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3rd Annual DDM Novastar Open House a Success
October 13, 2015 | DDM Novastar Inc.Estimated reading time: 1 minute

For the third consecutive year, DDM Novastar held its annual Technical Workshop and Open House on September 15-17, 2015 and was, by all measure, an enormous success.
The Technical Workshop was attended by customers from Canada, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Virginia and as far away as Florida. Because the workshops have proven so worthwhile to customers, DDM Novastar has already scheduled their mid-winter workshop for February 9-10, 2016.
Participants were able see all of DDM Novastar's products first-hand in a single location, ask technical questions, meet the team that supports the equipment, and take a tour of the company's exclusive U.S. manufacturing and assembly facility.
The Open House featured hands-on equipment demonstrations including screen printers, pick & place machines, reflow ovens and selective solder machines, a custom reel-to-reel assembly line, and feeders, controls, and ancillary components.
About DDM Novastar
DDM Novastar, Inc, was established in 2011, following the close of APS Novastar, LLC, formerly of Huntingdon Valley, PA. Many of the key staff from APS were hired by DDM Novastar to continue the legacy started by APS in 1981. DDM Novastar continues in their footsteps as the global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of OEM equipment for the short to medium run surface mount technology (SMT) and printed circuit board (PCB) markets.
DDM Novastar's products include stencil printers, automated pick and place robots, reflow ovens, wave and selective solder equipment, component counters and lead forming equipment. DDM Novastar's experienced team has installed over 24,000 product solutions in the telecom, defense and aerospace, security, transportation, automotive, medical and diagnostic devices, personal computers, and academic markets. For more information, visit www.ddmnovastar.com.
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