Carl
Zeiss SMT Inc., a leading global provider of electron- and
ion-beam imaging and analysis equipment and services, today announced
that it has successfully moved its North American headquarters from
Thornwood, N.Y. to a new facility in Peabody, Mass., located close to
the city of Boston.
The move goes along with the operational integration of ALIS
Corporation, Peabody, Mass., a technology start-up developing Helium
ion microscopy, which was acquired by Carl Zeiss SMT in 2006. The newly
formed North American headquarters cover the full range of operations.
This includes research and product development, manufacturing and
application development as well as sales, system demonstration and
service of Carl Zeiss SMT´s market leading product portfolio
of nanoscale imaging, structuring and analysis solutions. The new
53,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility of Carl Zeiss SMT Inc.
houses a 14,000 square foot development and manufacturing plant, plus a
new state-of-the-art application development and system demonstration
laboratory. Here, up to six of the latest generation systems
— including EVO® and ULTRA type scanning electron
microscopes, NVision 3D CrossBeam® workstations, LIBRA®
energy-filter transmission electron microscopes and the revolutionary
ORION™ Helium ion microscope — can be operated and
evaluated by customers in context of their various applications in
nanotechnology. Customers are welcome to bring their samples to this
facility and experience the superior performance of the ZEISS electron-
and ion-optical systems.
“We are very proud of the successful move and
integration of our U.S. manufacturing, development, sales,
applications, and customer support operations into our new, expanded
facilities in Peabody, Massachusetts,” said Frank P.
Averdung, president of Carl Zeiss SMT Inc. “Now, we are
better positioned than ever to provide a world class experience in
nanoscale imaging, structuring and analysis for all our customers from
first contact through joint research and development programs,
applications development, equipment sales, and mutually beneficial
support relationships.” Averdung, who joined Carl Zeiss SMT
in 2005 from the semiconductor device and manufacturing equipment
industry, commented further: “The Boston area offers highly
qualified personnel and support resources, including a quality supply
chain for high-tech manufacturing and R&D, coupled with a very
active scientific and industrial infrastructure for nanotechnology
applications in life sciences, advanced materials and semiconductor
processing and metrology. We intend to continue ramping our
capabilities in Peabody, quickly, as part of our global growth plans
and our commitment to total customer satisfaction. Together with the
experienced management team of our newly integrated ALIS technology
division, we will focus, in particular, on the successful market
introduction and the first system shipments of our ORION™
Helium ion microscope during 2007.”