EMS SOURCING
Expansion in services announced FACILITY IS STAFFING UP FOR
GROWTH
A complete portfolio of new products for the PCB assembly industry is now available from Viking Test Services Limited.
Having established a reputation overmany years for
service and support supplying equipment within the bare board industry, the introduction of an electronics range of products will provide new solutions for the PCB assemblymarket.
The product range covers AOI systems, X- Ray
inspection, reflow ovens, PCB handling and screen printers complemented by a range of hand tools, soldering products and consumables.
With the recent appointment of Peter Collins, who
has worked within the electronics manufacturing industry for some years, Viking will use his experience as they look to develop their position within the electronics EMS and OEMmarkets. The ability to offer “cost effective” assembly and inspection products for a wide range of assembly situations, specifically for the high mix manufacturing, will position Viking for future growth.
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P.D. Circuits Inc., specializing in delivering high-quality PCBs, technical support, and service to OEMand EMS companies worldwide, announces that it has expanded its office staff in China in order to keep ahead of planned sales growth and to establish a broader role for the China office.
P.D. Circuits has promoted
Shong Li fromqualitymanager to quality director. The new qualitymanager reporting to Li will start in July and brings eight years experience as quality manager at a local PCB fabricator.
“This growth of our China staff is a clear indicator to our customers that P.D.
Circuits is committed to providing superior support. Having our employees work closely with the factories is one way that we optimize the bare board supply chain for our customers,” said DavidWolff, president of P. D. Circuits Inc.
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TOP 10 CELL-PHONEMANUFACTURERS FACE CHALLENGING 2010
growth, the slight increase is no cause for celebration,Wu noted.
“The relatively flat growth anticipated in
2010 by the top contractmanufacturers for wireless handsets is unimpressive when juxtaposed against the steep 30 % plunge recorded by the group last year,”Wu said.
At that time, shipment levels fell from280.9 million units in 2008, iSuppli figures show.
The top 10 contractmanufacturers of cell phones will experience a difficult 2010 following a year that upended their longstanding businessmodels and dealt themunprecedented losses, according to market researcher iSuppli Corp.
Overall cell phone shipments for the Top
10 Original DevelopmentManufacturers (ODM) and ElectronicManufacturing Services (EMS) providers will rise by 3.4 % to 204.2million units in 2010, up from197.5 million in 2009, said JeffreyWu, senior analyst for EMS & ODMat iSuppli.
However, viewed fromthe perspective of an industry accustomed to double-digit
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Depressed situation remains for the year The persisting challenges for the wireless handset contractmanufacturers represent a carryover of the upheavals in 2009, when a fall in the global wireless handsetmarket forced key strategic shifts throughout the industry supply chain,Wu said.
Responding to reduced demand,many
mobile handset firms adjusted their overall manufacturing and outsourcing strategies, in the process impacting ODMs and EMS providers alike. As such, prospects remain gloomy in 2010 for the group,Wu noted.
Among OEMs using the services of the contractmanufacturers—outsourcing
strategies are being adjusted in the face of the recession, and OEMs remain cautious about reengaging contractmanufacturers in case themarket does not recover as quickly as expected.
Nonetheless, the overall wireless handset
market will bounce back this year, not only growing 12.8 % to 1.5 billion units but also expanding at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 6.8 % from2009 to 2014— suggesting that recovery could be around the corner even for the Top 10.
Debilitating setbacks in 2009 pummel contractmanufacturers
One example of the severe blow absorbed by contractmanufacturers is exemplified in the 2009 decision by Nokia Corp. to bring in- house previously outsourced orders. iSuppli estimates that Nokia’s overhaul of its old businessmodel translated into revenue losses among contractmanufacturers reaching up to $5 billion.
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