Juki Automation Systems is pleased to announce that it closed the third quarter of 2008 with record 35%+ growth year on year. Sales of surface mount placement systems grew almost 40%, complemented by 20%+ growth in the Selective Solder product line.

Bob Black, President and CEO of JAS, commented “All of us at Juki would like to thank our customers for making this outstanding result possible. While other firms in our industry continue to struggle, Juki has continued to build on the strong growth of last year with these record numbers. I also want to thank our great team of people, whose hard work and dedication to our customers has made this all possible.”

Juki also reported that the strong start of the FX-3 high speed placement system was a major factor in 2008 sales. JAS Technical Director Gerry Padnos remarked “The strong performance of the FX-3 has led to faster sales growth than we had planned. We are pleased that Juki has increased production capacity for the FX-3 to keep up with this demand.”

Juki Automation Systems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Juki Corporation, responsible for Juki’s SMT product line in the Americas.