Company Profile March Plasma Systems is the global leader in low temperature gas plasma equipment and applications technology. The company has been engaged in the plasma equipment business for more than twenty years and h......Company Profile March Plasma Systems is the global leader in low temperature gas plasma equipment and applications technology. The company has been engaged in the plasma equipment business for more than twenty years and has broad experience in the areas of semiconductor packaging, printed circuit board manufacturing, medical device assembly and various industrial applications. March Plasma Systems was formed through the merging of March Instruments of Concord, California and Advanced Plasma Systems (APS) of St. Petersburg, Florida. Both March Instruments and APS were acquired in 1999 by Nordson Corporation. March Plasma Systems is a 100% subsidiary of Nordson. Nordson Corporation is one of the worlds leading producers of precision dispensing equipment that applies adhesives, sealants and coatings to a broad range of consumer and industrial products during manufacturing operations. The company also manufactures technology-based systems for curing and surface treatment processes. Headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, Nordson Corporation has 4000 employees worldwide and 2007 revenues of US $993 Million. March Plasma Systems’ headquarters are located in Concord, California also housing its product development staff, applications engineering, global technical service support and administrative functions. The company has its principal manufacturing locations in St. Petersburg, Florida and Carlsbad, CA. International Sales, Service and Applications staff are located around the world supported from facilities in Maastricht, Netherlands Tokyo, Japan Shanghai, China and Singapore. Each international facility is equipped with a full complement of equipment for customer applications support. Our History The two companies that are at the foundation of March Plasma Systems each have a rich history of success. March Instruments was founded in 1984. The original product was the Plasmod reactor from original Motorola patents. The small bench top barrel plasma system found broad use in the early days of semiconductor research and is still used in many university laboratories. With the advent of laminated substrates and advanced package technologies, such as BGA’s, March Instrument’s position in semiconductor packaging grew fast. IDM’s and Contract Packaging companies quickly proliferated the use of March Instrument’s popular PX1000 product. In 1999 March Instruments introduced the first of its TRAK style products, initiating a new trend in equipment to respond to the industry demands for greater uniformity and consistency of treatment as well as the needs for automation. The initial ITRAK product has since evolved in March Plasma Systems’ highly successful FlexTRAK platform which is now widely used throughout the Semiconductor and Medical Device industries. Advanced Plasma Systems was founded in 1981. The large format plasma systems that APS produced were immediately applied in the Printed Circuit Board manufacturing industry. Applications that required compliance with the rigid military specifications were ideally suited for plasma cleaning technology. APS continued to grow as smaller via diameters, new materials and increasing layer counts evolved in the PCB industry. Plasma treatment is providing technology solutions where the traditional methods loose effectiveness. APS also found success in utilizing its product concepts to develop solutions for the medical device manufacturing industry by providing customized systems for the treatment of cardiovascular catheters, stents, ocular products, etc. Since 1999, March Instruments and Advanced Plasma Systems have been merged into a single entity: March Plasma Systems. The complimentary product lines and market strengths have formed us into a market and technology leading company. Our Philosophy March Plasma Systems strives to provide its customers with full value solutions including state-of-the-art equipment solutions, advanced applications support before and after the sale, prompt and professional technical service, and an overall team support to engage long term relationships.