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LPKF continues to build on LDS business in China

DGAP-News: LPKF Laser & Electronics AG / Key word(s): Incoming Orders
LPKF continues to build on LDS business in China

12.02.2015 / 08:30

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Garbsen, Germany, 12 February 2015 - LPKF has received an order worth 2.5
million from a Chinese electronic manufacturer for Laser Direct Structuring
(LDS) systems. This is the first phase of a large-scale order LPKF was
expecting in the fourth quarter of 2014, but which the client postponed.
"We are glad that the client decided in favor of placing the order, and
expect to be awarded the second phase of the order in the coming months,"
says Ingo Bretthauer, CEO at LPKF.

With LPKF's Laser Direct Structuring systems, circuit pathways can be
imprinted directly onto three-dimensional plastic components. This saves on
space and weight, making it particularly suited to the manufacture of
components for small mobile end devices such as smartphones.

In the LDS patent dispute in China, the Supreme People's Court has
re-leased its decision to reject LPKF's appeal to review the case. This
means that the LDS patent in China remains invalid. However, outside China,
it continues to be valid in all significant markets. "We will continue to
build on our LDS business in China, even without the patent. The higher
quality and greater cost efficiency of our systems in the production
process are the decisive factors here," says Ingo Bretthauer.

Ethertronics, a major American manufacturer of electronics components with
manufacturing facilities in Korea and China, affirms this claim. It
re-cently obtained the "Authorized LDS Manufacturer" seal of approval from
LPKF. This seal is only awarded to clients who are able to prove that their
manufacturing processes use only the LDS process patented by LPKF - even in
China.



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Language: English
Company: LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
Osteriede 7
30827 Garbsen
Germany
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Internet: www.lpkf.com
ISIN: DE0006450000
WKN: 645000
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart


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