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Applied Materials acquires parts cleaning business from Edwards |
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Aug 28, 2007 at 07:35 PM |
 Applied Materials has said that certain assets of Edwards' ‘Kachina' equipment parts cleaning operations have been acquired for an undisclosed sum and will be integrated into its Chamber Services network, which is part of its Global Services organization. Applied currently owns and operates parts cleaning service facilities throughout North America and in Europe, Israel, Taiwan, Singapore and China.
"This acquisition will enhance Applied's position as the leading global service provider of critical parts cleaning, coating, refurbishment and analytical technologies to the semiconductor industry," said Mark Stark, General Manager of Applied's Fab Operation Services division. "Kachina has more than 15 years of experience and knowledge in parts cleaning and coating and has an excellent reputation with its customers for delivering quality products. Building on our extensive global infrastructure, this strategic investment will add to Applied's fab-wide service offerings and increase our capacity to deliver world-class chamber performance management to customers internationally." Kachina's operations at facilities in Austin, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; and Hillsboro, Oregon, as well as Kachina's on-site service operations at customer sites in Israel, Ireland and the state of Virginia have been made part of the deal. BOC Edwards changed its name to Edwards in July, 2007.
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