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CHAM, SWITZERLAND – Kirsten Soldering is holding a contest to find the oldest and most hardworking wave soldering machine.

The firm will award an iPod nano (RED) for each of the following categories
(Apple gives a portion of proceeds to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.):

· The hardest-working wave soldering machine (highest number of running hours).
· The oldest wave soldering machine still in use.

To enter, provide a photo of the hour meter showing the running hours of the wave solder machine, or a photo of the oldest wave solder system with the year of installation to improveyourmemory@kirsten-soldering.ch.

Any wave soldering system owner or operator is eligible to enter.

The deadline to enter is Oct. 31.

Every participant will receive a 2GB USB memory stick.

VELLINGE, SWEDEN -- PartnerTech today reported September quarter sales of SEK 478.3 million ($70 million), down 16% year-over-year.

TAIPEI -- Compal Electronics has raised its forecast for annual notebook PC sales, citing higher-than-expected demand in the West.

SMYRNA, GA -- What do BEST, DEK, Assembléon, Key Electronics, Kyzen and Mack Technologies have in common? Their customers say they provide industry-leading customer service.

MUNICH – ITOCHU will supply Takaya flying probe test customers with Aster Technologies’ novel test coverage analysis tool.

Aster’s TPQR for Takaya permits users to independently compute the test coverage provided by Takaya alone, or combined with other test/inspection equipment.

No financial terms of the partnership were disclosed.

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai (Foxconn) today reported September revenue rose 38% sequentially to NT$149.4 billion ($4.63 billion).

DETROIT -- A Foxconn worker is being accused of stealing trade secrets from his former employer -- Ford.

BRIDGEWATER, MA – Chase Corp. today reported third-quarter revenues of $25.1 million, down 26% year-over-year.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – Sonoscan president Dr. Lawrence W. Kessler received the Rayleigh Award presented by the Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society of the IEEE.

IEEE selects one recipient annually on the basis of achievements in research, education, publications, and technical innovations.

Dr. Kessler founded Sonoscan in 1974. The firm develops and manufactures acoustic microscopes and acoustic micro imaging systems.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn will invest a reported $1 billion in a new production facility in Chengdu, China, the company said.

SINGAPORE -- Flextronics will develop a new facility in Wuzhong, China, to support growing domestic demand for computing products.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Global PC shipments rose 2.3% year-over-year in the third quarter, a positive sign for the holidays, according to several researchers.