IN Brief:
- CORE-emt is building a headquarters in Aars, Denmark, targeting a March 2027 move.
- Two planned SMT showrooms will provide about four times its present demonstration space.
- Training and service engineering facilities support customers; no new PCB production plant has been announced.
CORE-emt is building a new headquarters in Aars, Denmark, with expanded surface mount technology equipment showrooms, practical training facilities and workspace used by engineers who support electronics manufacturers across Scandinavia and the Baltic region.
The supplier expects to relocate in March 2027 after construction that began in August. Its managing director, Steen V. Haugbølle, attributes the investment to growing demand among electronics manufacturing services businesses and original equipment manufacturers, which has left CORE-emt short of suitable space in its current premises.
The project involves a double-digit million investment in Danish kroner, with no exact amount disclosed. General contractor SonHøj is responsible for construction; by October, the building’s walls, windows and doors were in place and work had moved indoors. The expected relocation remains a target rather than a confirmed opening date.
Designed specifically for the company’s operations, the building will contain two showrooms with approximately four times the space of its existing demonstration area. They will accommodate the main machines used in a complete SMT line alongside equipment for storing and preparing electronic components.
A surface mount line links solder paste deposition, component placement, reflow and inspection, so process settings at one station can affect the quality assessed at the next. Showing these machines together allows the interaction between successive operations to be examined rather than relying on isolated equipment demonstrations.
Errors introduced during printing can remain hidden until later stages. Too little solder paste may produce an incomplete joint even when component placement is accurate, while excessive deposits can cause bridging between adjacent terminals. Reflow settings must then suit the solder alloy, board and components without exposing them to unacceptable temperatures.
Viewing an integrated process gives customers a way to examine how machine settings and material handling affect the finished assembly. Equipment speed alone does not determine output: feeder preparation, job changes, inspection requirements and the availability of correctly identified materials can limit how long a line operates without interruption.
CORE-emt has identified intelligent component storage as a particularly active part of its business. Electronics manufacturers must manage reels and other component formats across different jobs, often with variants that look similar but have distinct electrical specifications or moisture-handling requirements.
A storage system can track material locations and assist retrieval for a scheduled build. Its effectiveness depends on accurate part identification and the connection between inventory records, production orders and machine preparation. An incorrect reel or missing part can interrupt placement even when the assembly equipment itself is ready to run.
The planned showrooms will allow customers to examine storage alongside the placement and inspection operations it supports. That arrangement offers a practical setting for investigating material flow and the software connections needed between equipment, rather than considering each machine as a separate purchase.
Dedicated training rooms will support machine operation, programming and software features. A placement system requires component libraries, board coordinates, feeder assignments and process parameters; inspection equipment uses its own settings to distinguish acceptable assemblies from suspected defects.
Programming decisions affect manufacturing consistency. An inspection programme with poorly selected acceptance criteria can reject satisfactory joints or miss problems, while inaccurate component data can produce placement errors. Practical exercises allow technicians to examine the effect of configuration changes without relying entirely on a customer’s live production schedule.
Service engineers will also have a base at the headquarters between customer visits. Maintenance requirements range from the condition of feeders and conveyors to the accuracy of placement mechanisms and the configuration of equipment software. Fault diagnosis often requires examining the full process rather than simply replacing a component that appears to have failed.
The investment does not create a new printed circuit board production plant or increase the manufacturing capacity of CORE-emt’s customers directly. The company supplies production machinery and technical services; the immediate increase is in space for demonstrations, instruction and support.
No additional staff numbers, measured customer efficiency gains or confirmed start date for every showroom have been disclosed. Construction and equipment installation must be completed before the new facilities can provide their intended service capacity. CORE-emt continues to target March 2027 for the move to Aars.
