History

1966 Creation of the company whose main activity was design, production and marketing of equipment for the watch-making industry
 
1976 Launch of the "customized machines" for the assembly of micro-technical parts
 
1990 Launch of the standard robotic cell ECO for automatic soldering, entirely manufactured in-house
 
1992 Launch of the micro-dispensing business
 
1993 The company changes its corporate name and becomes mta automation ag
 
1994 mta introduces dispensing technology for two-component products and patents its dynamic mixing chamber
 
1994 mta seals a partnership with Panasonic, one of the first companies to present a soldering robot that uses the Soft-Beam technique
 
1994 Creation of mta automation deutschland gmbh, a 100% sales subsidiary
 
1995 Launch of the table-top robot L/C for semi-automatic soldering and dispensing operations
 
1996 mta is the first company to use a laser (YAG) to replace the Soft-Beam technique for infrared ray soldering
 
1997 Michel Assaf becomes the President and CEO of mta automation ag
 
1998 mta obtains ISO 9001 certification
 
1999 mta enters a partnership with Global Automation Inc (USA)
 
2000 Creation of unitechologies groupunitechologies group and integration of mta automation ag, Sysmelec SA and MASSI SA into the group
 
2000 The table-top robot TR300 replaces the L/C type using an industrial PC, with Windows NT as interface and a touch screen for programming and setting
 
2002 mta moves from Brügg to the group’s new premises in Gals
 
2003 Introduction of the robotic cell RC500 which replaces the ECO (robotic cell), using the same software as the table-top robot TR300
 
2003 Official opening of unitechnologies group's new premises in Gals on 23rd May 2003
 
2006 mta celebrates its 40th birthday
 
2008 Emilio Stornaiuolo becomes CEO of mta automation ag from 1st April. Michel Assaf remains President of the Board of Directors of the unitechnologies group companies.
 
2009 mta automation ag acquired Global Automation Inc. in USA, who operates under the name of mta automation inc.
 
2009 Cliff Bockard becomes CEO of mta automation inc.