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Excellon Automation announces the release of its Concept 129 Intelli-Drill™

Torrance, CA – February 28,2005 – Excellon Automation is pleased to announce the release of its Concept 129 Intelli-Drill™. The Concept 129 Intelli-DrillT was unveiled at the IPC/APEX EXPO at the Anaheim, CA Convention Center February 22-24, 2005

Designed with high precision short run applications in mind the Concept 129 Intelli-Drill combines the accuracy and ease of use of the Concept 129 family with the ability to inspect and correct for inner layer registration errors.

Using a cone shaped hole with an auto-focus and zoom CCD camera, the system "looks" at each layer and measures its variation from norm and applies algorithms to make a "best Fit" drill stroke. The data can then be displayed and used to adjust forward processes for more accurate registration and better yields.

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Excellon is the world's leader in installed PCB Drilling systems with products ranging from single and multiple station mechanical drilling machines to hybrid laser precision via formation systems.