Report: Cookson strengthening its position in Central Europe
Mr. Crimp and Mr. Ertmann cutting
the ribbon at the entrance.
Left: Dr. László Rédey, manager, Cookson Electronics Assembly Materi-
als Kft.. Middle: Mr. David Crimp, European executive vice president,
The office building of the new Central-European center of Cookson.
Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials. Right: Mr. Rick Ertmann,
manager of Cookson Assembly Materials Group.
Report: Cookson strengthening
its position in Central Europe
The Hungarian presence of the well-known British soldering technology innovator and manufacturer, Cook-
son, has reached an important milestone: the company has relocated its solder paste manufacturing activity to
its new plant in Dunaharaszti, located not far away from the capital Budapest. Here are a couple of things
you should know about Cookson in Hungary.
In 2000, a decade after the political change Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials company, Enthone Kft., also part of the
of regime in Hungary, at the time of the Kft. Cookson group, is located and operating
establishment of the electronics industry in A congratulatory speech was given by on the smaller part of the production site.
Hungary, Cookson founded the company Mr. David Crimp, European executive vice From the total headcount of 53 people,
Alpha-Fry Technologies Kft. for stencil president, highlighting the excellent per- eight people are working for Enthone while
manufacturing and to serve the Hungar- formance of the Hungarian subsidiary and the remaining 45 are contributing to the
ian and Romanian electronics assembly brilliant relationship with the English par- success of Cookson Electronics Assembly
factories. Later, in 2003, the company ent company, justifying the company’s deci- Materials.
extended its services to Slovakia and the sion of relocating the solder paste produc- As a closing act of the celebration
Czech Republic, and in 2005, following the tion to Hungary. It is a remarkable sign of speeches, David Crimp and Rick Ertmann
restructuring of the parent company, the confidence that the Dunaharaszti plant will cut the ribbon.
name of the Hungarian affiliated company not only supply the Central and Eastern Standing by the traditions, Catho-
was changed to Cookson Electronics As- European region with Cookson products, lic priest László Linde from the city of
sembly Materials Kft., making the name of but the Far East, German, French, Ameri- Szigetszentmiklós was asked to call for
the beforehand acquired German company can and Israeli regions as well. godsend in order to ensure the seamless
Alfa-Metall completely disappear. Rick Ertmann, manager of Assembly operation of the whole plant and bless the
As a consequence of the continuous Materials Group, brought out in his speech workplaces. The opening ceremony was
reorganization of the electronics market, the matchless expertise of the Hungarian closed with a cultural program with the
the management of Cookson has decided plant and saluted Mr. István Végh, owner show of Clean Art Group, giving a taste of
to relocate solder paste manufacturing of the site, as he officially handed over the Hungarian and international folklore.
from England to Hungary. Parallel to this, plant. The invited Cookson guests arrived
the company site in Dunaharaszti has been The new site itself is considerable from from the German, French, English, Italian
assigned as an individual Eastern European floor-space point of view: the manufactur- and Belgian offices and the Dutch metal
support center. Stencils are also produced ing facility spans 1800 sq. meters (19,400 production facility, while there were also
in state-of-the-art quality. The new factory sq. ft.) while the office building, which is several other attendees at the ceremony
was inaugurated May 26, 2009, with a also the place for logistics actions, has a from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Ger-
broad range of foreign invitees. floor-space of 620 sq. meters (6,700 sq. ft.). many, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Israel,
The ceremony was opened by Dr. The yearly manufacturing capacity of Japan, South Korea, and the U.S.
László Rédey, regional director of the the new plant is 350 tons of solder paste.
Eastern European region and manager of The surface finish material manufacturer —Míklos Lambert
38 – Global SMT & Packaging – June 2009 www.globalsmt.net
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