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CHAD GuideMaster™ OPTIMIZES MANUAL ELECTRONICS BOARD ASSEMBLY WITH LASER LIGHT GUIDANCE AND IN-LINE CAPABILITY

Finally - An Extremely Cost-Effective Semi-Automatic Solution to Manual Board Assembly, Providing Many of the Same Benefits of Full Automation

MARCH '00, ORANGE, CA - The CHAD GuideMaster™ provides the electronics board assembly market with a semi-automatic solution they can easily justify while realizing many of the same quality and productivity improvements they currently achieve with fully-automatic equipment. The GuideMaster™ is a complete in-line component placement system designed to easily integrate into existing manual assembly lines. Equipped with an in-line motorized conveyor and laser light guidance system, the GuideMaster™ provides seamless in-line board flow and facilitates more accurate manual part insertion. The ease of integrating this modular solution into the production line, combined with the improved productivity realized from more reliable assembly and happier operators, make it an intelligent upgrade to existing manual assembly processes.

Known for setting industry standards in odd-form electronics assembly, CHAD has once again made its mark in the electronics assembly industry by offering the most technologically advanced automation product available. For more information on this or any of CHAD's assembly solutions, please contact us at 1565 S. Sinclair Street, Anaheim, CA 92806, USA Tel (714) 938-0080, Fax (714) 938-0630, Email info@chadindustries.net or visit our Web Site at www.chadindustries.net.