Press Release s60

Press Release

LPKF supports China’s environment protection LPKF managers visit Chinese economic specialists Contact: Ulrike Thoms-von Meding [email protected] Garbsen, 24 June 2009 – After winning the China Trader Award last year, Tel. +49 (0)5131 7095-326 LPKF Laser & Electronics AG now intensified its personal relations to the Fax +49 (0)5131 7095-90 Chinese economy. During a seminar at the renowned Tsinghua University in Beijing, Torsten Nagel and Britta Schulz, managers of the business segments StencilLaser and Rapid Prototyping respectively, established 2018／5／18 Characters: 1,260 important contacts to further push business in Asia. A discussion with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council also proved to be very favour- able.

LPKF systems which do without the polluting use of chemicals for the pro- LPKF duction of SMT stencils and PCB prototypes are a crucial factor for busi- Laser & Electronics AG Osteriede 7 ness success in China. “For a densely populated country like China envir- D-30827 Garbsen www.lpkf.com onment protection becomes more and more important. Conventional tech- nologies like the etching of circuit boards have to be avoided as far as Board of Managing Directors Dr. Ingo Bretthauer (CEO) possible. LPKF’s contribution is a help not to be undervalued”, points out Bernd Lange (COO) Kai Bentz (CFO) Nagel.

Shares: The environment-friendly solar technology will also become more and Prime Standard ISIN 0006450000 more popular in Asia. LPKF develops and sells the machines necessary for the production of thin film solar panels.

Print free of charge, copy re- quested About LPKF

» Other press releases LPKF Laser & Electronics AG manufactures machines and laser systems used in electronics fabrication, medical technology, the automotive sector, and the production of solar cells. Around 20 per cent of the workforce are engaged in research and development.

053e3971ef945f890a435bf02209bcb5.doc 1 Press Release

Seminar participants at the Tsinghua University in Beijing

(Britta Schulz front row 2nd from l.; Torsten Nagel rear row 3rd from l.)

053e3971ef945f890a435bf02209bcb5.doc 2