About APS NOVASTAR LLC

Automated Production Systems, Inc. (an APS NOVASTAR LLC company) located in Huntingdon Valley, PA, was incorporated in 1982 as a manufacturer of lead-forming equipment. The founder was an engineer working in an electronics manufacturing environment where he saw lead forming equipment in operation. He decided that he could make that kind of equipment simpler, better and less expensive. Offering cost effective solutions for lower volume assemblers and invoking practical 'hands-on' advice to every sale became an early theme stressed in the way APS did business. Even today, thru-hole lead-forming equipment is still a significant portion of the business.


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After 10 years of continued growth, APS decided to expand its horizons and apply its expertise to the low to medium volume surface mount assembly market. The basic SMT manufacturing process can be simplified to the following steps: print, place, reflow. To address these applications, APS, in 1992, introduced its own line of manual stencil printers, manual pick and place machines and benchtop reflow ovens - the Gold-Series. These systems quickly established APS as a leading SMT equipment provider. In fact, the Gold-Series SMT line, sold in over 20 countries, has become the standard for low volume surface mount assembly!

APS continues to focus on the three-step manufacturing process for medium to low-volume assembly. To answer our customers' needs, APS most recently introduced automated stencil printers and pick-and-place machines as well as new-technology, high temperature inline reflow ovens. The L-series pick and place machines are specifically designed for facilities that require quick set-up, ease of operation, high accuracy and high reliability. Even during our industry's worst downturn ever, the L-series automated pick and place machines have been widely accepted and further establish APS as the leader in low volume automation.

Its range of equipment, whether manual or automated, is well suited to the current SMT assembly market. This market is mainly comprised of companies just converting from thru-hole to SMT production, and companies specializing in R&D/prototyping assembly. High-mix, low-volume assembly is the prevailing trend of the day!

APS doesn't just sell machines; they specialize in educating customers on processes, materials, equipment and implementation. Customers often decide to utilize APS equipment because APS provides them with a total solution and helps make the entire process painless. They are often in need of a quick education on certain applications and good advice on how to get the job done.

To provide superior customer service and support, APS began its close partnership with REStronics in the midwest which now covers most of continental USA. This partnership has greatly enhanced APS's position as a leading equipment supplier in the USA. To further their growth, APS has recently expanded into Europe, China, the Pacific rim and South America.

APS will continue to develop products which apply to low and medium volume manufacturing processes. Their constant goal is to continue to refine and define low to mid-volume equipment for the particular niche market that they have been serving for all these years. APS intends to continue their focus on offering customers all the help they need in implementing SMT production processes in order to make their system purchase truly turnkey.

APS is affiliated with Novastar Technologies Inc., a leading manufacturer of medium and high volume Wave Solder and Reflow Solder Machines. For more information, visit Novastar at www.novastarinc.com

2840 Pine Road., Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 Phone: 215-938-1000, Fax: 215-938-8480

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