MILPITAS, Calif. – March 17, 2020 – SEMI today announced the release of a central feature of its workforce development initiative, designed to grow the microelectronics industry’s talent pipeline, on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Competency Model Clearinghouse website. The Unified Competency Model (UCM) for Advanced Manufacturing identifies skill sets required across strategic industry sectors to strengthen connections among the microelectronics industry, workers, and education and training providers. SEMI led the development of the new UCM in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor – Employment and Training Administration (USDOL-ETA).

SANTA CLARA, CA ― March 2020 ― Absolute EMS, Inc., a leading provider of turnkey and consignment manufacturing services, is pleased to announce that it has installed two new MIRTEC machines at their facility: an MV-6 OMNI 3D AOI Machine and an MS-11e 3D SPI Machine.

HARROGATE, UK ― March 2020 ― Robotas Technologies Ltd, a pioneer of hand assembly automation systems, has developed a solution for optimizing the manual assembly process for the requirements of Industry 4.0. The company has spent the last 30 years evaluating and optimizing manual assembly processes.

Lakeville, Minnesota, March 12, 2020 - ITW EAE announces a new extended partnership agreement with Testerion (Pty) Ltd South Africa to represent and distribute all ITW EAE equipment including MPM printers, Camalot dispensers, Electrovert soldering systems, and Vitronics Soltec soldering systems throughout South Africa. The agreement becomes effective April 1, 2020.