GYEONGGI-DO, KOREA – Korea's Ministry of the Environment seeks public comment on a pair of environmental rules tied to electronics equipment recycling.
Through June 7, the MoE will accept comments to the recently issued Enforcement Ordinance and the Enforcement Regulation of the Act on the Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (Korean RoHS).
MANASSAS, VA – Dr. Harald Wack, executive VP and CEO of Zestron, describes his precision cleaning company as “a true multicultural experience.” At the company’s Manassas, VA, facility inauguration in May, his statement couldn’t have been more evident.
German bratwurst and beer, a reggae band and a humid southern day brought together Zestron’s customers, employees and members of the industry to tour the U.S. headquarters: a 15,000 sq. ft. technical center; a roughly 25,000 sq. ft. shipping warehouse; a raw materials storage facility; and engineering, marketing and customer service offices, all on 11 acres of open land for future expansion. The tour capped off a day begun at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in nearby Chantilly, VA, a fitting site for the new facility taking flight.
SANTA CLARA, CA – DEK International received Intel Corp.’s Preferred Quality Supplier award for outstanding performance in providing products and services.
The company was recognized for its efforts in supplying the chipmaker with printing machines.
DEK was among 44 PQS award winners honored at a celebration in Burlingame, CA.
BANNOCKBURN, IL – Abstracts are sought for next year’s IPC Printed Circuits Expo, Apex and Designers Summit, show organizer IPC said today.
The show will be held in Las Vegas, March 30 to April 3.
Abstracts of 300 words summarizing original and previously unpublished work covering case histories, research and discoveries are being sought for presentations on all electronics manufacturing topics. Submissions should describe significant results from experiments, emphasize new techniques, discuss trends of interest and contain technical and/or appropriate test results.
Proposals are also solicited for full-day and half-day professional development courses on design, PCB and electronic manufacturing processes and materials.
All abstracts and proposals are due July 13. For more information or to submit an abstract or proposal, visit www.goipcshows.org.
ATLANTA – UP Media Group Inc.,which publishes Circuits Assembly and Printed Circuit Design and Manufacture magazines, promoted editorial director Mike Buetow to vice president of editorial and production for the electronics division.
The company also named Frances Stewart vice president of sales and marketing. Stewart will be responsible for all sales and marketing in UPMG’s electronics division, including the company’s publishing and trade show operations.
Buetow, who has been editor-in-chief of Circuits Assembly since mid 2004, has more than 16 years of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry, including 10 as an editor of such titles as PC FAB and Printed Circuit Design and Manufacture. He is based in Boston.
Stewart has 25 years of experience in the electronics manufacturing industry. She is the former group publisher of Circuits Assembly, Printed Circuit Design, PC FAB and HDI magazines, and helped launch the PCB Design conferences and exhibition events. She has been an officer at the national and local levels of the SMTA trade association. She is based in Atlanta.
EL PASO, TX – Susan Mucha, president of EMS consulting firm Powell-Mucha Consulting, and the SMTA will present on June 6 the second part in their Webinar series on Building a Competitive EMS Brand.
The Webinar, EMS Marketing Basics, takes place from 1-2:30 p.m. EST. This online presentation will cover key considerations in differentiating a brand, developing a robust EMS marketing toolbox, and linking promotion effort to the outsourcing decision cycle.
The cost is $75 for SMTA members and $150 for nonmembers.
To obtain a copy of the first Webinar in the series, Understanding Competitive Advantage in EMS Services, contact Mucha at smucha@powell-muchaconsulting.com.