CLINTON, NY - Indium Corp. named BarTron as sales representative for Michigan.
BarTron is responsible for the sales and service of Indium’s electronics assembly materials such as solder paste, preforms, wire, ribbon, and foil; rework, wave, and liquid fluxes; underfill; flux cored wire; solder spheres; epoxy; and bar solder.
BarTron has extensive technical and customer service experience and a wide-ranging line card that aligns with Indium's soldering products.
CUPERTINO, CA -- Apple Computer has launched an audit of the plant that builds its iPods in response to published reports of the factory's poor working conditions.
The plant is located in Longhua, China and is owned by Foxconn, the world's largest EMS company.
Circuits Assembly reported on the problems last week.
NEW YORK -- ASTM International's committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials
will meet April 18-20 in Norfolk, VA, and Nov. 14-16 in Tampa, FL
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ASTM meetings are open to all interested individuals.
For information contact Brynn Iwanowski at ASTM International, 610-832-9640; biwanows@astm.org.
EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS - Assembléon has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2006 Customer Value Enhancement award for surface mount technology equipment. This recognizes the contribution of Assembléon’s Installed Base Solutions to continuous performance improvement of equipment that is already installed on customer production lines.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents its Customer Value Enhancement award to a company demonstrating more innovative value creation and enhancement strategies than competitors.
Installed Base Solutions is Assembléon’s approach for working with customers to continuously optimize cost and performance of their assembly lines. The company performs bottleneck analysis, remote performance and diagnostic analysis to help map efficiency issues and identify areas for improvement.
THE WOODLANDS, TX - Huntsman announced it has selected Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as its RoHS compliance partner. Huntsman will apply for the UL RoHS Mark. UL created its restricted substances compliance program to help manufacturers demonstrate due diligence in complying with the EU’s RoHS Directive.
To receive the UL RoHS Mark, Huntsman will provide samples of the chemical products it markets for electrical and electronic applications. UL will test these samples for compliance. If Huntsman’s tested products meet the RoHS Directive limits, UL will authorize the company to apply for the UL RoHS Mark for the manufactured product. Organizations whose products qualify for the UL RoHS Mark must also accept onsite surveillance visits twice annually.
REDMOND, WA - Aztech Systems Limited has selected Data I/O’s FLX500 automated device programmer for manufacturing operations in Dong Guan, China.
The FLX500 is reportedly the industry’s first desktop-size automated device programmer. The robotic system is said to pick memory or microcontroller devices from trays, inserts the devices in sockets, and returns programmed devices to trays, ready to move to production. Based on FlashCORET precision programming technology, the system programs Flash and serial memory devices, NAND flash, and programmable microcontrollers.
Aztech’s electronics manufacturing services include design, material management, logistics services and customer program management.