Living innovation is our motto. AP&S has already received several innovation awards: including Top 100 Award 2018, 2019 and 2021 as well as Infineon's Supplier Award Best Innovation 2018. The Top 100 Award honors particularly innovative medium-sized companies in Germany that demonstrate their innovative strength in a scientific process.
"Far-sighted, customer-oriented, innovative - that's AP&S and our wet process solutions, and that's what we have to be. After all, microelectronics, microsystems and nanotechnology - all areas in which our wet process machines are used - are considered to be the strongest innovation drivers of all. The rapid progress exemplified by our customers here is setting standards for economically important cutting-edge technologies such as automation, sensors, the automotive industry, biomedical technology, telecommunications and others worldwide. We are part of this innovation chain and committed to continuous progress", Tobias Drixler COO.
The semiconductor industry is the cornerstone of modern technology. By providing our customers innovative wet process equipment, we are actively involved in the shaping of today’s and tomorrow’s technology.
To meet the extremely high requirements on the product and process purity in the semiconductor industry, in 2017 AP&S invested in the installation of a ultra-high purity water system. Significant advantages for our customers are the results: no long-term rinsing and cleaning processes in the semiconductor fabs anymore, faster tool qualifications as well as faster achievement of defect density requirements for the production output. Read more here.
We participate in the Important Project of Common European Interest on Microelectronics (IPCEI = a project promoted by the Federal Government, which aims to strengthen the microelectronic industry in Europe and Germany in the global competition). Read more here.
In regard to the digital transformation we are well positioned too. Through taking a shareholding in the software company tepcon GmbH, we have expanded our expertise in software, connectivity and IoT, which are playing an increasingly significant role in mechanical engineering, machine maintenance and control.
More space for innovation: In 2018 AP&S invested 3.5 million euros in the construction of a new cleanroom and an additional production hall at the headquarters in Germany. With the focus on customer benefit this developmet offers:
Extended production capacity and shorter delivery times
More space for technical pioneer projects
Production of wet process tools under cleanroom conditions with the result of faster tool qualification on-site
„We at AP&S see it as our mission, to support customers efficiently during their decision making and buying process, to ensure they receive the perfect wet process solution, that meets their specific requirements. Therefore, we offer them wet process development and modification support for standard as well as innovative semiconductor materials like SiC, GaN-on-Si/SiC, InP and a variety of tool demonstrations in our Demo Center. Single wafer as well as batch wet processes are availabe here.“
Stefan Zürcher, Process Engineer
"AP&S IoT solutions are used for machine monitoring, machine control, maintenance, service assignments, spare parts deliveries and deployment. In 2018 we received the Supplier Award "Best Innovation" from our key account Infineon. In the selection process, the decision makers were particularly impressed by our developments in the field of Industry 4.0. Among these the AP&S augmented reality program for predictive maintenance and factory planning, that offers customers optimized production planning, solution-oriented design process, time and cost savings and scheduled replacement of spare parts.“
Christoph Kluge, Director Software Development