PRI Automation Wins Factory Automation Software Order - Alpha Industries Chooses PROMIS(R) MES to Boost Manufacturing Productivity
BILLERICA, Mass. PRI Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRIA), the global leader in semiconductor factory automation, today announced a contract with Alpha Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AHAA), to provide a complete Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for their wireless semiconductor manufacturing operations. The contract consists of PRI s industry leading PROMIS(R) MES and Encore!(R) software as well as implementation, training and support services.
"We have seen tremendous growth in our wireless products in the past few years," said Richard Langlais, business operations manager, Alpha Industries. "We realized that in order to stay competitive, we had to gain better control of our manufacturing operations with a fully-functional MES solution. PROMIS delivers the kind of feature-rich, production proven environment we need to respond to our dynamic and changing manufacturing requirements. PROMIS also gives us a growth path to meet our future needs as our business grows."
"This was a very competitive sale and we are pleased that Alpha Industries has chosen PRI as their MES supplier," said Ian McKinnon, vice president and general manager, PRI Software Systems. "PROMIS offers unmatched stability and easily integrates into the manufacturing environment. Customers can quickly gain control over the manufacturing processes to increase yields, lower cycle times and improve overall factory effectiveness (OFE)."
PROMIS software is widely used by leading semiconductor and precision electronics manufacturers to reduce manufacturing cycle times and increase wafer yields. PROMIS directs and monitors the flow of materials throughout the entire manufacturing process and provides real-time performance analysis, enabling manufacturers to identify and correct problems as they arise.
PRI s goal is to help semiconductor manufacturers increase overall factory effectiveness (OFE) by providing an integrated solution of hardware, software and services that optimizes the flow of products, data, materials and resources throughout the production chain. PRI s scalable and flexible solutions address a wide range of manufacturing requirements helping to increase fab productivity and provide a greater return on a manufacturer s investment.
About Alpha Industries
Alpha Industries, headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, designs and manufactures a broad range of products for microwave and radio frequency wireless communications applications. The company s Wireless Semiconductor segment provides gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuits and other semiconductors to the dynamic global market for wireless telephone handsets. The Application Specific Products (ASP) segment provides a broad range of GaAs and silicon devices to satellite, instrumentation, defense and other communications markets. The Ceramic Products segment provides technical ceramic products for wireless telephony infrastructure and other wireless markets. Additional information is available at Alpha s Website - www.alphaind.com.
About PRI Automation
PRI Automation, Inc., headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, is the leading global supplier of advanced factory automation systems and software that optimize the productivity of semiconductor and precision electronics manufacturers as well as OEM process tool manufacturers. PRI is the only company to provide a tightly integrated and flexible hardware and software solution that optimizes the flow of products, data, materials and resources throughout the production chain. The company has thousands of systems installed at approximately one hundred locations throughout the world. For more information visit PRI online at www.pria.com.
Encore! and PROMIS are registered trademarks of PRI Automation
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CONTACT:
Jeff Nestel-Patt of PRI Automation, Inc.
978-670-4270, ext. 3161
jnestel-patt@pria.com
Web site: http://www.alphaind.com
Web site: http://www.pria.com (PRIA AHAA)
Jeff Nestel-Patt of PRI Automation, Inc.
978-670-4270, ext. 3161
jnestel-patt@pria.com
Web site: http://www.alphaind.com
Web site: http://www.pria.com
(PRIA AHAA)
E-mail: jnestel-patt@pria.com
Web site: http://www.pria.com
