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Siemens AG & Fabmaster Sign OEM Agreement

          Fabmaster Optimizer is Selected by Siemens for Integration
                 Into SIPLACE Electronics Assembly Equipment

    GRENOBLE, France, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Fabmaster S.A. and the
Production and Logistics Systems Group, Siemens AG of Germany, announced today
that they have signed an OEM agreement which states that Fabmaster will
provide a software optimization module for Siemens' SIPLACE electronics
assembly equipment.  This module, used for optimizing printed circuit board
placement programs, will work in conjunction with Siemens' SIPLACE Pro
programming software.  SIPLACE users will be able to minimize their PCB cycle
time, production line changeover time and machine set-up time with the
Fabmaster SIPLACE Optimizer.
    "We are very pleased about our agreement with Siemens," said John Maton,
president of Fabmaster.  "It underlines the high performance of Fabmaster's
SMT optimizer and will give Fabmaster the opportunity to propose its full
range of CIM automation software for manufacturing and test to all future
SIEMENS SIPLACE customers."
    "Our customers are looking for software options," said Helmut Macht,
Vice President, Research & Development for Siemens PL's electronics assembly
equipment division.  Through our agreement with Fabmaster, SIPLACE users will
be able to take advantage of Fabmaster's broad range of expertise in computer
integrated manufacturing solutions."
    Fabmaster plans to modify its other products to interface with SIPLACE
Pro.

    Fabmaster S.A. of Grenoble, France is the leading worldwide supplier of
CIM automation software for board assembly optimization, incircuit and
fixtureless test, shop floor documentation and paperless repair.  With an
installed base of over 3,000 programming stations operating in Europe, America
and Asia, Fabmaster's global solution is used by over 700 customers in
30 countries.  Fabmaster S.A. of Grenoble, France is listed on the Paris stock
market (trading symbol: SICOVAM 6327) and has subsidiaries in the U.S.A.,
U.K., Taiwan and China.
    The Siemens Production and Logistics Systems Group, headquartered in
Nuremberg, Germany, consists of three main businesses:  SMT Placement and
Electronics Assembly Systems; Logistics and Factory Automation Systems; and
Postal Automation Systems.

    Note:  Please forward all leads/inquiries to:

    Jennifer Kohl                            Isabelle Pellerey
    Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.        Fabmaster S.A.
    Electronics Assembly Equipment           15 Avenue du Granier
    2875 Northwoods Parkway                  38240 Meylan
    Norcorss, GA 30071 - USA                 France
    Call 1-888-SIPLACE                       Call +33-4-76-41-81-04
    or visit http://www.siplace.com                 or visit http://www.fabmaster.com


SOURCE Fabmaster S.A.




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