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A new third-generation VUV synchrotron radiation ring called MAX II has just been built and commissioned in Lund, Sweden. Owing to tight boundary conditions regarding economy, space and manpower some novel techniques have been used in the design of the ring. The present status of the ring as well as the motivation for the parameter choices and techniques chosen are presented.