Further order for M+W from flat-panel industry
M+W Zander has won another major order from Taiwanese flat-panel manufacturer AU Optronics Corporation. M+W will be responsible for the engineering and construction of cleanroom facilities for the new TFT-LCD fab of AU Optronics, one of the first 6th generation TFT-LCD production facilities in Taiwan. AU Optronics will manufacture TFT-LCD panels for large panel TV sets at the new fab, to be built at the Science Park in Taichung. Mass production of around 60,000 panels per month is expected to start in the second quarter of 2005. The order is valued within the triple-figure million dollar range for M+W Zander. The project is M+W Zander's largest single flat-panel order to date. The new fab will have a cleanroom area of more than 130,000m2 over three storeys. The order should be completed by the end of this year. The market for flat panels is one of the fastest growing sectors worldwide, establishing itself as the standard not only for Notebooks and PC monitors but also for TV sets. Last year M+W Zander engineered and installed the cleanroom facilities for all three stages of expansion for the latest of the AU Optronics fabs, the 5th generation flat-panel fab.
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