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Murray Percival Co. Empowers Emerald Technologies with Cutting-Edge Ersa Versaflow 4
March 7, 2024 | Murray Percival CompanyEstimated reading time: 1 minute

The Murray Percival Company, the award-winning leading supplier to the Midwest’s electronics industry, has successfully facilitated the sale of an Ersa Versaflow 4/55 Selective Soldering Machine to Emerald Technologies Saline, MI location, a leading electronics manufacturing service provider. This strategic acquisition marks a milestone for Emerald Technologies in its quest to exceed the challenges of the electronics assembly market, by significantly enhancing its soldering process with the industry-leading technology of the Ersa Versaflow 4/55.
The Ersa Versaflow 4/55, known for its top technology in inline selective soldering, offers unmatched flexibility and efficiency. Its full modularity caters to every customer requirement, promising a tripling of throughput with the highest flexibility and an intuitive operating concept. These technical highlights ensure the highest process reliability through proven control systems, making it the non-plus-ultra in selective soldering.
Emerald Technologies, a company that prides itself on solving the most complex technical challenges with a customer-centric approach, sees this acquisition as a game-changer. “The Ersa Versaflow 4/55 is an amazing machine that has significantly enhanced our soldering capabilities, allowing us to offer even higher quality and more reliable products to our clients,” said Randy Ferrell, Process Engineering Manager at Emerald Technologies Saline, MI location. “Matt Percival of The Murray Percival Company was instrumental in this implementation, always knowing exactly what will improve our processes. His expertise and dedication have made a real difference in how we approach manufacturing challenges.”
The Murray Percival Company, a third-generation family-owned business, continues to demonstrate its commitment to improving customer processes and maximizing ROI. “We always appreciate the opportunity to introduce our customers to technologies that will help them grow their bottom line,” said Murray Percival III. “The Kurtz Ersa Equipment has a proven track record of doing that, so for us helping to bring them together with the Emerald team is an ideal situation.”
This partnership between The Murray Percival Company and Emerald Technologies Saline, MI location represents a perfect synergy of expertise and innovation, setting a new standard in the electronics manufacturing industry. Both companies are excited about the potential this brings to Emerald Technologies’ manufacturing capabilities and the benefits it will deliver to their clients.
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