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ATLANTA – Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems has inked a deal under which Northtouch/Comtree will  represent Siemens in Canada, effective immediately.

In a press statement, David Intson, Siemens Canada sales manager for the Electronics Assembly Systems division, said, “This new relationship will provide Siemens with enhanced customer access to the Canadian electronics industry. While Northtouch/Comtree have been highly successful for many years in providing advanced SMT assembly solutions to the Canadian market; Siemens has been very successful in penetrating new accounts with leading edge SMT placement solutions for NPI, high-mix and high-volume applications. The joining of these organizations will result in enhanced customer focus and continued growth of SMT placement solutions for the Canadian market.”

Siemens Energy and Automation Inc. represents Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) in the U.S. Its parent company, Siemens AG, is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $96 billion in fiscal 2005. Siemens has sales of $18.8 billion and employs approximately 70,000 people in the U.S.
ATLANTA – Siemens Automation and Drives has acquired 3D AOI maker Opto-Control Elektronik Prufsysteme GmbH, effective July 5.

Opto-Control’s inspection systems are fully automated and use 3-D sensor to detect solder or placement defects.  The newly expanded Siplace portfolio combines these AOI systems from Opto-Control with Siemens SMT placement machines, enabling customers to better implement the high process reliability requirements of electronics manufacturing, the company said.

The Opto-Control business will be integrated into the Optical Solutions (OI) unit of Siemens’ Electronics Assembly Systems division. Siemens said it wants to significantly expand its system with fully automated 3-D inspection systems in the future.

SALT LAKE CITY -- EMS provider CirTran Corp. today said it projects reporting a 30% increase in sales for its second quarter of fiscal 2006.

Iehab J. Hawatmeh, CirTran's founder, president and CEO, said that the company is projecting sales of approximately $2.2 million for the period ended June 30, up from $1.7 million for the first quarter.


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