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The SMTA will consponsor the upcoming EMS China conference, the trade group announced this week.
The conference will be held Nov. 21-22, in Shanghai, in conjunction with the 66th China Electronics Fair and Asia Electronics Exhibition. The theme of the technical program is Benchmarking and Management of the OEM/EMS Relationship.
The conference lineup includes a workshop on optimizing the contract manufacturing partnership, and an EMS industry summit, during which presentations and discussions will address business partnerships in a global context.
The conference will be held Nov. 21-22, in Shanghai, in conjunction with the 66th China Electronics Fair and Asia Electronics Exhibition. The theme of the technical program is Benchmarking and Management of the OEM/EMS Relationship.
The conference lineup includes a workshop on optimizing the contract manufacturing partnership, and an EMS industry summit, during which presentations and discussions will address business partnerships in a global context.
Michael Jansen, a principal manufacturing engineer at Lucent Technologies, today was awarded the Excellence in Service award by the SMTA.
The award is presented for exceptional dedication to the SMTA and leadership at the national, international or chapter level. The recipient must be an SMTA member for at least three years.
Jansen is a longtime member of the Boston chapter and has been heavily involved in a key round-robin study of lead-free soldering.
The award is presented for exceptional dedication to the SMTA and leadership at the national, international or chapter level. The recipient must be an SMTA member for at least three years.
Jansen is a longtime member of the Boston chapter and has been heavily involved in a key round-robin study of lead-free soldering.
Pemstar Inc., a
provider of electronics manufacturing
services, has received full qualification
status for lead-free SMT processing. A third-party firm conducted the audit, company officials told CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today.
In a statement, Roy Bauer, president and COO, said, "We have been working closely with our supply chain and with our OEM customers to proactively prepare for the new design and manufacturing requirements resulting from these environmental initiatives. This qualification milestone builds on the lead-free manufacturing processing that Pemstar has been providing to its customers over the past 15 months in its North America, Europe and Asia facilities."
Company facilities in North America, Europe and Asia passed Pb-free validation based on visual inspection per IPC-A-610D, cross-section and microscopic analysis for intermetallics, coating integrity and general defects, and for solder wetting and fillet quality, and vVoiding analysis on BGAs.
In a statement, Roy Bauer, president and COO, said, "We have been working closely with our supply chain and with our OEM customers to proactively prepare for the new design and manufacturing requirements resulting from these environmental initiatives. This qualification milestone builds on the lead-free manufacturing processing that Pemstar has been providing to its customers over the past 15 months in its North America, Europe and Asia facilities."
Company facilities in North America, Europe and Asia passed Pb-free validation based on visual inspection per IPC-A-610D, cross-section and microscopic analysis for intermetallics, coating integrity and general defects, and for solder wetting and fillet quality, and vVoiding analysis on BGAs.
Kester today announced the opening of a manufacturing and technical
center in Suzhou, China. The facility adds to Kester's distribution and
manufacturing operations, making it possible to supply the company's
full line of soldering products throughout the world.
In a statement, president and CEO Roger Savage said, “We are very excited about the new facility. We have been working towards strengthening our position in China for quite some time. This now allows us to service existing customers even better than before, as well as build new relationships with local Chinese customers.”
In a statement, president and CEO Roger Savage said, “We are very excited about the new facility. We have been working towards strengthening our position in China for quite some time. This now allows us to service existing customers even better than before, as well as build new relationships with local Chinese customers.”
Vitronics Soltec has named Erik Tobiason president,
replacing Jeroen Schmits, who was named head of Universal Instruments
last month.
Vitronics and Universal are subsidiaries of Dover Technologies. Tobiason was president of Graphics Microsystems Inc., also a Dover Corp. subsidiary. He was also vice president of engineering and R&D of GMI, and held positions in engineering and technology management with front-end semiconductor companies in the Silicon Valley.
He has a bachelor's in physics from California Polytechnic, and a masters in business from Santa Clara University. He is based in the company's New Hampshire facility.
Vitronics and Universal are subsidiaries of Dover Technologies. Tobiason was president of Graphics Microsystems Inc., also a Dover Corp. subsidiary. He was also vice president of engineering and R&D of GMI, and held positions in engineering and technology management with front-end semiconductor companies in the Silicon Valley.
He has a bachelor's in physics from California Polytechnic, and a masters in business from Santa Clara University. He is based in the company's New Hampshire facility.
Panasonic Factory Solutions Co. of America has moved from Elgin, IL, to
a dedicated location in Buffalo Grove.
The new facility will house three industrial market units: Welding and Robotics, Electronics Assembly (EAG) and Microelectronics (MEG).
"We're continually growing as an independent industrial division of the Panasonic family," said Tom Gebhardt, president. "This move is most advantageous: the location's proximity to O'Hare and other industrial corporations is far more convenient for customers visiting/training with us. We have expanded our MEG clean room by 60%, and added lab space specifically for metrology and solutions."
The company develops and supports innovative manufacturing processes around the core of welding, robotic, software and circuit manufacturing technologies.
The new facility will house three industrial market units: Welding and Robotics, Electronics Assembly (EAG) and Microelectronics (MEG).
"We're continually growing as an independent industrial division of the Panasonic family," said Tom Gebhardt, president. "This move is most advantageous: the location's proximity to O'Hare and other industrial corporations is far more convenient for customers visiting/training with us. We have expanded our MEG clean room by 60%, and added lab space specifically for metrology and solutions."
The company develops and supports innovative manufacturing processes around the core of welding, robotic, software and circuit manufacturing technologies.
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