Universal Instruments Corporation is an electronics technology company based in Conklin, New York. Universal Instruments builds automated machines that allow

electronics manufacturing services Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) is a term used for companies that design, manufacture, test, distribute, and provide return/repair services for electronic components and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The concept is ...

companies to construct

surface-mount technology Surface-mount technology (SMT), originally called planar mounting, is a method in which the electrical components are mounted directly onto the surface of a printed circuit board (PCB). An electrical component mounted in this manner is referred ...

and through-hole technology circuits, such as SMT placement equipment, insertion mount machines, and machines for electronic packaging. The company was founded in 1919 as the Universal Instruments and Metal Company in nearby Vestal, and found its initial success as a

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for IBM. In addition to electronics manufacturing machine, Universal Instruments manufactures DEKA's Luke Arm prosthetic for Mobius Bionics.

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