Europlacer has been awarded an Innovation Award in the category of Pick-and-Place for its innovative 3DPS Adaptive Positioning System. The award was presented by EMAsia Magazine's Publisher Catherine Wong to Derek Gaston, group managing director, during a Wednesday, April 5, 2006 ceremony that took place at the Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition International Hotel during NEPCON China/EMT China.

The 3DPS is an innovative Adaptive Positioning System that picks up components with a turret head that now is fitted with a contact sensor so the machine knows when it contacts a component or the board. www.europlacer.com