High-tech production for PCB assembly: expansion of production capacities at the Verl site

Beckhoff extends manufacturing depth with the takeover of Smyczek GmbH & Co. KG

Smyczek GmbH & Co. KG in Verl, Germany, has become a member of the Beckhoff group of companies with effect from 1 December 2009. Smyczek GmbH & Co. KG is a specialist for printed circuit board assembly and in this field is the main supplier of components for Beckhoff’s control technology. The company has a high-tech production facility in Verl, especially for SMT equipment, with over 110 employees and a manufacturing area of 4,500 sq. metres.

Smyczek GmbH & Co. KG manufactures and installs electronic modules and complete units. The range of services covers printed circuit board assembly from the prototype to series production. Using an ultra-modern machine pool, different kinds of circuit boards can be assembled efficiently. In order to achieve high quality standards, x-ray inspection takes place in addition to the ‘automatic optical inspection’ (AOI). The production is mainly focused on the population of PCBs with SMTs (Surface Mount Technology), i.e. the mounting of electronic components on the surface of the circuit board.

The managing directors of Smyczek GmbH & Co. KG are Roland Smyczek, who is responsible for EMS services and human resources, and Michael Schlegel, who is responsible for technology.

“The two Verl-based companies are linked by a long-standing successful cooperation. A large proportion of the printed circuit boards for Beckhoff automation components, from the I/O Bus Terminal to the highly integrated Industrial Motherboard, is manufactured by Smyczek,” reports Hans Beckhoff, managing director of Beckhoff Automation GmbH. “The integration of Smyczek in the Beckhoff Group is intended to further intensify the cooperation, in order to bring new technologies and products onto the market faster.”

With the expansion of production capacities and the extension of the manufacturing depth, Beckhoff is well set up to be able to optimally achieve the planned corporate growth in the next few years.

In addition to Beckhoff, Smyczek also manufactures for further industrial customers, who similarly benefit from the investments in new technology and can thus increase the competitiveness of their products.

Smyczek GmbH & Co. KG

Key figures:
- Headquarters: Verl
- Employees: 113
- Production space: 4,500 m²
- Founded: 1985

Range of services:
- SMT equipment (Surface Mount Technology)
- THT equipment (Through-Hole Technology)
- Quality assurance by automatic optical inspection (AOI) and x-ray
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