in a tax-free reorganization accounted
for as a pooling of interests
valued at approximately $24 million
MERTZ ASSOCIATES
acted as advisor to the shareholders of Systemation in preparing materials, evaluating proposals, negotiating and structuring the transaction.
SYSTEMATION ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, INC., New Berlin, Wisconsin, is a world leader in tape-and-reel as well as tube and tray based component processing systems for the semiconductor and electronics industries. Systemation posted revenues of approximately $29 million and net income of approximately $1.5 million.
ROBOTIC VISION SYSTEMS, INC. (RVSI), a public company located in Hauppauge, NY, is the largest supplier of a broad line of both 2-D and 3-D machine vision products. RVSI’s Electronics Division produces automated 3-D vision-based systems for inspection and measurement and is a leader in advanced electro-optical sensor technology. RVSI’s other subsidiaries supply 2-D machine vision systems, 2-D bar code reading systems, and automated data collection products, networks, and systems. RVSI serves a diversity of worldwide markets including semiconductor manufacturing.