technological development - allowing it to meet the production demands of fully-featured, state-of-the-art electronic products and the high density, slim, integrated circuits they require.

Create has been marketing its leading edge equipment in North America since 1992. It should not be confused with other Panasonic divisions (e.g., Panasert) or competitive equipment providers.

Create provides precisely engineered, highly efficient, tremendously reliable electronic package assembly systems for today's global markets (OEMs and contract manufacturers).

Create has been marketing its leading
edge equipment in North America since 1992.

Surface Mount Technology
Its SMT system includes high speed chip mounters, multi-functional chip mounters, screen printers, adhesive dispensers and board handling units. It provides super high-speed mounting, advanced packaging techniques, extensive connecting process expertise, and complete system support.

Chip On Board Technology
Its COB bare chip mounting system includes die mounters, wire bonders, chip coat dispensers, bump bonders, vertical curing ovens, flip chip C4 process, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Chip-On-Glass (COG) assembly. It offers highly reliable bonding regardless of the substrate material, and it is expert in achieving secure bonds for ultra-thin board applications.

Electronics manufacturing often measures success by the slimmest of margins. Successful companies seize competitive edges. Create systems have been designed in conjunction with one of the world's most extensive engineering databases focused on electronic package assembly production. Its continuing research into process development has pushed the envelope of connection technology - achieving reliable micro-connection on a mass production scale. Create has designed and built integrated production lines to meet specific customer needs - achieving higher throughput, greater yields and minimal downtime.

By constantly pushing the technological edges of electronic production, it provides valuable insight on how to optimize your system for various products.

Create is an equipment unit of Panasonic Factory Automation and is a leading expert in high-density circuit board production. Create equipment is precision engineered to handle super small components to large odd-sized components. Its equipment includes high-speed screen printers, rotary chip mounters, modular chip mounters and modular multi-function mounters.