Panasonic opens solution, innovation centre in Thailand

The centre is established as the company’s Factory Automation (FA) showroom in South East Asia, aimed at showcasing highly-efficient manufacturing technologies and equipment.

In today’s highly digitised world, demand for smart phones, wearable devices and other electronics are expanding rapidly. Within those electronics products, built-in printed circuit board is a necessity and plays an important role. The solution & innovation centre showcases the company’s suite of manufacturing technologies such as auto-insertion and surface mount machines, which are designed for insertion and mounting of electronic components in high-density printed circuit board.

This innovation centre features not only Panasonic’s latest chip mounter and welding machine, but also peripheral equipment from other partners which include component tower and inspection machines. This synergy highlights the importance of network compatibility and technological interconnectedness; and their contribution to the success of Industry 4.0 and IoT-supported manufacturing line. This innovation centre is operated and managed by Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

At the “Panasonic Solution & Innovation Centre Thailand”, customers can experience actual manufacturing process of printed circuit board and welding machines by bringing their own materials and electronic components for trial production. The centre is also equipped with a seminar hall and conference room to facilitate technical seminars and events relating to factory automation. Through these approaches, the centre aims to maximise its value for customers.